Distance traveled by light in air?

Answer 1

The refractive index of air is 1.000293

The velocity of light in a medium is given by v = c/n, where n is the refractive index and c is the speed of light, 299792458 m/s

Therefore the velocity of light in air is (299792458 (m/s)/1.000293), or 299704644.5 m/s

Answer 2

There's no limit to the distance that light can travel in air.

The light does suffer some absorption, and therefore some attenuation,

as it travels through air. So there will be a question of how far it can go

before you can no longer detect it. But that's a question of your capability,

not the capability of the light.

Answer 3

Light travels at a speed of approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum. In air, which has a refractive index of approximately 1.0003, light travels slightly slower. So, for every second that passes, light will travel about 299,702 kilometers in air.

Answer 4

3.0*10^8 (300,000,000) meters per second. 186,000 miles per second

Answer 5

The speed of light through air is almost the same as the speed of light through a vacuum. The speed of light roughly is 3 * 10^8. Thus also roughly the speed of light air being that.

Answer 6

It travel 186,000mph.(300,000kph)