Does anyone know why it takes 6.5 hours to fly from London - NY but only 5.5 hours to fly back (NY - London)?

Answer 1

The high-altitude jet stream that travels from west to east slows the plane down on the way west (to NY) and speeds it up on the way east. Might want to check out Weather.com or watch the weather channel in the States to learn more about the jet stream.

Answer 2

Jetstream. For example flying agaisnt it a boeing 747 or suchlike would fly 60mph slower then if there were flying with the jetstream.

Makes a hour different in a 6 - 7 hour flight

Answer 3

It is the jetstream. High speed air current travels from West to East around the globe - so when you from from London you are heading into the jetstream and when you fly back to London it is behind you - hence the shorter trip.

Answer 4

I live in Germany and frequently fly back home to Canada...it takes significantly less time to travel east because of the wind direction...it's strange, I know.

Answer 5

The jet stream flows west to east so flying west you are going against the wind and flying east you are going with it.

Answer 6

I think it's called a Jetstream or wind current. Something to do with the wind, but I'm no scientist.

Answer 7

because of time change and because they fly slower from london to ny

Answer 8

Heading east, the flight benefits from the "tail wind". See the definition of tail wind here: http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/t/t0018400.html

Hope that helps!

Answer 9

time change over the Atlantic Ocean.

B-Cool

Answer 10

time zone difference