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Answers for Thu 5 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) → Auckland (AKL)

Auckland, New Zealand. It left Sydney (SYD) at 16:50 local time: 2,159 km, flown by Qantas.

Flight 2: Tenerife (TFS) → Prague (PRG)

Prague, Czech Republic. It left Tenerife (TFS) at 19:30 local time: 3,573 km, flown by Eurowings.

Flight 3: Panama City (PTY) → San Juan (SJU)

San Juan, Puerto Rico. It left Panama City (PTY) at 13:05 local time: 1,780 km, flown by Copa Airlines.

Flight 4: Sharjah (SHJ) → Tashkent (TAS)

Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It left Sharjah (SHJ) at 09:15 local time: 2,179 km, flown by Air Arabia.

Flight 5: Munich (MUC) → Sharjah (SHJ)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It left Munich (MUC) at 09:15 local time: 4,569 km, flown by Air Arabia.

Hub Hop Golf

Fog closed: Barcelona (BCN), Paris (CDG), Rome (FCO), London (LGW), London (LHR), Zurich (ZRH).

Hole 1: Washington (IAD) → Delhi (DEL) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): IAD → ADD → DEL · obvious: IAD → AMS → DEL

Hole 2: Singapore (SIN) → Paris (ORY) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): SIN → AMS → ORY

Hole 3: Taipei (TPE) → Bordeaux (BOD) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): TPE → AMS → BOD

Hole 4: Bari (BRI) → Lima (LIM) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): BRI → AMS → LIM

Hole 5: Preveza (PVK) → Kaohsiung (KHH) · par 4

Sharpest route (3 legs): PVK → AMS → BKK → KHH