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Old January 20th 17, 05:08 PM posted to uk.transport.london
John Levine John Levine is offline
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Default The next doomed Stansted NYC business jet

John Levine wrote:
I'm surprised a 737 can fly for 7 hours without refueling. What ****ty budget
airline was dishing them up for long haul? Let us know so we can avoid it.

It's the 737-700ER, with a range of 5,630 nm. That's enough to get
from London to anywhere in the continental US.


Not I suspect if you include fuel safety margins.


It depends on the wind and the loading. LHR-LAX is 4741 nm, so well within
the nominal range, but if the 737 has max payload and there's the usual
headwind, it may be insufficient.


I suppose, but since the last third of the flight is over southern
Canada and the US, there'd be plenty of places to land and refuel if
need be.