Which route has the shortest diamond mile distance among the following?

Which route has the shortest diamond mile distance among the following?

• A. V245 coming out JAN APCH — 26 miles SW MHZ
• B. V555 coming out JAN APCH heading toward SQS — 17 miles NE MHZ
• C. HAZAL to MCB — 37 miles
• D. MLU to MHZ — 98 miles

Answer: (B)

Diamond mile distance is the published distance along a route from the entry point to the next fix. To find the shortest, you look for the leg with the smallest distance value. In this set, the route that exits JAN APCH on V555 toward SQS has the smallest published distance (to MHZ), so it is the shortest. The other options show longer distances, so they are not the shortest.

Diamond mile distance is the published distance along a route from the entry point to the next fix. To find the shortest, you look for the leg with the smallest distance value. In this set, the route that exits JAN APCH on V555 toward SQS has the smallest published distance (to MHZ), so it is the shortest. The other options show longer distances, so they are not the shortest.