The ATR 42 and 72 are among the most popular turboprops, with these planes used on regional routes all over the world. For the most part, these services are on the shorter side, and play a key role in feeding travelers from smaller communities into airlines’ mainline networks at larger hubs. However, they are also used on certain longer routes, with block times sometimes exceeding three hours. Using data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, let’s examine the longest ATR flights.
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