Mr. STERN: So a few weeks after the Pluto encounter when we've chosen our target, we'll fire the engines of the spacecraft, but we'll have to fly a distance something like from here to the sun or twice that far to reach these Kuiper Belt objects.

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We fine-tuned models so that our fleet would fly the least distance and burn the least fuel.

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"We're the only city that has a city center airport where tourists and business people can fly right to within walking distance of the major venues, " said John Morand of the Toronto Harbor Commission.

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Another one, who was a plane ride away, offered to fly in for an interview in case her distance would affect her chances of being hired.

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With a Parajet on your back, you can fly up to 2, 500 meters (8, 000 feet), traveling a distance of 160km (100 miles) at a speed of up to 75kph (46mph).

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The trip from Beijing to Shanghai, a distance of about 1, 120km, costs far more by road than it does to fly.

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