how many miles are we talking from that black circle area, there, to the flightpath.
In fact, the closest our flight comes to the North Pole is 85.6 degrees north, with the North Pole being 90 degrees. Plotting it on Google Earth, the plane passes some 304 miles from Santa's workshop. If you're a passenger on board, look out the window, and you could see it. And if not, you're still gazing out over the most northern reaches of the planet, far inside the Arctic Circle.
In fact, the closest our flight comes to the North Pole is 85.6 degrees north, with the North Pole being 90 degrees. Plotting it on Google Earth, the plane passes some 304 miles from Santa's workshop. If you're a passenger on board, look out the window, and you could see it. And if not, you're still gazing out over the most northern reaches of the planet, far inside the Arctic Circle.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/flying-polar-route/
304 miles, that is how close it passes the North Pole.
Huge, what is 300-500 miles square. Antarctica?