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Why long distance flights travel following the great circle routes?

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ᴘʟᴀɴᴇs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇsᴛ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ɪɴ 3-ᴅɪᴍᴇɴsɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ɢᴇᴏᴅᴇsɪᴄ ᴏʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪɴɢ ᴘᴀssᴇɴɢᴇʀs, ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ғᴀʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜʏ ᴘɪʟᴏᴛs ғʟʏ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇs sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ.

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