Why are distance readings on airplanes inaccurate?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-09-16 08:23:51

Social Science

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I was on a flight and we were flying above a city and when I saw the distance reading on the screen to the destination city it was a significant amount less than the distance that I am use to driving between the 2 cities. Why are the plane readings for distance so inaccurate