flying from say, LAX

[dab69]

does anyone know the real reason when flying from LAX you first fly NORTH to Alaska, then across the Bering Strait, then South down the coast of the old USSR, etc.

seems this is terribly longer way to go, like they are afraid to go over the ocean.

perhaps there are specific routes they must take to avooid air collisions, but way
out of their way

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