An Alaska Airlines flight prepares for landing at the Anchorage airport. Not all flights require hours in the air—some are over in minutes. A newly released list reveals the shortest commercial routes ...

Scenic view of a lighthouse powered with solar energy in Westray, Orkney islands, Scotland. An island getaway certainly sounds appealing, but it usually entails embarking on a long-haul flight heading ...

Some flights are less than 100 miles, and they're the backbone of the U.S. air system, linking small towns and big cities.

Even in this modern age of aviation, when more than 100,000 flights take off globally each day, there's still something magical about stepping onto a plane only to end up someplace new, often with a ...