Timeline for Why do flight times differ between traveling East versus traveling West?
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| S Sep 6, 2021 at 1:57 | history | bounty ended | Ralph J♦ | ||
| S Sep 6, 2021 at 1:57 | history | notice removed | Ralph J♦ | ||
| Sep 5, 2021 at 0:34 | history | protected | Ralph J♦ | ||
| S Sep 4, 2021 at 23:37 | history | bounty started | Ralph J♦ | ||
| S Sep 4, 2021 at 23:37 | history | notice added | Ralph J♦ | Reward existing answer | |
| Sep 4, 2021 at 18:41 | comment | added | Pilothead | @DavidRicherby Here is a seven year late comment: The prevailing winds are affected by the rotation of the Earth via the Coriolis effect. See my answer below. | |
| Jul 31, 2021 at 8:48 | answer | added | Pilothead | timeline score: 15 | |
| S Dec 24, 2020 at 6:10 | history | suggested | skipper44 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Directions were incorrect, west-bound flights take longer than east-bound and not the other way around.
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| Mar 30, 2019 at 18:18 | answer | added | Robert DiGiovanni | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 16:39 | answer | added | Saurabh Kala | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Jan 16, 2016 at 11:21 | answer | added | RAJAGOPALAN. | timeline score: -4 | |
| May 28, 2015 at 21:40 | answer | added | Bassball Batman | timeline score: -1 | |
| Apr 14, 2014 at 3:06 | vote | accept | Yadav Chetan | ||
| Apr 2, 2014 at 3:28 | answer | added | radarbob | timeline score: -2 | |
| Mar 24, 2014 at 9:52 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackAviation/status/448034699169251328 | ||
| Mar 23, 2014 at 11:42 | comment | added | Simon | To add a little more "concreteness" to the question, many ocean crossings use tracks (routes) defined on a daily basis. The forecast wind is a major factor in defining these routes so that east bound traffic can take advantage of the winds aloft westerlies and west bounds can minimise the impact of head winds. See here for examples - pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/common/nat.html and here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Tracks | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 8:47 | comment | added | Paŭlo Ebermann | @DavidRicherby Actually, the jet streams are caused (indirectly) by the rotation of the earth. | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 2:45 | history | edited | Danny Beckett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 21, 2014 at 22:20 | comment | added | David Richerby | It has nothing to do with the rotation of the earth, since the atmosphere rotates with it. | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 18:47 | answer | added | user1698 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 17:11 | comment | added | casey | prevailing non-tropical winds are westerlies. Tailwinds flying east, headwinds flying west. | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 16:18 | answer | added | voretaq7 | timeline score: 37 | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 15:51 | history | edited | voretaq7 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 21, 2014 at 15:49 | history | migrated | from astronomy.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Mar 21, 2014 at 8:47 | answer | added | Robbie | timeline score: 17 | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 7:54 | history | asked | Yadav Chetan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |