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At a Glance A jet stream with winds greater than 200 mph shortened flights over the North Atlantic this weekend.

British Airways flight 112 set a new record fastest subsonic flight time for a New York to London trip.

The jet stream was also responsible for spawning Storm Ciara in northwest Europe. A British Airways flight this weekend set a new subsonic record for the fastest New York to London trip while riding through a strong North Atlantic jet stream.

Maximum winds in the jet stream have been more than 200 mph over the North Atlantic this weekend. The jet stream is a narrow ribbon of strong winds about 30,000 feet high in the atmosphere. Since most commercial planes fly at jet stream level, a 200-plus-mph tailwind can shave off flight time from the United States to Europe.

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/0205_n_atlantic-jet-dvt_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/0205_n_atlantic-jet-dvt_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/0205_n_atlantic-jet-dvt_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > Jet Stream Computer model depiction of the powerful jet stream over the North Atlantic on Sunday morning.

Some commercial planes had a ground speed over 800 mph as they zoomed over the North Atlantic this weekend. For reference, the average ground speed of a jet airliner at cruising altitude (around 30,000 feet) ranges from 590 to 650 mph.

A Boeing 747-400 operated by British Airways from New York to London was one of the aircraft to have a ground speed over 800 mph for a part of its flight. The speed boost allowed British Airways flight 112 to complete its trip in four hours and 56 minutes . That's more than an hour shorter than its average flight time of six hours and 13 minutes , according to flightradar24.com

It also set a record for the quickest subsonic flight from New York to London. The previous record was five hours and 13 minutes.

The Concorde still holds the commercial New York to London record, but it was a supersonic aircraft. Its shortest flight was two hours and 52 minutes on Feb. 7, 1996 . The joint British Airways-Air France airliner that flew at twice the speed of sound officially retired in 2003.

Parts of northwest Europe are seeing damaging winds, heavy rain and pounding seas from Storm Ciara on Sunday. Ciara was spawned by the same powerhouse jet stream that shortened flights over the North Atlantic.

(MORE: Storm Ciara Batters Northwest Europe)

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