Originally Posted by
deadstick35
All flights out of WMKK seem to drop off soon after departure. Looks like a ground radar limitation.
That sounds right. I've only transited that area East to West, coasting in around Da Nang to Bangkok and back and there's not a lot of reported radar coverage, even the HF is sketchy. In the age of digital ELTs, SATCOM, and ACARS, it's tough to imagine an airplane just disappearing.
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