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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by jspear
Does CX830 (HKG-JFK) fly over the north pole, or close to it? The Great Circle Mapper shows that it does, but flightaware.com shows that all recent flights have gone over Alaska or the Pacific...
The GCM shows the shortest distance, but the actual route depends heavily on the weather condition (maximise tailwind, minimise headwind). Therefore, the actual route changes all the time depends on season and weather variation.
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