Also in aviation, but with caveats; you want to take off and land with a headwind, because the headwind gives a greater airspeed which means greater lift.
replyThis is true for takeoffs but not for landings. You want to land with a headwind because this means that for the same airspeed you have a lower groundspeed, i.e. when you actually touch down you're going slower on the runway than if you touched down at the same airspeed but with a tailwind.
replyIn other words, it's because of the greater lift.
replyAh
replySurely a headwind makes an aircraft travel slower over the ground so it takes longer to reach the destination?
replyCorrect. See e.g.:
replyhttps://www.businessinsider.com/3-aircraft-fly-new-york-to-l...