(Say from Miami to Los Angeles)
2007-05-29 05:18:34 · 7 answers · asked by Kennypat 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
at cruise a jet aircraft can fly somewhere near 450 - 500 knots. At 500 knots, and aircraft can travel 500 NM in one hour. NM is slightly larger than a ground mile (due to curvature of earth). 500 NM can take you from the western edge of EST to just past the eastern edge of mountain time. So you could be in 3 time zones, but only actually cross 1 (Central)
2007-05-29 06:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by cjdevlin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The time zones is the 48 states are 700 to 1000 miles across. The plane travelling at 500 mph would not completely cross a time zone in one hour.
2007-05-29 05:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by a simple man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 2/3 of one time zone. This makes sense based on the speed, and also on it being a 6 hour flight SF to Boston.
Now, if you are flying over the poll, you might pass through several time zones in one hours. They get narrower the close you get to 90 degrees latitude.
2007-05-29 07:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Carl M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To completely cross a time zone? Probably none. If you are talking about crossing a time zone boundary, then it might cross one. There may even be a place or two (where the time zones have a funky shape) that you may cross more, but generally speaking, just one boundary.
2007-05-29 06:13:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your example, it will cross four time zones.
However, if it flies across North America, say, from Miami to Bangor, ME, that's just one time zone. Dallas to Chicago is just one time zone.
2007-05-29 05:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In one hour of flying, it will either cross into a new one or remain in the one it took off in.
2007-05-29 05:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one hour of flying, you would not cross all four time zones, at most two, but probably only one
2007-05-29 05:26:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋