japan's shortest flight takes only 7 minutes
2024-09-06
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according to a report on the japanese vague website on the 4th, japan has a "shortest route", which is the "amami oshima-kikaijima" route with a straight-line distance of only 24 kilometers and a flight time of only 7 minutes. it is operated by japan air commuter (jac) under japan airlines (jal).
in fact, this "shortest route in japan" was just opened on august 1 this year. the previous "shortest route in japan" was the "kitadaito island-minamidaito island" route (13 kilometers in a straight line), which was operated by ryukyu air commuter (rac), which also belongs to japan airlines. it stopped operating this route on july 31 this year.
currently, jac uses the most advanced turboprop aircraft atr42-600 on the new route, operating two round-trip flights per day. the flight time on the flight schedule is 20 minutes, including the taxiing time on the runway, while the actual flying time in the air is even shorter, only 7 minutes.
kikai island and amami oshima belong to the amami islands in kagoshima prefecture. the population of kikai island is about 6,100 (as of the end of june 2024). there is a sugarcane field on the island, and brown sugar made from sugarcane is the main industry on the island. the island's white sesame production ranks first in japan. there are also many beaches on kikai island where you can see turtles laying eggs and hatching.
a japanese netizen commented on social networks: "airplanes are the main means of transportation between outlying islands, but a 7-minute flight is incredibly short." "i think this shortest route can apply for the guinness world record." (li xiao)▲
