Why your return flight takes longer than the way out
The same route, two different flight times. The jet stream is the reason, and it can add or subtract more than an hour.
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The longest flights in the world right now
Nonstop routes that keep you in the air for the better part of a day, ranked, with the distances and times.
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How to figure out what time you will land
Time zones, red-eyes, and next-day arrivals, explained. Plus the fast way to get your real arrival time.
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How is flight time calculated?
Great-circle distance, cruise speed, wind, and the taxi time airlines add. The four steps behind a real estimate.
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What does gate to gate mean?
Gate to gate, air time, block time, and the padded number on your ticket. What each one actually measures.
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The busiest flight routes in the world
The short domestic shuttles and international corridors that move the most people, and how long they take.
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How long is a red-eye flight?
What a red-eye is, how long they last, why they land so early, and how to arrive feeling less wrecked.
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The shortest flights in the world
Scheduled flights that last minutes, including one under two minutes, and why these tiny hops exist.
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