Video of plane passing overhead in opposite direction stuns viewers with how fast they really fly
Published on Aug 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Aug 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Check out this incredible footage that really helps to illustrate just how fast planes fly.
Commercial airplanes usually cruise between 475 and 575mph, but when you’re on board, or looking up from the ground, it’s hard to understand how fast that is.
This neat footage, filmed from a plane, shows the moment another plane flies overhead in the opposite direction.
And it really helps to give a bit of context to just how fast they can move.
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With a background in both local and national press in the UK, Claire moved to New Zealand before joining the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in May 2024. As a Senior Content Writer working on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), Claire was the first writer on the team to make the site’s output a slick 24/7 operation covering the latest in automotive news.
