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Answers for Mon 2 Nov 2026

Spoilers below. Each flight and route is real, taken from airport route tables on Wikipedia.

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Blackout Flight

Flight 1: Sydney (SYD) → Los Angeles (LAX)

Los Angeles, United States. It left Sydney (SYD) at 19:30 local time: 12,061 km, flown by Qantas.

Flight 2: Frankfurt (FRA) → Tokyo (NRT)

Tokyo, Japan. It left Frankfurt (FRA) at 07:55 local time: 9,367 km, flown by Japan Airlines.

Flight 3: Bangkok (BKK) → Bangalore (BLR)

Bangalore, India. It left Bangkok (BKK) at 19:30 local time: 2,492 km, flown by Thai Airways International.

Flight 4: Panama City (PTY) → New York (JFK)

New York, United States. It left Panama City (PTY) at 11:20 local time: 3,554 km, flown by Copa Airlines.

Flight 5: Gran Canaria (LPA) → Rotterdam (RTM)

Rotterdam, Netherlands. It left Gran Canaria (LPA) at 07:55 local time: 3,138 km, flown by Transavia.

Hub Hop Golf

No fog that day.

Hole 1: Vilnius (VNO) → Hurghada (HRG) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): VNO → AGP → HRG · obvious: VNO → AMS → HRG

Hole 2: Los Angeles (LAX) → Ljubljana (LJU) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): LAX → AMS → LJU

Hole 3: Villafranca (VRN) → Minneapolis (MSP) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): VRN → AMS → MSP · obvious: VRN → FRA → AMS → MSP

Hole 4: Manila (MNL) → Glasgow (GLA) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): MNL → AMS → GLA

Hole 5: Macau (MFM) → Tallinn-ulemiste International (TLL) · par 4

Sharpest route (3 legs): MFM → BKK → AMS → TLL