FLYING CANADA'S SHORTEST 737 FLIGHT? Air North 737-500 Victoria to Vancouver

[@geordienufc3132]

The gulf islands always look spectacular from an aircraft, I love the flight from YEG to YYJ.

[@Youngmantis51]

Victoria is on my bucket list to visit once everything opens up again. cant wait to fly again. keep up the awesome content alex

[@viscount757]

Not the first carrier with jet service Victoria-Vancouver. Air Canada, CP Air and Pacific Western all operated jets on that route at various times in the past. AC has used the DC-9, A320 and even a DC-8 for a year or so in the 1970s. The stretch DC=8-61 operated Toronto-Vancouver-Victoria, spent the night in Victoria, and returned via the same route the next morning. The aircraft was probably bigger than the Victoria terminal building then. CP Air and Pacific Western both used 737-200s.

[@egpx]

Flew this route in 2019 with WestJet in a Dash-8 Q400. I timed it at 14 minutes take off to touch down. I'm guessing departing on 09 at YYJ saved us a few minutes. Stunning views of the Gulf Islands and Point Roberts. At YVR I transferred onto a BA A380 for a nine hour flight to LHR which was quite a contrast!

[@FinnTheCanadian]

Victoria airport looking good as always, reasons why Yyj Is best medium sized airport in NA

[@ThatCodeBlue]

It’s a great one. I bet that you would also like OKC if it fits the same category.

[@marsgal42]

Nice video, as always. I've been to YYJ many times. Held short 27 at Sierra (3:44) many times too. Ample runway for light aircraft, less taxi time from the parking provided by the nice folks at the Flying Club.

[@karladelman6289]

VIctoria is my home airport. Nice to see you were able to travel to Victoria last summer. The views on that short little flight are amazing. I would think Vancouver to Nanaimo is a pretty short flight too.

[@ApexAviation9782]

Stunning job man!

[@Brick-Life]

Victoria to Vancouver. Vancouver to Seattle, Hong Kong, Shenzhen are all very short flights

[@brianaxelson5545]

Although not a scheduled flight that the public can travel on, Canadian North Airlines flies between Horizon and Albian airports in Northern Alberta with a B737. In visual weather conditions and depending on the wind conditions it can be as short as 7 mins in the air. The distance is 34nm from CYVR to CYYJ, whereas CYNR to CAL4 is 13nm.

[@Michael_Livingstone]

I’m on that flight too. Our cruising altitude of 4000ft and of course there’s the need to announce the time at the receptive airport. We are also advised that there will be no inflight service due to the short flight time of 12 minutes LOL!

[@petervonkanel4963]

Did you get a meal jk

[@Michael_Livingstone]

@@petervonkanel4963 Not on the flight between YNR to CAL4 haha.

[@GRC6401]

4:02 amazing engine spool-up!

[@EpicJoshua314]

Before COVID, Sunwing would also fly from Vancouver to Victoria.

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

Contrary to popular belief, summers in SW BC are generally sunny and cloud-free late June 'til early September.

[@davidberryman9688]

That was a cool video. Fun to see this kind of report compared to some of the long and mundane ones from other reporters. Thanks for your efforts.

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Great work, Alex! I’ve stayed at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria. It was so easy to fall in love with the hotel and with the city.

[@ncscapture1417]

Cool stuff, I saw GANH yesterday at YYJ and I thought this report was on board that flight, until I saw it was filmed in Aug 20. 😂

[@DeltaBravoTango]

This was a fantastic review, Air North has a decent looking product and YYJ to YVR is certainly a fun route to fly! Nice

[@khanaviation7202]

Wow the pilots only flew 4000ft. The views out of Victoria looked amazing. Excellent work Alex!

[@boostedlss6450]

Most times I have taken this flight it is generally a Dash turboprop.

[@MikeCTRVLR]

Back in the sixties, I took several of these Victoria YVR hops on the AC Vickers Viscounts.

[@casey6556]

Flew through YYJ a while ago; absolutely lovely mid sized airport. Feels so much more pleasant than my home airport of YLW, probably thanks to the high ceilings and plentiful windows.

[@9999AWC]

It's interesting how the 500 got fitted with winglets, but every airline opted out of fitting them on the 600.

[@DomoniqueMusiclover]

Yeah, that is interesting

[@EvanAviator]

Even the -300 got winglets

[@letto18]

I'd assume it's something to do with it being a 2nd gen 737. 1st gen (Original) was the -100, -200, 2nd gen (Classic) was the -300, -400 & -500, then the NG that would be 3rd gen with the -600, -700, -800 & -900 & now currently it would be the Max that would be the 4th gen with the Max -7, -8, -9 & -10

[@RoadhouseDeluxe]

I went on Vancouver to comox on a westjet 737 back in 2013, also a super short flight

[@Os-vr6qc]

I would love to try this route if I didn't live all the way in Windsor, maybe next time im down in bc.

[@oldgoatroper7030]

I once flew from Edmonton Municipal to Edmonton International on a PWA 737 Combi chartered by Gulf Oil. I'm not sure, though, if that is a shorter hop than Vancouver-Victoria.

[@karlossargeant3872]

Awesome 2020 Trip Report Alex keep going.

[@akcbcmcb]

Such a leisurely take off run. Perhaps close to maximum derate. Shortest ever flight I have carried out in my career flying B757's was a positioning flight from Manchester to Leeds taking 14 minutes. Shortest ever scheduled flights I have operated was probably from Turku in Finland to Talin in Estonia flying freight for DHL. That would take about 25 minutes.

[@kevinasaurus]

Such a lovely flight in/out of YYJ.

[@r.m.9450]

It is too bad that you did not cover the fly over at Sydney, it is a great view from above,

[@liamhosking2947]

Nice one m8!

[@barbadianaviation]

Very interesting flight

[@jaspercottrell1140]

Doesn't Air North Fly between Nanaimo And Vancouver sometimes?

[@chriswilliams6568]

I sis. it realize that these larger planes did that route as when I did it a few years ago, we were on a Dash 8. thx.

[@BC_Geoff]

Westjet and Air Canada also service that route and they use Dash 8’s

[@mlesmar]

At 5:22, you’re literally flying overtop of my house. 🙂

[@stanleovart]

Cool that you have an opportunity to fly such flights and enjoy diversity 💪🏽✈️

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice video

[@marceldavidmitchell]

I sure would like a YXX - YYJ flight for my business trips.

[@TyNovakAviation]

Awesome!

[@nickmaxted1]

I did this flight on an Air Canada DC8-61 in the 1970 s ! the plane nearly stretched from YVR TO YYJ !!

[@DomoniqueMusiclover]

Wow...

[@lady4548]

i want to go back to victoria so badly. i'm just worried about my motion sickness with the short plane ride. is ascending and descending so quickly a stomach turner on this flight path? the smaller plane operated by air canada scares me.. lol

[@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION]

winglets on the -500! wow!

[@tomdavis3038]

Winglets excite ya, no?

[@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION]

@@tomdavis3038 yup really love winglets

[@barryhammell3478]

Pacific Western Airline flew 737-200 between YYJ and YVR in the 1970s and 1980s

[@mattman6461]

Just for fun, any predictions of what Air North's future fleet my consist of ?

[@DomoniqueMusiclover]

That engine colour/scheme looked like easyJet

[@ianhillman4007]

Always love the warm chocolate chip cookies Air North serves 😋

[@UCf0hWe4H9VXxaElPqck]

Do a Whitehorse to dawson trip

[@robertcolquhoun1468]

Air North at the main terminal 😳 nice

[@shauncleary4506]

Great video, is that the only jet service?

[@MKsAviation2013]

737-500s get retrofitted with winglets?

[@Eh_Siala_productions]

No hawker siddley's? They have been retired?

[@scpatl4now]

Does anyone know what the shortest 737 flight is in the world? That was wild when the plane landed and the spoilers went up and the entire wing lifted. I dont think I have ever seen that before

[@GregorySweeting-i9v]

Air North has updated their fleet,no B737-200s now,B737-500

[@Dbodell8000]

I think the flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo would be even shorter!

[@viscount757]

Yes, Vancouver-Nanaimo is shorter, 33 miles/52 km, vs. 39 miles/63 km Vancouver-Victoria.

[@danieleregoli812]

I'd also venture out on a limb, and suggest this is likely one of the world's shortest 737 routes....

[@maksimmoore621]

Very cool 😎

[@drewcanton235]

They have a few minutes for a short National Film Board of Canada 🇨🇦 video... Popcorn🍿 for whomever can catch!!! 🤣

[@jasonputerbaugh9965]

Wow twenty minute flight

[@danielkavan2228]

$100 for that 20 minute flight isn’t even that bad for that route. I’m about to pay an eye watering $300 for that route on Air Canada on a dash 8. 😖

[@pramonoagus1981]

18 minutes?? woow

[@BSiskaAviation]

Oh hey I know that route

[@Aviaton759]

Hey man I'm tail too

[@HuckThis1971]

I bet you spend more time rolling around than actual flight time. Lol.

[@khhkrhfkjlkklddjfhdlkfhw59]

Thank you for burring and respecting people's privacy.

[@petermckenna1107]

Nope, sorry shortest flight that I know of is YNR YFI.

[@alanrobison4761]

Terrible video. No flight time in the description.