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by Marianne Hicks on June 14th, 2005

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At what speed does the average commercial jet fly?

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  • by jalex137 on June 23rd, 2005

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    The larger jets that fly transcontinental and transoceanic routes will have cruise speeds in the 500-600 mph range (around .8 mach). That's airspeed. Headwinds and tailwinds will add to or subtract from that for groundspeed. I once flew in a 747 over the Pacific returning from Asia. We got in the jetstream and picked up a 150 mph tailwind, which put our groundspeed over 700 mph.

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    • I was on a flight a couple of weeks ago when the pilot announced that our speed over the ground was 760 mph - amazing.

      Brian I

      by Brian I on December 10th, 2010

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