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Why does a flight from seattle to new york city take less time than a flight from New York city to seattle?
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∙ 14y ago
The Jet stream often gives a strong tail wind when heading east. It is the same across the Atlantic Ocean. Heading westbound, however will produce a strong head wind. There can sometimes be a difference in flight times of 1 hour or even more.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThis is because the jet stream causes strong head or tail winds high in the atmosphere. This varies trip times.
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∙ 14y agoWhen you fly west, you are going against the predominant wind patters (aka the "headwind"), so the flight takes longer.
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