Are there any flights which fly above the Bermuda Triangle?

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The Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious place on earth where hundreds of ships and flights have reportedly gone missing.

Do flights and ships still currently travel through the Bermuda Triangle region?

While 'do flights travel here' is still a valid and interesting question, it's worth noting that it's not really mysterious - numbers have been exaggerated, ships lost outside the triangle have been attributed to the triangle, and so on (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bermuda_Triangle#/Criticism_of_the_concept) — Mark Mayo, Mar 04 '17 at 05:24
How would flights get to the airports located inside the Bermuda Triangle if they didn't travel through it? — Zach Lipton, Mar 04 '17 at 07:33
Map the antipodes of the Bermuda Triangle into the Southern Hemisphere and see what you get!!! People fly there. Most come back. BUT some of the weirdest and most mysterious things on earth inhabit that area. Fair Dinkum, Cobber!!! — Russell McMahon, Mar 04 '17 at 10:49
The biggest mystery is why the aliens don't steal the Bermuda water :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epGgNU5yumQ — JonathanReez, Mar 04 '17 at 23:20
@MarkMayo: "numbers have been exaggerated" - "The Bermuda Triangle has a following of people who try to cover up and play down its true mysterious properties ..." (sorry, just kidding, could not resist ;) ) — O. R. Mapper, Mar 06 '17 at 08:24
@MarkMayo: On a more serious note: "While 'do flights travel here' is still a valid and interesting question" - well, given that there isn't even a general consensus about what constitutes the Bermuda Triangle, I am not so sure the question is valid in the first place. — O. R. Mapper, Mar 06 '17 at 09:32
@O.R.Mapper - the fact that there's no consensus about what constitutes the Bermuda Triangle PROVES THAT THERE'S A CONSPIRACY AT WORK!!!! *SHOCKING!!!!* :-) — Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні, Mar 06 '17 at 13:01
Although there is a certain urge in me to post a funny or sarcastic answer or comment, I think it's best to point out that planes gone missing a big news in the age of 911. The first suspects would always be terrorist followed be sweeping ocean floors and locating the black box. I would like to invite you to tell us about any incident like this in the past twenty years that occurred in the Bermuda Triangle. — life-on-mars, Sep 18 '19 at 14:04

score 97 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 04 '17 at 07:07

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The premise of your question is incorrect. The Bermuda Triangle is not mysterious. From the Wikipedia article:

Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships frequently crossing through it for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean islands. Cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly sail through the region, and commercial and private aircraft routinely fly over it.

From personal experience, I can say that I have flown through the area several times without incident.

The article also notes that given the proximity of the area to the Atlantic hurricane zone, the number of craft lost in the area is "neither disproportionate, unlikely, nor mysterious." It also notes that insurers do not charge higher premiums for vessels traveling in the area.

answered Mar 04 '17 at 07:07

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Seconding this answer. I have flown across it too. If you want to travel the "triangle" yourself, there are dozens of flights every day. Take any flight from the US East Coast to Puerto Rico (e.g. JFK->SJU) or go to Jamaica from anywhere in Europe. – Robert Columbia Mar 04 '17 at 12:10
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"The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world" and therefore the most of the incidents in raw numbers happen there. Is all about statistic. The interesting number would be incidents/travel through. – Braiam Mar 04 '17 at 22:04
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' It also notes that insurers do not charge higher premiums for vessels traveling in the area' Always a good benchmark of risk. If insurers think something is going to cost them money you can guarantee they'll be compensating for it! – Dan Mar 06 '17 at 17:33
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@Braiam exactly. It's also why there are more car crashes, on average, in Manhattan than in a Manhattan-sized chunk of western Nebraska. – Robert Columbia Dec 04 '18 at 22:25

Martin Argerami · Answer 2 · 2017-03-05T19:11:39.810

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At this moment, FlightRadar24 shows more than 30 commercial flights in the area, and that's likely true at almost any time of the day. I'm betting most will survive ;)

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answered Mar 04 '17 at 11:55

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This image would be much more useful if the triangle was marked in it. – Paŭlo Ebermann Mar 04 '17 at 19:14
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@PaŭloEbermann in red and hand draw. – Braiam Mar 04 '17 at 22:05
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Done, as per @PaŭloEbermann and Braiam requests. Note, as Wikipedia says, that the Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region. – Martin Argerami Mar 04 '17 at 22:22
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Is this from a website, like https://www.flightradar24.com/ ? Or one of the other 4 or 5 sites with "flight" and "radar" in their names? Plain http://www.flightradar.org/ ? A link in the answer would be nice, save others from asking Mr.DuckDuckGo or Mr.Google – Xen2050 Mar 05 '17 at 16:40
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@Xen2050: Done. It looks like I took a picture at a quiet time, as there are way more planes there right now. – Martin Argerami Mar 05 '17 at 19:12

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 30 '17 at 21:38

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I was stationed in the bahamas at a base that is situated well inside the "Triangle" in the NAVY. I was there for 10 years, and not a single incident involving military or any other ship or air craft in that time.

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score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 16 '18 at 22:39

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Others have covered the Northern hemisphere. But, what about the southern hemisphere equivalent?

Map the antipodes of the Bermuda Triangle into the Southern Hemisphere and see what you get!!! People fly there. Most come back...

BUT some of the weirdest and most mysterious things on earth inhabit that area. Fair Dinkum, Cobber!!! Further East in the Southern hemisphere version even weirder things happen

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answered Mar 04 '17 at 10:50

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The southern hemisphere is a really weird place, with everyone upside down ;) – Martin Argerami Mar 04 '17 at 11:58
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ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ :uoᴉʇnɐƆ – Robert Columbia Mar 04 '17 at 13:48
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I sense an entirely novel MH370 theory in the making ... – hmakholm left over Monica Mar 05 '17 at 19:50
@HenningMakholm Somewhere between Uluru & Alice perhaps. Maybe at the culturally off limits to "most" upper end of kings or the similarly proscribed "Olgas". Too far south probably. Maybe Birdsville? – Russell McMahon Mar 06 '17 at 05:46
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Wow - 8 upvotes to offset the 11 upvotes. Apparently the Bermuda Triangle's mysterious is worthy of serious discussion, but contrasting examples that make a point are verboten :-). | But, maybe just a lack of antipodean humour ? :-) – Russell McMahon Mar 06 '17 at 05:49
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@RussellMcMahon: ¿ sǝʇoʌdn 8 – MSalters Mar 06 '17 at 08:16
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@MSalters, I think it's 13 upvotes and sǝʇoʌdn 8. – ugoren Mar 06 '17 at 09:17
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@RussellMcMahon: I think it's probably more that this doesn't answer the question, nor attempt to. – Lightness Races in Orbit Mar 06 '17 at 11:22
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@LightnessRacesinOrbit (1) Can it be ? !!! :-) (2) Isn't that well correlated with a lack of antipodean humour ? [ :-) :-) ....] – Russell McMahon Mar 06 '17 at 11:45

Are there any flights which fly above the Bermuda Triangle?

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