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General forums => General forum => Topic started by: daysleeper on December 26, 2015, 02:51:54 PM

Title: Return flight slower?
Post by: daysleeper on December 26, 2015, 02:51:54 PM
Hey,

I am new to the game, but I was wondering the following. I scheduled a flight from Denver to London, and somehow the flight back to Denver takes one hour longer than DEN-LHR (10h30m vs 9h30m). See the screenshot attached. The distance should be the same. How is this possible?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: bdnascar3 on December 26, 2015, 03:08:24 PM
Winds
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: daysleeper on December 26, 2015, 03:20:26 PM
Thanks :)
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: Matt Elphick on December 26, 2015, 03:20:58 PM
It is also that the earth is moving against the direction of the plane so the distance will actually be longer.
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: Cardinal on December 28, 2015, 04:58:04 AM
If you hover over the ? next to the flight time, it breaks down everything: taxi time, total time aloft, and how breezy it is upstairs.
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: fedot12345 on December 28, 2015, 10:53:53 AM
jetstream heading east over the atlantic explains it all...
Title: Re: Return flight slower?
Post by: qwert5479 on January 28, 2016, 10:20:49 AM
Quote from: Matt Elphick on December 26, 2015, 03:20:58 PM
It is also that the earth is moving against the direction of the plane so the distance will actually be longer.

If it worked like that, and plane had to catch up with the rotation of the earth, you'd be headed to Denver backwards over Asia.  The return flight is slower because of the jet stream.   Has nothing to do with the planet's rotation.
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