Domestic

A short-haul domestic flight is commonly categorized into being no longer than 500 miles or under 1.5 hours in length, meaning that all domestic flights within a country such as the UK are short-haul. In addition to this criteria, the destination airport must obviously reside in the same country as the departure airport.^[1] Domestic flights can vary greatly in length due to some countries being larger than others. For this reason, it is near impossible to define a domestic flight as "short" even if more often than not, it is.

Airbus A319, a typical domestic-haul aircraft.

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Short-haul flights

A short-haul flight is defined by Thomas Cook Airlines as a flight under 7 hours in length. Thomas Cook Airlines Boeing 757-200 series at Glasgow International Airport July 2006. ...

Short haul flight is under 7 hours duration, Long-haul flight 7 hours and over.^[2]

This definition leaves no space for a category of "medium" to act as a transition between the current "short" and "long".

Carbonfootprint.com defines a short haul flight as less than 2400km in length.

A short-haul flight produces roughly 600kg of CO₂^[3].

Boeing 737-36N, a typical short-haul aircraft.

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Medium-haul flights

Carbonfootprint.com defines a medium-haul flight as being between 3 and 6 hours in length.

A medium-haul flight typically produces 1300kg of CO₂^[4].

Long-haul flights

A long-haul flight is defined by Thomas Cook Airlines as a flight over 7 hours in length.

Carbonfootprint.com defines a long-haul flight as 7+ hours.

A long-haul flight roughly produces 3700kg of CO₂^[5].

Large aircraft

On many long-haul flight, jet airliners are forced to refuel in order to reach the target destination safely. Many aeronautical companies are currently designing larger aircraft that can travel much further distances and carry more passengers than current conventional aircraft. A common example is the new A380 which has been developed by Airbus (a joint European company). The A380 features a double-decker layout and has recently gone into production. It is likely to become favoured over the Boeing 747 because of the fact that it boasts 15-20% lower operating costs per seat.^[6] Airbus S.A.S. is the aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS N.V., a pan-European aerospace concern. ... A European is primarily a person who was born into one of the countries within the continent of Europe. ... The Airbus A380 manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. is a double-decker, four engined airliner capable of flying 800 passengers in a high density format or 555 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. ... Double-decker bus next to a Ferrari A double-decker is a bus, aeroplane, train, tram, ferry or any public transit vehicle that has two levels for passengers, one deck above the other. ... The Boeing 747, commonly nicknamed the Jumbo Jet, is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing. ...

Boeing 747-400, currently the largest commercial airliner in the world,until the introduction of the A380, for long-haul use only.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1289, 221 KB) Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 (G-VBIG) taxiing to the take off point at London Heathrow Airport, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1289, 221 KB) Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 (G-VBIG) taxiing to the take off point at London Heathrow Airport, England. ... The Boeing 747-400 is the latest version of the Boeing 747 in service and the largest commercial airliner, a title it will lose to the Airbus A380 when it enters service in October 2007. ... The Airbus A380 manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. is a double-decker, four engined airliner capable of flying 800 passengers in a high density format or 555 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. ...

Notes

1. ^ wiktionary:Special:Search/domestic Definition of domestic
2. ^ http://www.thomascookairlines.co.uk/seat_reservation_service.htm
3. ^ http://www.carbonfootprint.com/shop_she.html
4. ^ http://www.carbonfootprint.com/shop_mhe.html
5. ^ http://www.carbonfootprint.com/shop_lhe.html
6. ^ http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/economics.html