In one example, they face a logistics challenge known as the «travelling salesman problem:» how can a hypothetical salesperson visit every city on
their route in the shortest distance?
Not exact matches
In that scenario, a computer is given a list of cities and the
distances between them; the challenge is to map the
shortest possible
route that visits each city just once and then returns home.
It announces your directional bearing, average speed, approximate altitude, the estimated time en
route to a named destination, the degree to which you're adhering to a planned path, and the
distance to your destination —
in short, it calibrates the dimensions of your dynamism or the dynamism of anything you attach it to, from a delivery truck to an outcropping of the Earth's crust.
A
shorter distance route, such as Tokyo - Seoul, costs 15,000 SkyMiles
in economy - a great deal.
That's because the
distance of this
route falls just a few miles
short of what typical transatlantic flights take and slides the trip down to a rate of just 12,500 Avios each way
in Economy.
Distance: While the polar
route Air India usually follows on this flight covers 7,707 miles, the airline sometimes takes advantage of strong tailwinds to fly via the Pacific instead, covering a
distance of 9,507 miles
in less time than the
shorter flight path.
At a little over 8,100 miles
in length the
route is still almost 1,000 miles
short of the current longest
route (Auckland — Doha operated by Qatar Airways) but this still a significant
distance to fly.
Emirates Airline's first non-stop service between Auckland and Dubai will be one of the longest air
routes in the world by
distance, but with the assistance of clever technology and good planning, passengers will get to their destination
in the
shortest possible time.
The 17 - hour flight will be just
short of Qatar Airways» Doha - Auckland service
in terms of
distance, but will also be the only direct, nonstop
route between the UK and Australia when it launches.
of
routes on AA and US Airways that are less than 2,000 miles
in actual (one - way)
distance are going to be less than 25,000 miles, with the real
short trips (650 miles or less) being only 9,000 Avios RT!!
Every sub-district contains plenty of shortcuts for strategic racing such as large jumps that require enough pace from your vehicle
in order to jump from one ramp and land on the other, an alternative
route situated beyond a gate that can be smashed through or even experimenting with utilising different roads to shave precious seconds off your time when racing
short or long
distances.
If you're looking to plot the
shortest route from the U.S. to Europe, start
in Maine; The West Quoddy Head, an outcropping on the Maine shore, is the easternmost point
in the United States and offers the
shortest distance between the U.S. and European soil.