Another way to say this is that, since most fatal accidents occur during takeoff and landing, a flight from St. Louis to Chicago is about as safe as one from Ne

Another way to say this is that, since most fatal accidents occur during takeoff and landing, a flight from St. Louis to Chicago is about as safe as one from New York to Tokyo. If you measure based on time or distance, you'll get wildly different numbers. But that time and distance doesn't really matter.