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Comair was doing a JFK-AUS (1320 miles) in the CRJ 900. Nobody should have to sit in the back of a CRJ for that long! And even worse, Pinnacle is doing a ATL-STX flight (1638 miles according to DAL, 1423 great circle miles as per Airnav) a couple times a week, block 3:55! Insane!
Got to wonder why they put some of these birds on routes like that. Flew DTW-SLC back in Oct...
FlightAware > Mesaba Airlines D/B/A Northwest Airlink #3515 > 11-Oct-2009 > KDTW-KSLC
Distance was 1416nm. In the air for 4.3 and blocked 5.5, had to kick some people off due to 170kt headwinds.