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Question

when i checked a United flight from Washington to L.A., there was this route written:

BLUES LDN J134 HNN J134 FLM PXV J112 FAM

J98 SGF PER GAG FTI J244 ZUN PKE J4 TNP

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But why is there written J134 FLM PXV, normally, there must also be an airway number between FLM and PXV, right?

(same as PER GAG FTI)..

Answer 1

not neccisarially..they can route you direct between VORs even though there may be no airway. I get routing like that all the time. There may be a Vicotr low altitude airway, but no one wants to look that up in a jet, it actually makes life much easier programming a GPS or FMS.

Answer 2

There&#039;s no requirement for a route to have an airway between VORs.  If there is no airway listed, it just means a direct route between the VORs.  Perfectly normal.