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How Far Can A Modern Twin Jet Fly On One Engine?
While engine failures these days are rare, they still happen from time to time. However, passengers don’t need to worry, as modern jets are designed to fly safely on one engine. (simpleflying.com) Más...Considering that not a single distance is given in the article to answer the question, the question should have been "how long can a modern twin jet fly on one engine." The answer is that ETOPS gives you a safe time and fuel in the tanks gives you the ultimate time.
Simple, however much fuel is in the tanks.
Might have something to do with the 'wind'.
For the distance flown, yes; for the time flown, no.