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Ripjaw99

Ripjaw99

Member Since 27 Jun 2016
Offline Last Active Jan 11 2024 02:32 AM

How are routes calculated?

19 June 2021 - 05:37 PM

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?