Hi,
I just found a direct flight from Auckland to buenos aires which takes 11 hours. It's with New Zealand air flight no anz30. Looking at the flat earth map the distance between NZ and South America is huge, i am no expert but I don't think the plane would cover the distance in 11 hours only and without anyone noticing the flight path. What are your thoughts?
Can I get a link to the flat earth map?
Does this flight go south over antartica or west?
I have not prepared maps for this route, I did not know it existed till just now. The next flight Auckland to Buenos Aries (flight ANZ30) is:
Departs Auckland, Friday, 4 March, 7:20 pm, this is 6:20 am Friday, UTC.
Arrives Buenos Aires, Friday, 4 March, 3:00 pm, this is 6:00 pm Thursday, UTC.
These times give a
gate to gate time of 11 hrs 40 min - west to east has favourable winds.
Note that the return flight takes 13 hrs 31 min - winds wrong way.
I do have maps for the Sydney to Santiago route, which is just a little longer. These flights do not go very close to Antarctica.
Below are the
shortest distance routes from Sydney(Australia) to Santiago (Chile) on the Gleason's Map[1] and on Google Earth (for the Globe).
Note that the actual routes used on long distant flights will usually be
chosen to fit in with the current winds. The return flight from Chile to Sydney often would be routed further south, possibly within sight of Antarctica.
Shortest Sydney to Santiago on "Gleason Map" about 25,400 km | Great Circle Sydney to Santiago on "Google Earth" about 11,400 km |
[1] Note that while the Gleason's map is often used by Flat Earthers, it is not the "Official Map"!