since air travel can fly a more direct route, not having to circumnavigate land mass, it would be the shortest distance.
you can easily find the shortest way just by lookin in the world map
The distance between the above places is approximately equal to 3894 nautical miles. To convert miles to nautical miles, multiply the miles by 0.86. This is point to point straight distance. The actual distance will change according to the route.
If you flew in a direct line from London to Wellington around the globe, on the shortest route, at the halfway point you would be over the Pacific Ocean, but the nearest country would be Japan. Most flights on the shortest flights between London to New Zealand stop over in Hong Kong.
The geographical position of the Suez Canal makes it the shortest route between East and West as compared with the Cape of Good Hope. The Canal route achieves saving in distance between the ports north and south of the Canal.
The Panama Canal is the shortest route.
The shortest route between two points is a straight line. But since the Earth is round (try bending a ruler along the surface of a basketball or something), the shortest route between two points on a globe will look like a curve when seen o a flat map. And since people wanted Titanic to cross the Atlantic as fast as possible, the shortest route possible is also the most northern route, and she ended up in iceberg territory.
chennai to tehran, paris and london
what is the shortest route from chicago to london using a globe and mercator
2.712 km on the shortest public road route
A straight line
the shortest air route is a great circle
The distance between the above places is approximately equal to 3894 nautical miles. To convert miles to nautical miles, multiply the miles by 0.86. This is point to point straight distance. The actual distance will change according to the route.
The flights follow the shortest route, which is over the top of the earth. It looks odd on a flat map, but makes perfect sense if you have a globe of the earth handy. Use a piece of string and find the shortest route between London and San Francisco - it is almost due North of London. This is known as a "great circle" route.
To drive it there the shortest route is to use the Hollyhead Ferry.
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There are many short bus routes in London. For being the Shortest HAS to be the 327. Circular route that runs Waltham Cross - Turkey Street - Waltham Cross. Has less than 10 bus stops in total as well.
If you flew in a direct line from London to Wellington around the globe, on the shortest route, at the halfway point you would be over the Pacific Ocean, but the nearest country would be Japan. Most flights on the shortest flights between London to New Zealand stop over in Hong Kong.
Great Circle Route