This flight was over the pole. Some time ago, a pilot told me that they
try to avoid polar routes because of high overflight fees. I did not realize
that in addition to fuel loads and winds that overflight fees impacted
the selection of the flight path. So I poked around and found that Canada,
Russia and China are not part of the club (International Air Services Transit Agreement) that addresses overflight issues
(and fees). Clearly for polar routes, these three countries dominate the
flight path.
Over the pole to Newark, Tampa and Durham
Altitude plot
Clouds over Siberia
![jul 12 7101 clouds](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7101_clouds.jpg)
Clouds over Siberia
![jul 12 7102 clouds](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7102_clouds.jpg)
More clouds
![jul 12 7113 clouds](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7113_clouds.jpg)
Ice
![jul 12 7116 ice](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7116_ice.jpg)
Ice
![jul 12 7120 ice](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7120_ice.jpg)
Long wait - then New York
![jul 12 7122 new york](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7122_new_york.jpg)
New York
![jul 12 7129 new york](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7129_new_york.jpg)
another 2 hour wait and off to Tampa - Sunset
![jul 12 7164 sunset](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7164_sunset.jpg)
Sunset
![jul 12 7167 ewr sunset](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7167_ewr_sunset.jpg)
Sunset
![jul 12 7172 sunset](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7172_sunset.jpg)
United waiting (also)
![jul 12 7175 ual](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/jul_12_7175_ual.jpg)
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