Ireland has fourth shortest flight in the world; Scotland has the shortest

The world's shortest scheduled flight is only 47 seconds.iStock/Getty Images

Aer Arann’s regional flight between Connemara, Co. Galway to Inishmaan, one of the Aran Islands, takes only six minutes, but surprisingly, it is not the shortest flight in the world — it is the fourth.

The world’s shortest scheduled flight is between Westray and Papa Westray, two of the Orkney Islands, in Scotland.

The flight takes a mere 47 seconds, a Guinness World Record.

The Irish Post reports that the daily route’s average flight time is two minutes (flight times can change depending on the conditions of the day), but with a tail wind, the 1.7 mile route takes only 47 seconds including taxi.

Here are the top 10 shortest flights in the world:

1. Westray to Papa Westray, Scotland: 2.7km, 47 seconds

2. Caye Chapel to Caye Caulker, Caribbean: 3,9km, roughly two minutes

3. Karpathos to Kasos Island, Greece: 19.3km, roughly five minutes

4. Connemara to Inishmaan, Ireland: 16km, roughly six minutes

5. Hoolehua – Kalaupapa, Hawaii: 14.2km, roughly 10 minutes

6. Saipan to Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands: 17km, roughly 10 minutes

7. Cayman Brac to Little Cayman, Caribbean: 19km, roughly 10 minutes

8. Minami-Daito to Kita-Daito, Japan: 11km, 15 minutes

9. Papeete to Moorea, French Polynesia: 17.7km, 15 minutes

10. Kos to Kalymnos, Greece: 22km, 20 minutes