Originally Posted by
Himeno
Great Circle Mapper shows HKG-BNE-SYD-WLG-AKL-LAX-MIA-DFW-HNL-NRT-HKG as 25,869 miles, but a 1-2% difference between gcmap and the airline distances is not unusual.
That would not be a valid route anyway as no Oneworld carrier flies AKL-LAX any more.