Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Introduction
Paths
- How is a path specified?
- Can multiple paths be specified?
- Why do actual flight paths differ from what is shown on the maps?
- What does specifying the ground speed do?
- How is Mach used to calculate trip time?
- Why are statute miles and miles/hour the default instead of nautical miles and knots?
- What types of paths can be drawn?
- What is a geodesic path?
- What is a rhumb line?
- What is a Bézier curve?
- How are Bézier control points configured?
- What are good choices for Bézier configuration values?
- What is a spline path?
- What is a longest path?
- Can multiple paths be specified?
Locations
- How are locations specified?
- How do I enter a location by latitude and longitude?
- Can locations be specified by city or airport name?
- How can I find an airport's code?
- Why do some airports have such goofy codes?
- What are the differences between the ICAO, IATA, and FAA location codes?
- What happens if the same code appears in several sources?
- What if I want the FAA meaning of a code instead of the IATA meaning?
- Why are IATA codes preferred over ICAO codes in many parts of the site?
- What point is the location of an airport?
- What does Part 139 certification for an airport mean?
- What does "customs landing rights" mean?
- How do I enter a location by latitude and longitude?
Airport Database
- Where did the airport data come from?
- Why isn't data from IATA used?
- What is DAFIF and what happened to it?
- How much authoritative airport data is used?
- Why isn't authoritative data from AIP Australia used?
- Why isn't authoritative data from AIP China used?
- Why isn't official data from other countries used?
- What does AIP mean?
- I found a problem in the data. Will you fix it?
- Can I have a copy of the database?
- How many locations are in the database?
- Why isn't data from IATA used?
ETOPS
- What is ETOPS?
- What is the humorous expansion of ETOPS?
- What does rule-time mean?
- How did someone come up with a 138 minute rule-time?
- What is an aircraft's engine-out speed?
- What are the sources for the single-engine speeds for the listed aircraft?
- What is a "no-go" area?
- Why are there "no-go" areas over land areas?
- Why is Narsarsuaq not listed as an ETOPS alternate?
- Why are so many alternates missing?
- What is the humorous expansion of ETOPS?
Map Options and Features
- Where did the Blue Marble maps come from?
- What is the difference between Blue Marble and Blue Marble: Next Generation?
- How can I make different paths use different colors?
- How many points/paths can be on a map?
- What map projections are available?
- Why use the rectangular (Plate Carrée) projection?
- How does the "best" projection work?
- What is the difference between Blue Marble and Blue Marble: Next Generation?
Great Circle Calculations
- How can I calculate great circle distances?
- Does the Great Circle Mapper assume Earth is a sphere?
- How does the Great Circle Mapper calculate distances and paths?
- Why does the example in Ed Williams' Aviation Formulary calculate a different distance for LAX-JFK?
- Does the Great Circle Mapper assume Earth is a sphere?
Using The Great Circle Mapper's Maps
- May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps on my web page?
- May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps in printed material?
- May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps on Wikipedia?
- May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps for commercial sites or publications?
- May I use the Great Circle Mapper's maps in printed material?
Other Questions
- What software does the Great Circle Mapper use?
- Why not use Google Maps?
- Can I get the source code for the Great Circle Mapper?
- How can I buy advertising on the Great Circle Mapper?
- What browsers does the Great Circle Mapper work with?
- I found a bug in the Great Circle Mapper. How can I report it?
- Does the Great Circle Mapper have a Facebook page?
- Is the Great Circle Mapper on Twitter?
- How can I make a donation to help keep the site going?
- Why not use Google Maps?
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Karl L. Swartz.
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