I hope I convey my point probably, but why do planes go so many thousands of feet in the air? Is it faster that way, or could they achieve similar flight times at a lower altitude?
Does it have something to do with the curvature of the earth?
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In addition to the fuel efficiency reason the air is much less turbulent in that layer of air than it is in the layer with almost all the clouds and weather.
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