You are flying from denver to albuquerque. the distance is 349 miles between airports and takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to travel once the plane is in the air. it takes approximately 2 hours to check in to the airport and get seated. it takes 1 hour after seating for the plane to take off. it takes 1 hour once at the air port to disembark, and 1 hour to get a rental car and get back on the road. the whole trip can be driven by car in 6 hours. which trip is faster: car or plane?