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Old 2nd Mar 2011, 12:35
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The shortest distance between 2 points on the sphere is "orthodromy" and is a part of a great circle . Distance given between 2 navaids .

The longest distance is "loxodromy" . It's a path crossing the meridians at a constant angle .
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