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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by Winkdaddy
I am looing at JFK-ATL on Delta.com and notice that the flight time ranges from 2:32 hours to 3 hours. Thats a 30 minute spread. Whats up with that? Difference in aircraft speed or anticipated wait time on tarmac or something else?

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1:45 flying time. 30 minutes in line for take-off. 17-45 minutes waiting for the gate to become available in ATL!
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