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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by mh3265a
I'm surprised the 777 couldn't make the LAX-GUM because I thought the distance was roughly the same as LAX-NRT.
ETOPS forces a slightly non-direct routing for LAX-GUM vs LAX-NRT. So, you can't compare the exact flight distance.

Not too many diversion points over the middle of the Pacific vs the Northern Pacific routing for LAX-NRT.
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