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Oct 1, 2015 | 10:08 am
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How is this question even remotely related to BA or BAEC?
DXB-LYR-IAH is about 2% (200mi) further than DXB-IAH direct, but perhaps there may be more favourable winds (or less unfavourable winds).
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=dxb-iah;dxb-lyr-iah
The map projection used on FR24 does make it look like the route taken is a lot longer than the GC distance for polar routes.
DXB-LYR-IAH is about 2% (200mi) further than DXB-IAH direct, but perhaps there may be more favourable winds (or less unfavourable winds).
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=dxb-iah;dxb-lyr-iah
The map projection used on FR24 does make it look like the route taken is a lot longer than the GC distance for polar routes.
Last edited by nux; Oct 1, 2015 at 10:15 am
Oct 1, 2015 | 10:15 am
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Oct 1, 2015 | 10:15 am
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How is this question even remotely related to BA or BAEC?
DXB-LYR-IAH is about 2% (200mi) further than DXB-IAH direct, but perhaps there may be more favourable winds (or less unfavourable winds).
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=dxb-iah;dxb-lyr-iah
DXB-LYR-IAH is about 2% (200mi) further than DXB-IAH direct, but perhaps there may be more favourable winds (or less unfavourable winds).
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=dxb-iah;dxb-lyr-iah
Oct 1, 2015 | 10:21 am
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FR suggests it is a reasonable (800 mile) deviation from the great circle route, which could be to do with avoiding headwinds or storms. In this case there is a the strong jet stream just south of Iceland at the moment (the close isobars in the surface pressure charts are a good indicator: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/w...ime=1443614400). It's easier to go north from DXB; from Europe flights are just heading a more southerly route.
Oct 3, 2015 | 7:36 am
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