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The answer depends on how fast the plane is flying.
linear motion
That depends on the angle of elevation
the distance is 2100 miles.
Well, it depends on whether you're talking about a coordinate plane, or a flying plane. You can graph points on a coordinate plane, that's easy. But the flying kind of plane, there are lots of angles involved; at what angle do I take-off/land? Speed, that's another thing, you need speed to be able to stay in the air. That requires math.