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It never really flew supersonic over land. Sure some people would get to hear the sonic boom based on weather or poor planning but all the routes were designed
by mshook 6y ago
It never really flew supersonic over land. Sure some people would get to hear the sonic boom based on weather or poor planning but all the routes were designed so she'd go supersonic over water.
There were few countries were you could go supersonic over land: Russia and Saudi Arabia comes to mind.
And when BA last flew one of its Concorde from NYC to Seattle, it flew supersonic over Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#British_Airways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#British_Airways
The final flight of a Concorde in the US occurred on 5 November 2003 when G-BOAG flew from New York's JFK Airport to Seattle's Boeing Field to join the Museum of Flight's permanent collection. The plane was piloted by Mike Bannister and Les Broadie, who claimed a flight time of three hours, 55 minutes and 12 seconds, a record between the two cities.