# Is this track correct?

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 25, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268 "2007-04-25T19:53:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dersgniw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dersgniw](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dersgniw)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268/1 "2007-04-25T19:53:49Z")

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Just browsing around some of the tracks and this flight on the 24th from CMH to JFK - [flightaware.com/live/flight/BTA6 … /KCMH/KJFK](http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BTA6098/history/20070425/0033Z/KCMH/KJFK) does a couple little loopy-loops mid flight. I imagine they were just wasting time due to delays, but I haven’t seen this before. There are a lot of JFK flights that definitely take what seems like the long way.

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**Author:** ![jreeves](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jreeves/32/52620_2.png) [@jreeves](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jreeves)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268/2 "2007-04-25T20:04:39Z")

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Welcome to FA-

Yes, the flight track looks correct and typical for a busy day to JFK. The “loopy loops” are [Holds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_%28aviation%29) imposed by ATC, mostly likely to provide sequencing to the JFK LENDY arrival ([STAR](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Terminal_Arrival)). The flight went so far north to join the LENDY arrival. LENDY would have been selected based on prevailing winds or traffic on other possible arrivals.

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**Author:** ![hlthsrch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@hlthsrch](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/hlthsrch)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268/3 "2007-04-26T06:21:08Z")

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I have flown many time from LAX to JFK and have experienced that same holding pattern…round and round we go …sometimes for hours

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**Author:** ![dersgniw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dersgniw](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dersgniw)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/is-this-track-correct/3268/4 "2007-04-26T13:41:12Z")

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Thanks for the info. I figured it was probably due to delays, I just have always circled closer to the airport.