Various major US carriers have regional brands, where partner airlines ferry passengers from smaller airports into larger hubs for onward travel. For the most part, these flights are on the shorter side, but, as always, there are exceptions. For instance, American Airlines has multiple routes that have distances greater than 1,400 miles long and are operated by its regional feeder partners under the American Eagle brand this November.
According to present scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, American Airlines' longest regional route this month links Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) with Québec City (YQB) in Canada. However, American Eagle only served this 1,655-mile (2,663.5 km) corridor once this month, on November 1, so this article will explore those that see more regular service and exceed the 1,400-mile mark. American Airlines' Longest Regular Regional Route Credit: Shutterstock Cirium's data shows that American Airlines' longest regularly operated American Eagle route this November links Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with Lambert Field (STL) in St Louis. This corridor clocks in at 1,592 miles (2,562 km) in length, and sees daily service by SkyWest Airlines' Embraer E175s under the American Eagle brand. According to aeroLOPA, these aircraft have 12 first class and 64 economy class seats. Flying westbound from St Louis to Los Angeles, American Airlines flight AA4885 takes four hours and 25 minutes to connect these two cities, departing at 07:00 and arriving at 09:25 local time. The eastbound leg, AA6502, meanwhile, is an evening affair, departing at 18:17 and arriving at 23:42 with a block time of three hours and 25 minutes. American is currently in the process of refurbishing its regional fleet, and it explained in September that: "The clean, modern cabin design features updated seat coverings that mirror the look and feel of the mainline fleet, because consistency matters when customers are on the move."
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