Flying from Singapore to Los Angeles by plane is much closer across the Pacific Ocean. But airliners fly like this
There are three main reasons why planes often fly not directly across the Pacific Ocean, but bypassing it.
- Route specifics. In fact, planes only fly in curves.lines. This is explained by the fact that most often the path of an airliner passes through the so-called air corridor. This corridor is strictly controlled in special centers. If something changes on this route, the controllers will immediately inform the pilots. This allows aircraft to better avoid dangerous areas.
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Inaccuracies on the maps. Flat maps actually have a largenumber of inaccuracies. Therefore, it often happens that on the map and in reality the distance between objects is different. Also, our Earth is not flat, but has the shape of a sphere. This means that the shortest path on it – it is an arc, not a straight line. Therefore, all routes are also built in the form of an arcuate line, including the route from Los Angeles to Singapore.
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Emergency situations and safety. The Pacific Ocean is very large, so if suddenlyIf the airliner's engines fail in the middle of the ocean, it will not be able to find a place to land. The only option – make an emergency landing on water. Aviation regulations also state that the aircraft must always be able to reach the nearest airport. Moreover, this airport must be located at a distance that can be covered in a maximum of three hours, but when flying over the Pacific Ocean this is impossible.