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[Ripjaw99]

I was looking at my route map, and right now I have 2 flights to Denver, DEL-DEN and BOM-DEN, and I saw something that caught my eye. DEL-DEN flies over the Pacific Ocean, while BOM-DEN flies over the Atlantic. Mumbai and Delhi are 700 miles away from each other(200 latitude-wise) I understand that it's probably due to the distance, but would it not be more realistic for both routes to follow similar flight plans?

 

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[AndyB]

Great circle route seems most realistic...it's just a game, there are no dispatchers cutting a release based on most favorable winds, temps, rides, etc

[RJM]

They both fly over the top of the world. Neither over Atlantic or Pacific. Optical illusion from looking at a flat map.

 http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=den-bom,+den-del&MS=wls&MX=540x540&PM=*

[RubberDuckGaming]

I don't really think it matters. Just a visual thing.

[Ripjaw99]

They both fly over the top of the world. Neither over Atlantic or Pacific. Optical illusion from looking at a flat map.

 http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=den-bom,+den-del&MS=wls&MX=540x540&PM=*

Huh, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.

 

 

I don't really think it matters. Just a visual thing.

Yeah I was just wondering out of curiosity.