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Old 02-08-2016, 05:56 PM
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N35*55' minus N33*20' equals 155nm of north-south distance. The two airports are separated by 4' of longitude, which at 34* of latitude is 3.31 nm, (cosines of 34). So, very slightly more than 155nm

Hint: one minute of latitude equals one nautical mile

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