Starting from any commercial airport, can I reach any other commercial airport in the world with just scheduled passenger flights? [closed]
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A commercial airport being any airport that has regular scheduled passenger flights.
The mathematics of this question got me thinking: is the network of scheduled flights a connected graph?
That is, is there a pair (or triplet or even larger set) of airports such that they only have scheduled flights with each other? Or can you get from any airport to any other?
Ignore vagaries like cargo and general aviation. I'm looking for two airports that I can shuttle between, but would have to drive (or sail) to get to one or the other of them.
air-travel factoids routes
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closed as off-topic by Karlson, Jan, Giorgio, Doc, choster Nov 1 '16 at 22:16
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A commercial airport being any airport that has regular scheduled passenger flights.
The mathematics of this question got me thinking: is the network of scheduled flights a connected graph?
That is, is there a pair (or triplet or even larger set) of airports such that they only have scheduled flights with each other? Or can you get from any airport to any other?
Ignore vagaries like cargo and general aviation. I'm looking for two airports that I can shuttle between, but would have to drive (or sail) to get to one or the other of them.
air-travel factoids routes
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
Community♦
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asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
closed as off-topic by Karlson, Jan, Giorgio, Doc, choster Nov 1 '16 at 22:16
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
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Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
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The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
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Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
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@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
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A commercial airport being any airport that has regular scheduled passenger flights.
The mathematics of this question got me thinking: is the network of scheduled flights a connected graph?
That is, is there a pair (or triplet or even larger set) of airports such that they only have scheduled flights with each other? Or can you get from any airport to any other?
Ignore vagaries like cargo and general aviation. I'm looking for two airports that I can shuttle between, but would have to drive (or sail) to get to one or the other of them.
air-travel factoids routes
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
Community♦
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asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
A commercial airport being any airport that has regular scheduled passenger flights.
The mathematics of this question got me thinking: is the network of scheduled flights a connected graph?
That is, is there a pair (or triplet or even larger set) of airports such that they only have scheduled flights with each other? Or can you get from any airport to any other?
Ignore vagaries like cargo and general aviation. I'm looking for two airports that I can shuttle between, but would have to drive (or sail) to get to one or the other of them.
air-travel factoids routes
air-travel factoids routes
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
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asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
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asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:52
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asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
asked Nov 1 '16 at 19:59
MalvolioMalvolio
8,1432230
8,1432230
closed as off-topic by Karlson, Jan, Giorgio, Doc, choster Nov 1 '16 at 22:16
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
closed as off-topic by Karlson, Jan, Giorgio, Doc, choster Nov 1 '16 at 22:16
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
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Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
5
The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
5
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
3
Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
3
@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
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Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
5
The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
5
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
3
Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
3
@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
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Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
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5
The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
5
5
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
3
3
Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
3
3
@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
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Here's one such pair of airports:
Westerly State Airport (Rhode Island) and Block Island (Rhode Island)
There are frequent scheduled flights between the two airports, and neither seems to offer scheduled flights anywhere else at this time.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
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still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
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Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
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@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
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Here's one such pair of airports:
Westerly State Airport (Rhode Island) and Block Island (Rhode Island)
There are frequent scheduled flights between the two airports, and neither seems to offer scheduled flights anywhere else at this time.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
2
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
2
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
1
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
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show 1 more comment
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Here's one such pair of airports:
Westerly State Airport (Rhode Island) and Block Island (Rhode Island)
There are frequent scheduled flights between the two airports, and neither seems to offer scheduled flights anywhere else at this time.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
2
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
2
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
1
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
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show 1 more comment
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Here's one such pair of airports:
Westerly State Airport (Rhode Island) and Block Island (Rhode Island)
There are frequent scheduled flights between the two airports, and neither seems to offer scheduled flights anywhere else at this time.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
Here's one such pair of airports:
Westerly State Airport (Rhode Island) and Block Island (Rhode Island)
There are frequent scheduled flights between the two airports, and neither seems to offer scheduled flights anywhere else at this time.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
answered Nov 1 '16 at 21:13
Zach LiptonZach Lipton
60.2k10184243
60.2k10184243
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
2
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
2
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
1
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
|
show 1 more comment
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
2
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
2
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
1
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
Wouldn't the New York Seaplane Base count?
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:17
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
@JonathanReez There are no flights to the New York Seaplane Base base now. There may have been some during the summer.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:18
2
2
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
still, those are scheduled flights, even if they are seasonal
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:20
2
2
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
Specifically, it looks like Tropic Ocean Airways operated at least some weekend flights to Block Island during this past summer, but they've since gone down to Florida. There are no flights scheduled from New York to Block Island at this time. Maybe they'll come back next summer, but they don't have a schedule, won't let you book such a flight, and packed up and moved their operation 1,000 miles south, so I don't think they count right now.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:22
1
1
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
@Malvolio Mostly searching for some variants of "island shuttle flights," since I figured those would have a better chance of quickly satisfying the criteria.
– Zach Lipton
Nov 1 '16 at 21:24
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show 1 more comment
2
Is this really travel related? Seems more appropriate for aviation.SE...
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Nov 1 '16 at 20:03
5
The graph theory term you're looking for is connected.
– Nate Eldredge
Nov 1 '16 at 20:11
5
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it belongs to aviation.SE.
– Karlson
Nov 1 '16 at 20:16
3
Before someone wastes his time on checking out the OpenFlights database - while it does turn up 23 isolated city pairs, none of them are actually valid flights (either outdated or invalid data)
– JonathanReez♦
Nov 1 '16 at 21:07
3
@Karlson The fact that a question is on-topic elsewhere does not mean it is off-topic here. By the same logic as you show, they could argue -- at av.se -- that it does not belong there and should go here.
– yo'
Nov 1 '16 at 21:13