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Flights
Flights (2017)
Map generated by Paul Bogard using the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz
With 113 flights, this was a record flying year for me—the first year I’ve ever exceeded 100 flights.
Number of Flights by Year. Includes both business and personal flights.
Hotels
My hotel nights were pretty consistent with the prior three years; I ended the year with 109 nights.
Nights Away from Home by Year. Includes both business and personal nights.
New Airports
I only visited five new airports this year, which puts me at a total of 83 airports visited so far.
| # | Code | Airport | First Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | OAJ |
North Carolina,
United States
|
9 Jan 2017 |
| 80 | VPS |
Florida,
United States
|
21 Mar 2017 |
| 81 | BFL |
California,
United States
|
24 Apr 2017 |
| 82 | TPA |
Florida,
United States
|
6 Jun 2017 |
| 83 | PIA |
Illinois,
United States
|
3 Aug 2017 |
Peoria wasn’t a planned visit—we ended up diverting there and deplaning due to weather in Chicago.
New Airlines
Frontier was my only new airline in 2017.
Frequent Traveler Status
I maintained American Platinum and Hilton Diamond this year, and earned Silver status for both United and Marriott.
Trivia
- Longest Flights: ORD–SEA and SEA–ORD (1716 miles or 2761 km; flown 5 times in 2017)
- Shortest Flight: PIA–ORD (129 miles or 207 km)