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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 7:50 am
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threeoh
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Originally Posted by DanK
I'm guessing the north pole is far from any suitable landing site. Or not? Or does staying further south simply provide better winds?
I am no expert on this, but yes it's far and there are also places that are father. Maybe a pilot or flight planner can weigh in.

I think I've seen flight paths go over the north pole or very close to it. The distance (in minutes) to the various airfields depends on the wind, too, so "is place X too far from an airfield" is not possible to answer universally.
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