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Old 22nd Feb 2019, 12:59
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by togsdragracing
Dumb question: is this stuff measured wheels off to wheels down, or gate to gate?
There's no such thing as a dumb question, only a dumb answer.

The timings for last month's record-breaking Norwegian JFK-LGW flight were (all Z):
Out: 16:20
Off: 16:36
On: 21:47
In: 21:55

So the claimed 5 hrs 11 mins was from wheels-off to wheels-on.
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