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Aircraft (and weather) travels in the direction of the eastward prevailing winds. High altitude aircraft have to deal with the jet stream. In the US that means westward flights coast-to-coast take an hour longer than eastward flights.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is faster flying west to east especially across the Atlantic.
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∙ 13y agoWest to East especially across the Atlantic or Continental USA is faster. This is because of the jet Stream. Check any airline website and get flight details and you will see this is true.
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∙ 9y agoTrade winds flow from the east to the west.
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What is the difference between trade winds and westerlies?
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
What are winds that blow from east to west between the tropics and the equator?
trade winds
In the Southern Hemisphere winds associated with a low-pressure system blow?
Counter clockwise outward from the center
What is the difference between trade winds and prevailing westerlies?
Polar easterlies are prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. Polar westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
Which way do global winds blow in the us?
west to east
Prevailing winds that blow from east to west?
Either the Polar Easterlies or the Trade Winds, depending on latitude.
What are winds called when they blow from east to west?
Winds blowing east to west or west to east are referred to as zonal winds
What winds blow from west to east?
the trade winds
Which ways do trade winds blow?
west to east
What directions do trade winds blow?
east to west
What is the difference between trade winds and westerlies?
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
What are winds that blow from east to west between the tropics and the equator?
trade winds
What are the winds that blow east to west on both sides of the equator are called?
Trade Winds.
In the Southern Hemisphere winds associated with a low-pressure system blow?
Counter clockwise outward from the center
What direction do the winds on the equator blow is east to west?
east to west
In what direction do the northeastern trade winds blow?
Oh my..... They blow from north east to south west. A wind direction is the way it is coming from.
From what direction do the trade winds of South America blow?
trade winds in the southern hemisphere blow from the southeast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
