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User: Plan an around the world trip in an A321 with 2 hour legs

Plan an around the world trip in an A321 with 2 hour legs

Assistant: Here’s a realistic “around-the-world” routing in an Airbus A321, broken into 2-hour legs roughly 800–1,000 NM each.

Here’s a realistic “around-the-world” routing in an Airbus A321, broken into ~2-hour legs (roughly 800–1,000 NM each). This keeps it plausible for fuel, ETOPS, and airport availability while making a clean eastbound circumnavigation.

I’ll assume A321neo performance and eastbound travel to take advantage of prevailing winds.

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1. New York (JFK) → Halifax (YHZ)
2. Halifax → St. John’s (YYT)
3. St. John’s → Keflavík, Iceland (KEF)
4. Keflavík → Dublin (DUB)
5. Dublin → London (LHR)

1. London → Munich (MUC)

1. Munich → Athens (ATH)
2. Athens → Larnaca, Cyprus (LCA)
3. Larnaca → Dubai (DXB)

1. Dubai → Muscat (MCT)

1. Muscat → Karachi (KHI)
2. Karachi → Delhi (DEL)
3. Delhi → Kolkata (CCU)

1. Kolkata → Bangkok (BKK)

1. Bangkok → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
2. Ho Chi Minh City → Manila (MNL)

1. Manila → Guam (GUM)

1. Guam → Saipan (SPN)
2. Saipan → Majuro (MAJ)
3. Majuro → Kwajalein (KWA)
4. Kwajalein → Honolulu (HNL) (longest leg ~2h30)

1. Honolulu → Hilo (ITO) (reset stop)

1. Hilo → Maui (OGG)
2. Maui → Los Angeles (LAX) (~2h45, optional tanker stop if strict)

1. Los Angeles → Denver (DEN)

1. Denver → Chicago (ORD)
2. Chicago → New York (JFK)

✔️ World circumnavigation complete

- Leg lengths mostly between 700–1,000 NM

• A321neo ETOPS-friendly
• Avoids ultra-long ocean crossings
• Uses real-world international airports
• Pacific is handled via island hopping, not fantasy range

- Westbound version (harder winds, different Pacific stops)

• Luxury version (major hubs only)
• MSFS / X-Plane flight plan pack
• Real airline-style schedules & fuel planning

If you want, I can:

• Convert this into a day-by-day itinerary
• Optimize it specifically for MSFS 2024
• Adjust for A321ceo instead of neo
• Create SimBrief-ready route files

Just tell me 👍

User: 👍

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Assistant: Perfect — I’ll take that as “go ahead and flesh it out.”

Perfect — I’ll take that as “go ahead and flesh it out.” Here’s a clean, simulator-friendly day-by-day plan optimized for MSFS 2024 + SimBrief, keeping legs ~2 hours and operations realistic for an A321neo.

🌍 A321 Around-the-World Trip

27 Flights | ~55–60 block hours | Eastbound

🇺🇸➡️🇪🇺 DAYS 1–5 — North Atlantic Crossing

Day 1

1. JFK → YHZ (Halifax)
2. YHZ → YYT (St. John’s)

Day 2

1. YYT → KEF (Iceland)

Day 3

1. KEF → DUB (Dublin)

Day 4

1. DUB → LHR (London)

Day 5

1. LHR → MUC (Munich)

✔️ Great scenery, weather variety, easy ETOPS intro

🇪🇺➡️🇯🇴 DAYS 6–9 — Europe to Middle East

Day 6

1. MUC → ATH (Athens)

Day 7

1. ATH → LCA (Larnaca)

Day 8

1. LCA → DXB (Dubai)

Day 9

1. DXB → MCT (Muscat)

✔️ Stunning terrain, desert ops, challenging arrivals

🇮🇳➡️🇹🇭 DAYS 10–13 — South Asia

Day 10

1. MCT → KHI (Karachi)

Day 11

1. KHI → DEL (Delhi)

Day 12

1. DEL → CCU (Kolkata)

Day 13

1. CCU → BKK (Bangkok)

✔️ Heavy traffic, hot-and-high performance planning

🌏 DAYS 14–16 — Southeast Asia

Day 14

1. BKK → SGN (Ho Chi Minh City)

Day 15

1. SGN → MNL (Manila)

Day 16

1. MNL → GUM (Guam)

✔️ Typhoon weather potential, oceanic procedures begin

🌊 DAYS 17–19 — Pacific Island Hopping

Day 17

1. GUM → SPN (Saipan)

Day 18

1. SPN → MAJ (Majuro)

Day 19

1. MAJ → KWA (Kwajalein)

✔️ Classic ferry-style flying, minimal alternates

🌺 DAYS 20–21 — Central Pacific

Day 20

1. KWA → HNL (Honolulu) (~2h30)

Day 21

1. HNL → ITO (Hilo)
2. ITO → OGG (Maui)

✔️ Reset day, short hops, volcano scenery

🇺🇸 DAYS 22–27 — Back Across the USA

Day 22

1. OGG → LAX (~2h45, realistic A321neo)

Day 23

1. LAX → DEN

Day 24

1. DEN → ORD

Day 25

1. ORD → JFK

🎉 Circumnavigation complete

🧠 SimBrief Setup (Recommended)

• Aircraft: A321neo
• Cruise: FL360–380
• Cost Index: 30–50
• Reserves: 45 min (Pacific: 60 min)
• ETOPS: Enabled (180 min)
• Winds: Live (eastbound advantage)

Want More?

I can next:

• 📄 Build SimBrief flight plans for every leg
• 🎮 Tune this specifically for MSFS 2024 performance
• ⛽ Do realistic fuel & payload planning per region
• 🧭 Add real-world airline routes & alternates
• 📊 Turn this into a printable checklist or logbook

Just tell me what you want to add next 😎✈️