The Great Circle Mapper began in 1996 as a free tool for visualising the shortest path between airports around the globe—a geodesic, commonly known as the great circle path—and for computing the distance along this path.
A comprehensive database containing over 40,000 airports and other facilities allows users to generate maps using nearly any airport in the world.
Over 60 million maps per year are served to a diverse user community including airlines, charter operators, aircraft manufacturers, military and other government agencies, pilots, frequent fliers, and schools.