The flight, operated by Loganair, is recognized as the shortest scheduled flight in the world by the Guinness World Records, which explained that, including taxiing, the flight takes two minutes, and the total distance flown is "less than either of the runways at Heathrow Airport, London, U.K.." And while the airline's famed captain, Stuart Linklater, announced his retirement from the route in 2013, he still holds the record for fastest flight flown on the route at a mere 53 seconds.
Three colossal planks of sandstone, ranging in height from fifteen feet nine inches to eighteen feet eight inches, rise from the grass, along with a smaller stone that has the bent shape of a boomerang. In contrast to the rectilinear blocks at Stonehenge, the Stenness megaliths are thin slabs with angled upper edges, like upside-down guillotine blades. Remnants of a ceremonial circle, they are placed twenty or more feet apart, creating a chasm of negative space.