Lesson Performance Task When planning an airplane route, the trip planner must be careful to consider the range the aircraft can travel and th availability of airports to stop and refuel. A large commercial jet airplane burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile flown, plus about 8500 gallons of fuel per trip to reach cruising altitude. With a useable fuel capacity of 50,000 gallons (there is additional fuel reserved for emergencies), describe the acceptable distance for which an airline could establish a non-stop flight.

For flights originating from Chicago, determine which cities could be safely reached by a non-stop flight.
Distance from Chicago (miles)
Bangalore, India 8530
Jakarta, Indonesia 9810
Johannesburg, South Africa 8680
Moscow, Russia 4970
Paris, France 4130
Perth, Australia 10,970
Tokyo, Japan 6300

Please Answer Before 10:30 p. m.​