2007-05-17 11:33:19 · 6 answers · asked by pateljill 3 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
The Westbound flight takes longer, I think you got those mixed up... The jet stream always flows from west to east and creates favorable winds for flying... If it really does take longer for you to go east, its likely because the airports in New York are not ready for you or you are in a long line of slow traffic to land.
2007-05-17 15:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by ALOPILOT 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the previous posters are perfect suited. The jetstreams (the highways of the sky because it have been) predominantly bypass from West to East there by potential of making the flight from SFO to JFK much less time eating than going the different direction. IF the flight in to JFK takes longer than the opposite trip its normally as a results of air site visitors administration themes in the northeast hall. each and every so often, the opposite trip would be shorter in length yet that's seldom considered and normally once you have some fortunate wind modern.
2016-12-11 12:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. Flying west to east is quicker than east to west because of the jet stream.
2007-05-17 14:17:09 · answer #3 · answered by EHFAR 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
winds from the atlactic and gulf of mexico create wind resistance from the colorado rockies on. same thing happens whe you travel from sfo to hawaii, it takes longer to get there than to get back because the winds from the pacific are pushing the plane.
2007-05-17 11:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by resiste_lfc 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
See there is thing call "wind" in the air and it's harder to fly against it than with it.
2007-05-17 11:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by Just a friend. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on your your question.
If you are talking actual time, the wind is the answer.
If you are talking about the time printed on your ticket, the answer is time zones.
2007-05-17 11:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by CCpher 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋