The first-ever commercial air flight, Tony Jannus (r) flew passenger Abram Pheil from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida in 23 minutes on Jan. 1, 1914 [599×675]
More info for fun: the route was 21 miles in distance. At the time, the steamship between the two locations took 2 hours, rail took 4 to 12. The model 14 Benoist airboat did it in 23 minutes, including one brief stop to adjust the engine, which had misfired.
![The first-ever commercial air flight, Tony Jannus (r) flew passenger Abram Pheil from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida in 23 minutes on Jan. 1, 1914 [599x675]](https://i.redd.it/9b5okvbbc0d51.jpg)
cepheus42
More info for fun: the route was 21 miles in distance. At the time, the steamship between the two locations took 2 hours, rail took 4 to 12. The model 14 Benoist airboat did it in 23 minutes, including one brief stop to adjust the engine, which had misfired.
https://www.space.com/16657-worlds-first-commercial-airline-the-greatest-moments-in-flight.html
InsulatedMercy
Definitely thought Russia when I read the title, was very impressed.