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From North America To Russia
Question: Since the world is round and Alaska and Russia are so close, why do planes need to go through Europe to get to Russia from North America?
And yes, i've researched how long it takes..and where the connecting flights are so my information is correct.
I'm sure there isn't anything wrong with flying from east to west...so why don't they fly from north america straight to Russia?
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It's entirely possible but I'm sure it's partly due to political reasons, weather reasons, and safety reasons.
Could you imagine if you're taking your flight from Alaska to Russia, flying through the tundra and the plane chokes up and crashes or needs to make an emergency landing?
Well, now you're stuck clear out in one of the harshest terrains on earth with only a few days max to live. You'd quickly succumb to hypothermia out in the tundra and would not likely be rescued in the short time you have to live.
Flying from North America to Europe over the Atlantic is equally unsafe in the same circumstances because the plane would probably sink rather quickly but at least the area is more trafficked and marginally more hospitable than the arctic. I believe the distance across the Atlantic is shorter aswell (coast to coast) then the distance from Alaska, over the Bering Sea and the tundra to civilization.
Maybe.
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my dads a navy pilate,
he says its because of the harsh artic winds and unbarible climates to engins it takes a special plane and who want to be super cold cause your heater on a plane will not help with that tempiture
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First off: Lots of planes do fly over the north pole from North America to Asia, the reason American lines very rarely land in Russia has to do with air-traffic control infrastructure and the aviation agreement between the United States and Russia. Only in 1993 did Russia even allow flights from North America headed over top of Russia land and water to land in Asia...
So, it is perfectly possible, this is just about two countries who have trouble getting along, even when it would benefit them both, and the very expensive infrastructure that three countries (Russia, USA and Canada) would need to invest in to make more transpolar flights from North America to Russia possible.
The other concern is that there are rules about how far an airplane is allowed to be from an emergency landing site, and these rules aren't the same in all countries. So there is some disagreement about how emergencies landings over the North Pole should be dealt with and what is acceptable risk.
So, there are a few reasons why your flight isn’t going over the north pole. Of course, there might also be practical reasons, like other connecting flights, or the availability of planes and crews that can do transpolar flights... Lots of reasons might exist.
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