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When flying from the east coast to japan why do the airliners fly so far north?
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∙ 15y ago
I get asked this sooo often............. ok......what you need to realise when you see this, is that your probably looking at a map.....which is a flat piece of paper....As you are aware the Earth is round. So in reality, it is the shortest route, Trust me.....Airlines will go to stupid lengths to speed flights up and save fuel.....If theres a shorter route.....they'd be taking it Hope this helps :)
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