stackyFACTSThe exact same airplane will violently struggle to take off near the equator compared to the poles. Hot equatorial air is significantly less dense, meaning there are physically fewer air molecules for the wings to push against. This forces aircraft to race much faster down the runway just to achieve the bare minimum lift.
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