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Depends on how much money Venezuela is willing to spend on it, and how much Russia is willing to cooperate. I just plotted a path from Moscow to Venezuela that
by nknighthb 13y ago
Depends on how much money Venezuela is willing to spend on it, and how much Russia is willing to cooperate.
I just plotted a path from Moscow to Venezuela that avoids non-Russian/Venezuelan airspace. It's less than 12,000km. Several modern Boeing and Airbus planes can do that non-stop.
- stfu 13y agoIn theory that could even be accomplished by the Venezuelan President's A320.
- jmspring 13y agoThe only way I see a flight being successful is to have it be a Russian airline that gets him there directly avoiding US airspace. Call me cynical, but I could see the US attempting what was done w/ Bolivia on any other smaller country...
- NonEUCitizen 13y agoCan you post this path ?
- nknighthb 13y agohttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/b3hmz55qthbg0o7/83Dri-_zQH https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b3hmz55qthbg0o7/83Dri-_zQH I doubt it's the shortest possible. I bypassed the Lesser Antilles rather than ensure I was in international airspace trying to go between them.
- caf 13y agoA great circle route from Murmansk to Caracas just touches the northern parts of Finland and Norway, and crosses Iceland. It's 9,300km long, so you should be able to modify that route to skirt those countries and stay under the 12,000km given. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=MMK-CCS&MS=wls2&DU=km http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=MMK-CCS&MS=wls2&DU=km
- NonEUCitizen 13y agoFinland and Norway might do a France/Portugal...