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Answers for Sat 7 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: Hong Kong (HKG) → Beijing (PKX)

Beijing, China. It left Hong Kong (HKG) at 19:30 local time: 1,926 km, flown by China Eastern Airlines.

Flight 2: Marrakech (RAK) → Naples (NAP)

Naples, Italy. It left Marrakech (RAK) at 21:10 local time: 2,243 km, flown by Ryanair.

Flight 3: Zurich (ZRH) → Abu Dhabi (AUH)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It left Zurich (ZRH) at 11:20 local time: 4,779 km, flown by Etihad Airways.

Flight 4: Tel-aviv (TLV) → Cluj-napoca (CLJ)

Cluj-napoca, Romania. It left Tel-aviv (TLV) at 16:50 local time: 1,900 km, flown by Wizz Air.

Flight 5: Cancun (CUN) → Washington (IAD)

Washington, United States. It left Cancun (CUN) at 13:05 local time: 2,184 km, flown by United Airlines.

Hub Hop Golf

Fog closed: Amsterdam (AMS), Barcelona (BCN), Paris (CDG), Dubai (DXB), Rome (FCO), Madrid (MAD), Munich (MUC), Vienna (VIE), Zurich (ZRH).

Hole 1: Colombo (CMB) → Denpasar (DPS) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): CMB → CGK → DPS · obvious: CMB → IST → DPS

Hole 2: Dammam (DMM) → Malaga (AGP) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): DMM → CAI → AGP · obvious: DMM → FRA → AGP

Hole 3: Seattle (SEA) → Baku (GYD) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): SEA → IST → GYD

Hole 4: Moscow (DME) → Cape Town (CPT) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): DME → IST → CPT

Hole 5: Beijing (PEK) → Fes (FEZ) · par 3

Sharpest route (2 legs): PEK → BRU → FEZ