15 miles in a jet is the blink of an eye...
not if they remained at altitude and never began their approach and overflew it by 15 miles. that would be a long time.
They were only flying from Honolulu to Hilo on the big island of Hawaii, a distance of 214 miles. These guys must have been really sleepy.
>>15 miles in a jet is the blink of an eye...<<
Well, actually it’s a bit less than 3 minutes. Also, you don’t wait ‘till you’re over the airport to start down. They were probably at 20,000 or less. That means that they’d start down at 40-60 miles from the field.
When your eyes are shut, make sure they blink.