LateralRiddle #1414
Same airline, same kind of plane, same route: Kim's flight from Los Angeles to New York took about an hour less than her flight home. No delays and no detours. Why?
Hint: Same plane, same pilot, so look outside the plane.
Answer
The jet stream blows west to east, giving eastbound flights a tailwind and westbound flights a headwind.
That high-altitude wind can add or subtract well over 100 mph of ground speed.
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