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Why airline route maps look the way they do


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From CNN:

 

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-route-maps/index.html

 

"Route planning is dictated by a range of factors including weather, geopolitics, how much a country charges for aircraft to fly over its territory, and even runway length.

 

Even those back-of-seat maps don't give you the full story: They'd need to be updated in real time just to keep up with variable wind speeds and political bickering."

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From CNN:

 

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-route-maps/index.html

 

"Route planning is dictated by a range of factors including weather, geopolitics, how much a country charges for aircraft to fly over its territory, and even runway length.

 

Even those back-of-seat maps don't give you the full story: They'd need to be updated in real time just to keep up with variable wind speeds and political bickering."

 

In addition you can add: Height to be/expected to be flown. You woudn't necessarily choose a higher flight level for ALL the above reasons, PLUS the capabilities of the individual aircraft.

Know of several that are limited to lower flight levels (the upper teens) and thusly the airline route.

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