All the 787 flights to and from North America

The latest aircraft to enter the flying fleet of commercial airlines is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Touted as the most efficient aircraft on the planet, the 787 is extremely well suited for ‘thin-long routes’ – routes with long distances but low traffic. This has resulted in some interesting routes (Oslo – Ft. Lauderdale!) and of course, many typical routes. No reason to not use it for short-heavy routes…

Well, I have not yet had the opportunity to fly on a 787. I have taken lots of pictures. So, I went and looked for ways I can fly it. As I live in the US, I started by looking at routes to and from North America. Here is the list (Source: airlineroute.net).

Some interesting stats:

• United and Norwegian (yes Norwegian) have the highest number of flights (8)
• North American city with maximum # of 787 flights – New York JFK (6 – no surprise)
• City most connected to North America by 787 – Tokyo (8 – 7 to Narita and 1 to Haneda)
• Non North-Amrican airline with flights to most North American cities – JAL (6)
• City most unexpected to be on this list – Ft. Lauderdale (Norwegian – 3 flights, from Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm)
• Airport least expect to be on this list – Orlando Sanford (Thomson Airways – from Manchester)
• Only non-mainland city on list – Honolulu
• Classic examples of a ‘long-thin routes’: Addis Ababa – Toronto (Ethiopian – 7,154 miles) and Guangzhou – Vancouver (China Southern – 6,351 miles)

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