Can you name the countries you would fly over between the busiest airports on each continent? by MghtyRoach

Can you name the countries you would fly over between the busiest airports on each continent?

created by MghtyRoach

Enter a country in the box below
Correctly named countries will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Google Maps Distance Calculator
Direct flights are presumed between each airport. Such flights may or may not exist in reality. See comments for detail. Sporcle.com and MghtyRoach make no guarantee regarding seating availability.
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Atlanta-Beijing

Atlanta-London

Atlanta-Sydney

Atlanta-Johannesburg

Atlanta-Sao Paulo

Beijing-London

Beijing-Sydney

Beijing-Johannesburg

Beijing-Sao Paulo

London-Sydney

London-Johannesburg

London-Sao Paulo

Sydney-Johannesburg

Sydney-Sao Paulo

Johannesburg-Sao Paulo

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Flyover Planet Quiz

by MghtyRoach

Created Mar 8, 2011 in Geography
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	MghtyRoach:	Mar 8th, 2011 at 18:47 GMT	6 points
	Only direct-over-land flyovers will be counted for a country; however, there are a lot of little islands about. As usual, comments, corrections, and suggestions gladly accepted.

	koipen:	Mar 8th, 2011 at 19:41 GMT	6 points
	Bit more time could be used.

	tahitiwahini:	Mar 8th, 2011 at 21:30 GMT	5 points
	Fun quiz! Atlanta-Beijing: shouldn't the last country in the list be China rather than Mongolia (everything else seems to be in the order of the route)? Atlanta-Sydney: didn't actually see it cross over any islands in the Pacific Ocean. The territorial waters of Tonga and the Cook Islands were crossed, but didn't see the route cross over any actual land (although it looked like it might from a more zoomed out position when you zoom in close it really doesn't). And more time would be appreciated.

	MghtyRoach:	Mar 8th, 2011 at 21:59 GMT	5 points
	I've added a couple more minutes. @tahitiwahiti: Atlanta-Beijing crosses into China airspace twice, once after going through Mongolia. As for Atlanta-Sydney, the path crosses directly over Penrhyn Atoll in the Cook islands, and just over the strip of reef between Foa and Ha'ano in Tonga. (I'll grant the latter may be a bit of a low-tide stretch).

	tahitiwahini:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 00:56 GMT	2 points
	@MghtyRoach: thanks for the extra minutes! You're absolutely right on both counts. The reason I wasn't seeing it cross over any islands in the Pacific is that I was lazy and just put Atlanta and Sydney into the distance calculator, instead of Atlanta airport and Sydney airport. Amazing what a difference a seemingly small thing like that made, LOL. What you say about crossing into China airspace twice is true, and I realize this is being very picky but I would make the quiz reflect that truth. That is, I would have Atlanta-Beijing finish like this: ..., China, Mongolia, China. A player doesn't have to do anything extra, both China answers will get accepted when he enters China once. Thanks for a very enjoyable quiz!

	MghtyRoach:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 02:00 GMT	2 points
	@tahitiwahini: Honestly, I'd considered that, but I figured that adding one more duplicate answer would just be overkill. I'll give it some further consideration, though.

	FreakyFlyBry:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 03:59 GMT	2 points
	Damn you, Bangladesh! Kept trying Seychelles, Madagascar, etc. for that one...

	Nobbe:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 05:12 GMT	2 points
	Wanted to give you a beating on several routes, but unfortunately, after I checked on the Great Circle Mapper, you´re right... Well done!

	XYlophonetreeZ:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 06:18 GMT	4 points
	Aw man, Beijing-Johannesburg BARELY misses Mayotte. That would have been cool. It's probably a great view from the air though.

	MghtyRoach:	Mar 9th, 2011 at 14:53 GMT	2 points
	Huh, what started out as a bit of a narf on my lunch break has turned into my second-most-played quiz in less than a day. Neat.