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To: Jackson57
I have a quick question ... why are these planes diverted to Canada? Not being dense, I've just never understood that.

Planes over the atlantic fly in an arc. First landfall on this side of the Atlantic is up in Canada (Halifax, Gander) or Northern Maine (Bangor).

323 posted on 06/03/2005 10:45:51 AM PDT by Modernman ("Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made." -Bismarck)
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To: Modernman; Jackson57
There's your answer.

Look here: Great Circle Course Map.

357 posted on 06/03/2005 5:20:22 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (If their Chief of police is okay with it, I am guessing that we should probably be okay with it.)
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