Originally Posted by
aroundtheworld76
On the private side, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we routinely would use Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Magadan for fuel stops to/from Japan and deeper Asia. Routing would usually be ANC-ADK-PKC-CTS- Asian destination. Some aircraft could overfly a stop if the winds were right.
And, back when AS (or maybe just armchair CEOs on FT) was contemplating flying to Japan with their 737s, Siberia was a part of the discussion.
But, here we're talking about the reverse direction (aided by strong jetstreams that almost never point anywhere close to NNE) on planes that can fly halfway around the world without needing to refuel.