Subject- Aeronautical Navigation

Topic- Air Navigation Basics

Subtopic- Change of longitude, Dlong & Mlong.
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 Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will be

able to calculate;
Change of Longitude ChLong
Difference in Longitude DLong
Mean Longitude MLong
Change of Longitude (CH LONG) LO: Calculate Ch Long
It is used to express the difference
between two meridians.

Values are expressed in exactly

same manner as Ch Lat.

E & W shows the direction of

travel.

The value of Ch Long can’t exceed

180°
Calculation of Change of Longitude(Both LO: Calculate Ch Long
points in same hemisphere)
Step 1-Find the difference
Example 1- Calculate Ch Long between the 2 points. Simply
between position A 165°W & subtract the smallest from largest.
Position B 103°W? Assume
that the aircraft is flying from
A to B. Step 2- Note the direction of the
change. Anticlockwise-E,
In this case; Clockwise-W
165° - 103° = 62°

In this case, the

aircraft is traveling So the
answer is
from A to B 62°E
(Anticlockwise), so E.
Exercise 1 LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Calculate Ch Long between
position A 009°33’W &
Position B 156°45’W? Assume
that the aircraft is flying from 156 W
A to B.
Step 1-Find the difference
between the 2 points. Simply West East
subtract the smallest from largest.
009 W
Step 2- Note the direction of the
change. Anticlockwise-E,
Clockwise-W
Exercise 2 LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Calculate Ch Long between
position A 153°33’E & Position B
078°44’E? Assume that the
aircraft is flying from A to B. 153 E

Step 1-Find the difference

078 E
between the 2 points. Simply West East
subtract the smallest from largest.

Step 2- Note the direction of the

change. Anticlockwise-E,
Clockwise-W
Exercise 3 LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Calculate Ch Long between
position A 143°24’E & Position B
179 E
179°15’E? Assume that the
aircraft is flying from A to B. 143 E

Step 1-Find the difference

between the 2 points. Simply West East
subtract the smallest from largest.

Step 2- Note the direction of the

change. Anticlockwise-E,
Clockwise-W
Calculation of Change of Longitude(Both LO: Calculate Ch Long
points in different hemisphere) Step 1-Find the difference
Example 1- Calculate Ch Long between 180 & the first point.
between position A 165°W & Step 2-Find the difference
Position B 170°E? Assume between 180 & the second point.
that the aircraft is flying from
Step 3- Add the two together.
A to B.
180° - 165° = 15° Step 4- Note the direction of the
change. Anticlockwise-E,
180° - 170° = 10° Clockwise-W

10° - 15° = 25°

In this case, the aircraft is traveling Answer
from A to B (Clockwise), so W. is 25°W
 Exercise 4 LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Calculate Ch Long between
position A 144°23’W & Position
B 103°33’E? Assume that the
aircraft is flying from A to B.
144 W 102 E
Step 1-Find the difference between
180 & the first point.
Step 2-Find the difference between West East
180 & the second point.

Step 3- Add the two together.

Step 4- Note the direction of the

change. Anticlockwise-E,
Clockwise-W
 Exercise 5 LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Calculate Ch Long between
position A 077°55’W & Position
B 178°44’E? Assume that the 178 E
aircraft is flying from A to B.

Step 1-Find the difference between

180 & the first point.
Step 2-Find the difference between 077 W
West East
180 & the second point.

Step 3- Add the two together.

Step 4- Note the direction of the

change. Anticlockwise-E,
Clockwise-W
Mean Latitude LO: Calculate Ch Long & D Long
Mean Longitude is calculated in the same way as mean latitude.

It is rarely used in aviation.

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