MAP YOUR TRAVEL on breathtaking Google Maps satellite imagery
- See the Great Circle flight path
- Zoom in to see airports or landmarks along your flight path
- High-resolution graphics on iPhone 4 (also looks great on other iPhones)
CALCULATE ACCURATE MILEAGE for your flights using Great Circle distances
Q: Why are the flight paths curved and not straight lines?
Answer: The shortest path between two points on Earth IS a straight line on the surface of the globe, but once the map is projected onto a flat surface, that line appears curved. That curved line is called the Great Circle route. For more information, see http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Dither/CartProp/Geodesic/geodesic.html
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