The phaser beam has to be traveling much faster 80 k/h, because a passenger plane travels at 926 kph. A phaser beam is going to be exponentially faster because it is almost there instantly. It can reach the surface of a planet from the highest part of a planet's atmosphere almost instantly, too, which means that it has to be traveling at about 100 times the speed of a rocket. Or something like that, anyways. However, it also can't be traveling at the speed of light, because phasers don't use photons, and they don't have a warp field to sustain that speed. According to Memory Alpha Star Trek Wiki, phasers and disruptors use nadions, which are artificially generated particles.

The phaser beam has to be traveling much faster 80 k/h, because a passenger plane travels at 926 kph. A phaser beam is going to be exponentially faster because it is almost there instantly. It can reach the surface of a planet from the highest part of a planet's atmosphere almost instantly, too, which means that it has to be traveling at 100s of times the speed of a rocket. In Star Trek: The Next Generation "Encounter at Farpoint," the Enterprise shoots a beam down to the surface that hit the surface almost instantly. However, it also can't be traveling at the speed of light, because phasers don't use photons, and they don't have a warp field to sustain that speed. According to Memory Alpha Star Trek Wiki, phasers and disruptors use nadions, which are artificially generated particles. Here's a link: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Nadion

The phaser beam has to be traveling much faster 80 k/h, because a passenger plane travels at 926 kph. A phaser beam is going to be exponentially faster because it is almost there instantly. It can reach the surface of a planet from the highest part of a planet's atmosphere almost instantly, too, which means that it has to be traveling at about 100 times the speed of a rocket. Or something like that, anyways. However, it also can't be traveling at the speed of light, because phasers don't use photons, and they don't have a warp field to sustain that speed. Plus, as said above, their movement is visible, and you don't really see light moving that way.

The phaser beam has to be traveling much faster 80 k/h, because a passenger plane travels at 926 kph. A phaser beam is going to be exponentially faster because it is almost there instantly. It can reach the surface of a planet from the highest part of a planet's atmosphere almost instantly, too, which means that it has to be traveling at about 100 times the speed of a rocket. Or something like that, anyways. However, it also can't be traveling at the speed of light, because phasers don't use photons, and they don't have a warp field to sustain that speed. According to Memory Alpha Star Trek Wiki, phasers and disruptors use nadions, which are artificially generated particles.