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Can you fly over the north pole?

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In order to fly over the north pole (or more broadly just the Arctic), you'd have to travel to a city that is approximately across the globe as then the shortest distance would go over the north pole. You can try out which cities satisfy this criterion with the distance tool of Google maps. read more

The Boeing 777 is fully capable of flying directly over the North Pole. The Airbus product, on the other hand, is not. Apparently on the 'Bus, the instantaneous change in heading from 360 degrees to 180 degrees drives the APFDS (and consequently the autopilot) squirrelly. read more

Though, a fly over the exact geographical North Pole coordinates, while possible is rarer. The reason that there are no direct flights between India and the US, that fly over the North Pole, is simple: The optimum routes for current flights between India and the US do not cross the North Pole. read more

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