Nautical Miles and Flight Planning
Grade 71 min
Learning Objective
I can use formulas to convert miles to nautical miles and calculate flight time for a flight plan.
Lesson Flow
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What is a Nautical Mile?
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Practice
12 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“A flight is planned for a distance of 632 miles. Approximately how many nautical miles is this? Show your work. A plane needs to travel 345 nautical miles. If it flies at a speed of 230 knots, how long will the flight take in hours? Show your work. You are planning a flight and have calculated the distance to be 920 miles. Your plane's speed is 250 knots. Calculate the approximate flight time in hours. Show your work.”
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