I understand that, and the time it would take to travel that distance would be over a day. Planes wouldn't be able to physically go that distance without refueling.
...I'm not sure I understand your response. I'm saying that the distance traveled (over the north pole and the USA) is physically impossible for a commercial airplane to do without making a stop. And yet, there are nonstop flights between those two countries. How is that possible?
What about flight patterns? How come a flight from australia to south america is so short?
I understand that, and the time it would take to travel that distance would be over a day. Planes wouldn't be able to physically go that distance without refueling.
...I'm not sure I understand your response. I'm saying that the distance traveled (over the north pole and the USA) is physically impossible for a commercial airplane to do without making a stop. And yet, there are nonstop flights between those two countries. How is that possible?