A glimpse into the busy job of an air traffic controller is offered in a new video showing how many planes are above our heads.
Britain's air traffic controller Nats has produced a video showing what plane-filled skies look like on a typical summer day.
The illustration combines UK radar data and European flight plan information from two days in June and July.
Nats says a few highlights include the North Atlantic tracks that connect Europe with North America, the airways that run up the spine of the UK, the holding stacks at London's capacity-stretched airports and the military manoeuvres off Anglesey in Wales.
"Airspace might be the invisible infrastructure," Nats says.
"But it is every bit as important as the road, rail and utility networks we all rely on everyday. It is the lifeblood of our island economy, connecting the UK to the rest of the world.
"Getting it right matters and we all have a stake in it.
"We hope you enjoy it and that is acts as a small reminder of the incredible work air traffic controllers, working with pilots and ground crew, do every single day."
Link to the video: http://news.sky.com/story/1224149/airspace-video-shows-skies-teeming-with-jets
This is one of the best looking videos I've seen in a long time.
It's interesting to see the paths that flights take and how organized they are, as well as just how many planes there are flying above our heads at any given time.
Britain's air traffic controller Nats has produced a video showing what plane-filled skies look like on a typical summer day.
The illustration combines UK radar data and European flight plan information from two days in June and July.
Nats says a few highlights include the North Atlantic tracks that connect Europe with North America, the airways that run up the spine of the UK, the holding stacks at London's capacity-stretched airports and the military manoeuvres off Anglesey in Wales.
"Airspace might be the invisible infrastructure," Nats says.
"But it is every bit as important as the road, rail and utility networks we all rely on everyday. It is the lifeblood of our island economy, connecting the UK to the rest of the world.
"Getting it right matters and we all have a stake in it.
"We hope you enjoy it and that is acts as a small reminder of the incredible work air traffic controllers, working with pilots and ground crew, do every single day."
Link to the video: http://news.sky.com/story/1224149/airspace-video-shows-skies-teeming-with-jets
This is one of the best looking videos I've seen in a long time.
It's interesting to see the paths that flights take and how organized they are, as well as just how many planes there are flying above our heads at any given time.
