What states does a plane pass over on a flight from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY

What states does a plane pass over on a flight from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY?
Or does it depend? I'm really not sure, but I've always wondered. And if it depends, what states is the plane more likely to go over? Does it matter if it's a non-stop flight? I think it does, but again I'm not entirely sure. I'm thinking of taking a trip and I was hoping to know what states I'd be passing over before hand, not just hear it from the pilot as it happens. Any help is appreciated!
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Airplanes follow certain set routes, and, as with highways, there is often more than one. I'm sure that's the case with transcontinental flights, there being more northern and southern routes. They would be used to avoid crowded skies or bad weather or take advantage of the wind. The East-to-West and West-to-East routes might be slightly different too. To get a rough idea, just take a map of the US and draw a straight line from LA to NY. The route might be somewhat North or South of that, and it might be slightly curved on a flat map, but it would give you a good idea. Any flight that stopped along the way would almost certainly have to deviate from the direct route, because places like Chicago or Dallas or St Louis don't necessarily conveniently fall on the direct route.
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It does vary from flight to flight. For instance, you may have to fly around a storm. I just pulled up a flight from LAX to JFK and it's passing through California, the tip of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, the tip of Arkansas, Missouri, the tip of Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, then New York.
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There is no way to predict it in advance. The route can vary from day-to-day depending on weather, air traffic, and prevailing winds. The airline may request a specific route from air traffic control but not get it. They might request a different route tomorrow in order to take advantage of prevailing winds or to avoid thunderstorms. On my last trip, the route on the outbound flight was different from the route for the return flight. That's not unusual. Sometimes, even the pilot doesn't know the exact route until after departure. For transatlantic flights, the pilot does not receive the route over the ocean until after the aircraft is airborne! He only knows the route to the transatlantic crossing point at takeoff.
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It depends. For a nonstop flight it depends mostly on weather and air traffic considerations. For a connecting flight (or through flight with intermediate stop) the plane of course has to fly over, at least, the state where it is going to land before heading to new york.
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Kelly, the route depends on any en-route stops, and the winds and weather. Long haul flight plans are made by computers which figure the load to be carried, the en-route temperature and the en-route winds. With fuel costing what it does, there may be $10,000 or more difference in fuel costs between one route and another. Go to the URL shown below and put in your flight number and you can see what route the flight is taking today. Look again tomorrow and see if it has changed. You can look at the city pairs and see each of the different flights and see what routes they are using. The weather channel meteorologists usually show the jet stream and aircraft fly in it when they can. Regards, Dan
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yeah, it does depend on numerous things (weather is one of them) I think a flight from LA to New York would probably pass over the lower midwest states and the southern states because geographically, LA is lower than NY.

How long is a flight from los angeles to reno nevada

How long is a flight from los angeles to reno nevada?
I'm waiting for the guy I like to text me... and hes going to after his flight ,I just want to see how late I have to stay up!
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OMG THATS LIKE ASKING "HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING' TOTALLY AMBIGUOUS
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ur so in love...
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A direct flight from Los Angeles to Reno is approx. 1 Hrs 34 Min.
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im not sure how long you could stay up,.but you should stay at least up to 12:00 AM or sooner. i also had never been in or flying in a plain in my life.

how is a flight from Los Angeles to London shorter than a trip from Atlanta to London

how is a flight from Los Angeles to London shorter than a trip from Atlanta to London?
It just doesn't seem logical to me how it would be a shorter flight between a city over 2,000 more miles away. Do they fly over the polar ice caps like when they fly to Australia? I got this information from flightaware.com. I just happened to see it. Thanks!
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yeah it has to do with the curve of the earth.
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with Atlanta to London they have to fly over water and it is harder for planes to fly over water than it is to fly over land. with San Fransisco they fly over land then they fly over a small patch of water so it doesn't hurt the plane as much as if they were flying over just water. and also some planes are designed to fly just over land and some are design to fly just over water or they could do both. And some planes are only designed to fly up to a certain altitude that's why you see on most smaller planes that the altitude level only goes to about 13,000 feet. So it just depends what type of planes you are trying to get on because if you get on a larger plane in San Fransisco it can go over water really easily.But if you get on a smaller plane in San Fransisco the plane will be able to fly over land easily but when it gets to the water it might start having problems.Good luck!

How long is a airplane flight from Los Angeles to Tampa,Florida

How long is a airplane flight from Los Angeles to Tampa,Florida?
Im having a trip to Florida for the first time I ride a plane every summer but always to Canada since i was a baby so this is my first trip anywhere else so I don't know how long the duration of the flight is to Florida from LA There are No Stops during the flight
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2-3 hours
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anywhere from 5 to 8 hrs depending on how many stops. just check airlines flight info for actual time
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4 hours at the least.
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Exact duration depends on which airport in Florida and which in LA, etc. But, it will probably be between 5 1/2 and 6 hours from Florida to LA (for example, flying from Tampa to LAX is about 5 hours and 25 minutes; from Fort Lauderdale to LAX is about 5 hours and 55 minutes). Coming back will be shorter because of tailwinds (e.g., 4 hours and 45 minutes from LAX to Ft. Lauderdale).
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Delta Air Lines is the only airline that offers non-stop flights from Los Angeles Int'l Airport (LAX) to Tampa Int'l Airport (TPA). For the month of March, they have 2 daily flights with a scheduled flight time of 4h 30m to 4h 34m depending on your choice of flight. Just FYI - Delta flight DL1781 departs LAX at 10:50am and arrives in TPA at 6:24pm after a flight time of 4 hours & 34 minutes. Delta flight DL341 leaves 10:30pm and arrives in TPA the next morning at 6:00am for a flight time of 4 hours and 30 minutes. The actual flight time will depend on the winds, speed of the aircraft and the actual route the aircraft flies. Enjoy your trip.

How long is a flight from Los Angeles, CA to Lisbon, Portugal

How long is a flight from Los Angeles, CA to Lisbon, Portugal?
I might be going next year and I want to plan very far ahead to be able to handle the flight if it is a long one.
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Overall flight time: 16h 15m one stop Los Angeles to Lisbon (LAX - LIS) Connects at Philadelphia (PHL) Check http://flightsnhotels.blogspot.com
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Travel Route: Los Angeles Intl, Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Lisboa, Lisbon, PT (LIS) One Way Distances: Distance 5670 miles 9130 km
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If you were to get a direct flight it would be approx. 10 Hrs 51 Min. You can get flight times for airports all over the world at http://www.jets.com/