In spring of 1947 Northwest began stationing employees at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, flying them from the United States via Alaska on its Great Circle route.
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A number of commercial airline operators experimented with the system as well, using it for navigation on the great circle route between North America and Europe.
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Some of the world's busiest air traffic lanes, including the so-called " great circle route " connecting North America and Asia, fly over territory dotted with volcanoes.
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Based on average vessel speeds, the harbour is strategically located approximately one hour's sailing time north of the Great Circle Route between the Eastern Seaboard and Europe.
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In January 1997, an A319 broke a record during a delivery flight by flying the great circle route to Winnipeg, Manitoba from Hamburg, in 9 hours 5 minutes.
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A great circle route would have the shortest ground distance, but is unlikely to have the shortest air distance, due to the effect of head or tail winds.
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In January 1997, an A319 broke a record during a delivery flight by flying on the great circle route to Winnipeg, Manitoba from Hamburg, in 9 hours 5 minutes.
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With growing tensions in US-Soviet relations, SAC explored the possibility of attacking Soviet targets via great circle routes over the North Pole as part of " Project Nanook ".
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Taking the " Great Circle Route " north of Mindanao, Kure, and Rivella Gigardo Islands, " Victoria " participated in an air-sea rescue operation a week after leaving Manila.
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In a narrow sense, it's rare for airline flights anywhere to follow a true great circle route, simply because they have to use runways which point in a particular direction.
