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Questions tagged [flight-path]

The trajectory through the air; for the route use [routing]

See also: Usage of tag 'flight-path'

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Why do airliners hug the coast on flights?

In reviewing the route a commercial aircraft is taking from Boston to Miami, I see the following: As you can see, it does not follow the great circle path and in fact deviates significantly from it, being about 10% longer. The aircraft is happy…
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Why would a plane fly in circles for 6-7 hours and then land?

I've seen similar questions asked but when I look at the flight path this seems quite different: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-gjfa I'm trying to figure out why that kind of plane would fly in circles for 6-7 hours and then land.
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Why should AKE LD3s not be used in the A380?

I noticed some LD3 ULDs (Unit load device, container type LD3) - like AKE (LD3 without forklift holes/half ALF) - mention DO NOT USE A380. What is the difference between normal LD3 and A380 LD3?
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Why did Air India 139 fly so far south?

(twitter.com) An Air India flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv started very far to the south before turning west. Why did it do that? Which airspace did they have to circumvent for political reasons? The India-Pakistan border is way further up north, so…
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Was this the intended flight path?

I have verified numerous approaches from the NW to PVR airport and they all look like this, basically approaching on the left side of the mountain then taking a right towards the airport: But then noticed 1 flight whose path is different: Do you…
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Why has flight UA106 such a strange predicted flight path?

I was looking at the predicted flight path for UA106 from IAD to MUC and noticed this odd pattern. Why would it do this? I understand that most flight paths are not straight and there are airways that most all flights follow, but this path makes two…
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Why are flights from Fuzhou or Xiamen to Taiwan not allowed to overfly Taiwan strait?

The flights from Kinmen or Matsu to Taiwan always overfly Taiwan strait. Why can't the flights from Xiamen or Fuzhou use the same route, fly over Kinmen or Matsu first and then to Taiwan directly, but need to fly away from the strait?
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Why are these flights not using a more direct route?

Why are the three flights (see image below) not using either Nepali or Bangladeshi airspace? The five "freedoms of the air" should have allowed them to follow a more straighter path, instead of burning so much fuel, at altitudes of more than 30…
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Why was this slightly unusual flight path followed?

I was just browsing the flight paths when I saw this: (FlightRadar24: SN2825 from BRU to BUD on 26 Jul 2022) But normally the path is straighter like this (not flying over Zurich): (FlightRadar24: SN2825 from BRU to BUD on 25 Jul 2022) I have seen…
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What is the initial direction from Sydney to Santiago on a great circle?

When flying the great circle route from Sydney to Santiago, what direction do you head leaving Sydney? Does the path leave Sydney heading SE and approach Santiago strictly from the SW, like is shows in the graphic from this answer?
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Why don't planes fly directly to their destination?

Here is the flight path for B62554 from PBI (Palm beach) to JFK. This flight almost goes back on itself when off the coast of South Carolina. I was wondering why this flight takes such a contorted path? Another example is B6242 from Havana to JFK,…
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Why does JBU1825 from Ft. Lauderdale to Lima show a large zig-zag in the route?

Why oh why is this non-stop flight flying such a zig-zag? (screenshot from FlightAware)
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How to find the flight paths of an airport?

How can I find the flight paths near an airport (e.g., Heathrow or Pearson) including cruising altitude, descending speed (variations)? Specifically, I need a figure showing the height vs. speed of a plane as it's landing starting from the cruising…
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Strange flight path

I am tracking my husbands plane from Tokyo to Chicago and saw a strange flight path. What would be some reasons for this?
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