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Why does it take longer to fly from east to west on an airplane?

  • Written by Skip Bailey, Aviation Institute Flight Training Coordinator and Instructor, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageThe jet stream can have a big impact on how long a plane ride will last.Aeroprints via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAimage

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