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Eastbound flights are faster than westbound flights.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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6 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that Eastbound flights are faster than westbound flights?

Partly. Several aviation sources say eastbound flights are faster because they ride the jet stream, though each covers only specific routes or passing remarks. One statistics discussion states the opposite, that westbound flights tend to be faster, so the evidence is mixed and partial.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 6
Why do eastbound transpacific flights fly at lower latitudes than their westbound counterparts?
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Why do eastbound transpacific flights fly at lower latitudes than their westbound counterparts?. (n.d.). aviation.stackexchange.com. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/72575

Evidence against · 2
Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science
2012
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Zachazewski, J. E. & Magee, D. J. (2012). Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=rjjBOsGzkS8C&dq=Eastbound+flights+are+faster+than+westbound+flights.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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Why are westbound transatlantic routes located hundreds of km away from eastbound routes?
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Why are westbound transatlantic routes located hundreds of km away from eastbound routes?. (n.d.). aviation.stackexchange.com. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/29729

Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on Transatlantic Flight Routes and Clear-Air Turbulence
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Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on Transatlantic Flight Routes and Clear-Air Turbulence. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1175/jamc-d-15-0261.1

Aviation Turbulence
2016
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Sharman, R. & Lane, T. (2016). Aviation Turbulence. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=jv6ODAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

fitted regression line interpretation?
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fitted regression line interpretation?. (n.d.). math.stackexchange.com. https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3239916

Earth Environments
2020
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Huddart, D. & Stott, T. A. (2020). Earth Environments. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=Fb64DwAAQBAJ&dq=Eastbound+flights+are+faster+than+westbound+flights.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

More against · 1
Influential observations and Outliers in Linear Regression model
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Influential observations and Outliers in Linear Regression model. (n.d.). stats.stackexchange.com. https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/350775

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