Flightpath Maps: Manchester - Orlando

[Queenie]

Hiya,

Has anyone got any idea where I could get a picture of the flightpath of the planes from Manchester airport to Florida? I want something like those TV screens in the back of the chairs on BA flights where there's a map and a dotted line that shows where the plane goes.

Any ideas?

 

[Cochise]

This depends on what you are wanting to a specific technical level. A basic flight plan site giving distances etc is This - Like i say it is very basic.

You can pay subscriptions to go to the far end of the quality and get actual nav systems giving real time info of planes actually up in the air etc- that is for a true enthusiast though.


You have to remember each time a plane takes off it may not use the exact route it would take the next day, many issues come into this including the weather and time of year. Although saying that I live directly under the flightpath for all the returning flights from the US to both MAN and probably the London airports- the sky is one gig chequers board in the morning.

Someone may have a particular site they have found, i havent really looked into this before.

 

[Tron[ADS]]

I find the flight path thing quite interesting,as I have been 7 or 8 times now, and I always take a look at the map. I find it puzzling why the plane travels so far north sometimes, then coming down the Canadian coastline, yet on other flights It seems to have taken a much more direct route, not going nearly so far North.

 

[gilld]

I find the flight path thing quite interesting,as I have been 7 or 8 times now, and I always take a look at the map. I find it puzzling why the plane travels so far north sometimes, then coming down the Canadian coastline, yet on other flights It seems to have taken a much more direct route, not going nearly so far North.

We were told by a pilot friend that if the aircraft only has two engines, then the fly across to Canada and down the coastline of America so they spend the shortest possible time away from land. If there are four engines they take a more direct route. Quite a comforting thought as I always think two engines are too few for such a long flight over the Atlantic.

 

[Queenie]

I've heard that too about flying along the coast so they're always as close to land as possible - doesn't fill me with confidence!

Thanks for the map Cochise - it's what I was looking for. I just wanted a picture with the line drawn on it - I'm making a scrapbook of our trip and wanted it for the plane/airport page.

 

[Cochise]

I have a sneaky feeling this may also have something to do with avoiding flying directly against the jetstream which is extremely powerful from West to East. (Why flying home is quicker)

A little info i picked up :

4 engined A340-600 - 13,890km (7500nm).

2 engined 777-200LR - Max range 16,417km (8865nm)

I feel just as safe with 2 as opposed to 4. If in the virtually ridiculously rare occasion that 2 engines fail then these babies can glide with superb ability.