The Shortest Commercial Flight in the World

Neil Mapes
3 min readJan 31, 2022

A three minute Orkney saga

Have you been on a plane recently? Lots of folks are missing flying to exotic and exciting destinations. Join me on the shortest commercial flight in the World between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The flight time is less than the reading time of this story!

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Neil Mapes

Outdoor swimming coach, trail runner and dinghy sailor. Loving life in the Highlands of Scotland.