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Route Planning Mar 1, 2026 · 5 min read

Aircraft Range Circles: What They Are and Why They're Never a Perfect Ring

Wind at cruise altitude can shift an aircraft's reach by hundreds of nautical miles depending on direction. Here's what a range circle actually represents, who uses them, and how we build ones that reflect reality.

ETOPS Coming Soon · 5 min read

ETOPS Explained: How Twin-Engine Jets Cross Oceans

What ETOPS ratings mean, how diversion time limits shape oceanic routes, and why the 85th percentile wind standard matters for Boeing and Airbus certification.

Aviation Basics Coming Soon · 4 min read

Great Circle vs Rhumb Line: Which Route Is Actually Shorter?

Why the shortest path between two cities arcs over the poles on a flat map, and what that means for how dispatchers actually plan and fly global routes.

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