straight line
Great Circle Route
the shortest air route is a great circle
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The shortest route between two points on the surface of a planet, when routes are limited to the planet's surface, is the arc of the great circle that connects the two points. The shortest route between two points anywhere, without regard to intervening matter or energy preventing the route from being followed, is always the line connecting the two points.
According to the shortest route on Mapquest, these two cities are a distance of about 420 miles apart.
The fastest shortest path algorithm for finding the most efficient route between two points is Dijkstra's algorithm.
Because that location is the lowest, shortest route between oceans.
The great circle route is the shortest route.It is just that if you plot a great circle path on a flat map (unless it is the equator or a line of longitude) it will look bent - this is an artifact of map projection.The actual difference in route lengths depends on the routes you are comparing.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The great circle route is the shortest route between two locations on a "roughly" spherical object like the earth. It is in effect the straight line between two locations along the surface of a sphere.By the straight route - I assume you mean a straight line on a 2D map. This usually does not coincide with the great circle route. The difference in length between a so-called straight route and a great circle route would then vary based on both the map projection selected and the location of the two endpoints of the journey.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------The SHORTEST line between two points on a sphere IS a GREAT CIRCLE.Also, by definition, the shortest line between two points IS the straight route.
The shortest route is on I-90 W.
We are an aircraft delivery company and have often reviewed the shortest flying route to Hawaii. The shortest direct route between two airports is Monterey, California to Hilo Hawaii at 2012 Nautical Miles. Fred Sorenson Flight Contract Services, Inc.
2.712 km on the shortest public road route
about 1900 miles