Longest flight on Great Circle Mapper
Apr 25, 2008, 1:23 am
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Longest flight on Great Circle Mapper
Hey,
I have an inquiry.
The longest I can find is something like LIM-BKK at about 12,455nm. I have been playing for quite a while. Anyone find anything longer?
Ah, I have little to do at 2:30 the week before exams.
I have an inquiry.
The longest I can find is something like LIM-BKK at about 12,455nm. I have been playing for quite a while. Anyone find anything longer?
Ah, I have little to do at 2:30 the week before exams.
Apr 25, 2008, 7:37 am
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Apr 25, 2008, 8:40 am
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stm-mdc: 12368 mi
(Santarém, PA, BR - Manado [Sam Ratulangi], Sulawesi Island, ID)
According to wikipedia, Earth's smaller circumference is 40,007.86 km. The maximum distance is therefore half of that, 12,429.9 miles or 10,801.3 nautical miles. The OP's number is larger than either of those two...
Still some way to go...
HTB.
(Santarém, PA, BR - Manado [Sam Ratulangi], Sulawesi Island, ID)
According to wikipedia, Earth's smaller circumference is 40,007.86 km. The maximum distance is therefore half of that, 12,429.9 miles or 10,801.3 nautical miles. The OP's number is larger than either of those two...
Still some way to go...
HTB.
Last edited by htb; Apr 25, 2008 at 8:45 am Reason: added city names
Apr 25, 2008, 9:07 am
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I think we have a winner. I only managed to come up with
CHC - LERO: 12404 mi
Christchurch [Intl], NZ - Lugo (Castro de Rey) [Las Rozas], ES
On the other hand: ARI-SYX are not exactly on opposite ends of the globe (about 2 minutes NS and 15 minutes EW), so some longer distance might be possible on great circle mapper...
HTB.
Edited to add: For example:
0°0'0"S 0°0'0"E-0°0'0"N 180°0'01"E with 12451 mi. Does this qualify as a valid flight -- two aircraft carriers would come in handy...
CHC - LERO: 12404 mi
Christchurch [Intl], NZ - Lugo (Castro de Rey) [Las Rozas], ES
On the other hand: ARI-SYX are not exactly on opposite ends of the globe (about 2 minutes NS and 15 minutes EW), so some longer distance might be possible on great circle mapper...
HTB.
Edited to add: For example:
0°0'0"S 0°0'0"E-0°0'0"N 180°0'01"E with 12451 mi. Does this qualify as a valid flight -- two aircraft carriers would come in handy...
Last edited by htb; Apr 25, 2008 at 9:17 am Reason: Added afterthought.
Apr 25, 2008, 1:56 pm
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I think we have a winner. I only managed to come up with
CHC - LERO: 12404 mi
Christchurch [Intl], NZ - Lugo (Castro de Rey) [Las Rozas], ES
On the other hand: ARI-SYX are not exactly on opposite ends of the globe (about 2 minutes NS and 15 minutes EW), so some longer distance might be possible on great circle mapper...
HTB.
Edited to add: For example:
00'0"S 00'0"E-00'0"N 1800'01"E with 12451 mi. Does this qualify as a valid flight -- two aircraft carriers would come in handy...
CHC - LERO: 12404 mi
Christchurch [Intl], NZ - Lugo (Castro de Rey) [Las Rozas], ES
On the other hand: ARI-SYX are not exactly on opposite ends of the globe (about 2 minutes NS and 15 minutes EW), so some longer distance might be possible on great circle mapper...
HTB.
Edited to add: For example:
00'0"S 00'0"E-00'0"N 1800'01"E with 12451 mi. Does this qualify as a valid flight -- two aircraft carriers would come in handy...
Code:
AFA-YCU 12401 AKL-SVQ 12402 BDA-PER 12402 CHC-LCG 12402 CNQ-WNZ 12403 IQQ-ZHA 12403 SMR-XCH 12403 AGP-AKL 12404 CZX-SFN 12404 BAQ-XCH 12405 MAD-PMR 12405 AOR-CIX 12406 CIX-LGK 12406 KTD-CWB 12407 LGS-YCU 12407 UAQ-XFN 12408 BHI-TSN 12411 HKK-VGO 12411 MZV-TFF 12411 AGJ-XAP 12412 OPO-WSZ 12412 MDQ-WEH 12414 VGO-WSZ 12414 MMD-CWB 12415 GRX-TRG 12416 KKE-TNG 12416 HKK-SCQ 12417 VLL-WLG 12418 GIB-WRE 12419 SLM-WLG 12419 MMD-JOI 12423 SYX-TCQ 12423 AQP-DAD 12424 PIO-REP 12426 ABC-GIS 12428 KTD-JOI 12429 NKG-SFN 12430 CIX-HDY 12431 ARI-SYX 12433 TNG-WRE 12434
Apr 25, 2008, 6:41 pm
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900'0"N 00'0"W - 8959'59"S 00'0"W gives only 12430 miles. But then gc is off as well, because my other itinerary on the equator (12451 miles) would have been shorter if flown via on of the poles.
HTB.
Apr 25, 2008, 7:11 pm
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Looong Flights
Patrick Smith once published an article about the longest conceivable flights, and uses the Great Circle Mapper as a tool...
Long haul madness. A list of the world's longest flightshttp://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2005/11/18/askthepilot162/
(You can read for free; just look for the 'skip this ad' or 'enter salon' link on the gateway page)
Long haul madness. A list of the world's longest flightshttp://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2005/11/18/askthepilot162/
(You can read for free; just look for the 'skip this ad' or 'enter salon' link on the gateway page)
Apr 25, 2008, 9:59 pm
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00'0"S 00'0"E-00'0"N 1800'01"E with 12451 mi. Does this qualify as a valid flight -- two aircraft carriers would come in handy...
Apr 25, 2008, 10:58 pm
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Try those cities longest nonstop from original cities is:
ICN-GRU is 12150 mi
SIN-SJU is 10913 mi
MIA-SIN is 10542 mi
JNB-PHX is 10019 mi
JNB-LAX is 10385 mi
HKG-GRU is 11195 mi
HKG-EZE is 11458 mi
I thinks which specific routes is best longest nonstop from entire cities.
ICN-GRU is 12150 mi
SIN-SJU is 10913 mi
MIA-SIN is 10542 mi
JNB-PHX is 10019 mi
JNB-LAX is 10385 mi
HKG-GRU is 11195 mi
HKG-EZE is 11458 mi
I thinks which specific routes is best longest nonstop from entire cities.