Estudo mostra que as rotas de voo sul-americanas entre Mendoza e Santiago são as mais turbulentas. Study finds South American flight routes between Mendoza and Santiago most turbulent.

Um estudo de Turbli, analisando dados da NOAA e do Met Office do Reino Unido, encontrou as rotas aéreas mais turbulentas entre Mendoza e Santiago, seguidas por rotas entre Córdoba e Santiago, e Mendoza e Salta, todos na América do Sul. A study by Turbli, analyzing data from NOAA and the UK Met Office, found the most turbulent air routes to be between Mendoza and Santiago, followed by routes between Cordoba and Santiago, and Mendoza and Salta, all in South America. A turbulência, causada por frentes, cisalhamento do vento e tempestades, pode variar de pequenas colisões a graves interrupções, potencialmente afetando os voos nessas rotas. Turbulence, caused by fronts, wind shear, and thunderstorms, can range from minor bumps to severe disruptions, potentially affecting flights on these routes.