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What path do flights across Australia take?
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This is a screenshot of a Facebook post discussing a flight between Sydney and Perth. The line bends to the North, but shouldn't it bend to the south if its following a great circle? Or, do pilots on this route perhaps prefer to avoid flying over the ocean?
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This is a screenshot of a Facebook post discussing a flight between Sydney and Perth. The line bends to the North, but shouldn't it bend to the south if its following a great circle? Or, do pilots on this route perhaps prefer to avoid flying over the ocean?
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I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
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This is a screenshot of a Facebook post discussing a flight between Sydney and Perth. The line bends to the North, but shouldn't it bend to the south if its following a great circle? Or, do pilots on this route perhaps prefer to avoid flying over the ocean?
air-travel routes
asked 4 hours ago
billpg
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This is a screenshot of a Facebook post discussing a flight between Sydney and Perth. The line bends to the North, but shouldn't it bend to the south if its following a great circle? Or, do pilots on this route perhaps prefer to avoid flying over the ocean?
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billpg
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I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
– fredsbend
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I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
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I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
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FlightAware has a handy IFR Route Analyzer that will supply some of the most common routes from flight plans between two airports. We can use it for Sydney to Perth.
The most common route is DCT KADOM H44 AD Q33 ESP Q158 BEVLY, which does indeed bend to the south (the other common routes are pretty similar):
That's pretty close to the great circle route, though actual flight paths are adjusted for winds and air traffic control considerations.
Facebook's display is not really meant to be particularly representative of actual flight routes, or perhaps they're hemispherist and failed to consider how great circle routes work in the southern hemisphere.
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Zach Lipton
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My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
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@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
FlightAware has a handy IFR Route Analyzer that will supply some of the most common routes from flight plans between two airports. We can use it for Sydney to Perth.
The most common route is DCT KADOM H44 AD Q33 ESP Q158 BEVLY, which does indeed bend to the south (the other common routes are pretty similar):
That's pretty close to the great circle route, though actual flight paths are adjusted for winds and air traffic control considerations.
Facebook's display is not really meant to be particularly representative of actual flight routes, or perhaps they're hemispherist and failed to consider how great circle routes work in the southern hemisphere.
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
3
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
4
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
FlightAware has a handy IFR Route Analyzer that will supply some of the most common routes from flight plans between two airports. We can use it for Sydney to Perth.
The most common route is DCT KADOM H44 AD Q33 ESP Q158 BEVLY, which does indeed bend to the south (the other common routes are pretty similar):
That's pretty close to the great circle route, though actual flight paths are adjusted for winds and air traffic control considerations.
Facebook's display is not really meant to be particularly representative of actual flight routes, or perhaps they're hemispherist and failed to consider how great circle routes work in the southern hemisphere.
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
3
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
4
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
FlightAware has a handy IFR Route Analyzer that will supply some of the most common routes from flight plans between two airports. We can use it for Sydney to Perth.
The most common route is DCT KADOM H44 AD Q33 ESP Q158 BEVLY, which does indeed bend to the south (the other common routes are pretty similar):
That's pretty close to the great circle route, though actual flight paths are adjusted for winds and air traffic control considerations.
Facebook's display is not really meant to be particularly representative of actual flight routes, or perhaps they're hemispherist and failed to consider how great circle routes work in the southern hemisphere.
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
FlightAware has a handy IFR Route Analyzer that will supply some of the most common routes from flight plans between two airports. We can use it for Sydney to Perth.
The most common route is DCT KADOM H44 AD Q33 ESP Q158 BEVLY, which does indeed bend to the south (the other common routes are pretty similar):
That's pretty close to the great circle route, though actual flight paths are adjusted for winds and air traffic control considerations.
Facebook's display is not really meant to be particularly representative of actual flight routes, or perhaps they're hemispherist and failed to consider how great circle routes work in the southern hemisphere.
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
edited 2 hours ago
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
answered 4 hours ago
Zach Lipton
56.3k9167231
56.3k9167231
3
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
4
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
3
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
4
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
3
3
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
My money would be on Facebook (once again) not fully considering how conditions might differ outside of the USA.
– Michael Seifert
4 hours ago
4
4
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
@Michael My money would be on that dotted line symbolizing a plane lifting in the air and flying to its destination. It's a user experience feature, not a representative example of where the plane actually flies.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
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I'm gonna bet that dotted line you see is explicitly a user experience feature and has nothing to do with the actual plane route.
– fredsbend
2 hours ago