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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 11:43 pm
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alanh
 
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Originally Posted by meh130
There are more airports across the North Pacific than the North Atlantic.
On the other hand, it's a much greater distance. Gander-Shannon is 1722nm; Seattle-Kushiro is 3720nm.

As for delivery flights, they may require circuitous routes or extra fuel to stay within reach of a suitable airport. Hawaiian Air's 717 had extra tanks in the passenger cabin for their delivery.
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