Video – 24 Hour Period Worldwide Air Traffic Simulation

By Wednesday September 24, 2008

It’s interesting to see how air traffic drops during night hours.



13 Comments
  1. mthrnite says:
    9/24/2008 at 4:23 am

    I can see my house from here!

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  2. jbenson2 says:
    9/24/2008 at 4:40 am

    Al Gore’s comment: Oh my God – look at that Carbon Footprint!

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  3. Al Gore says:
    9/24/2008 at 4:54 am

    And there I go …. turn the page!

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  4. Paddy-O says:
    9/24/2008 at 4:56 am

    I just saw my lost luggage!

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  5. Ron Larson says:
    9/24/2008 at 6:08 am

    The most interesting part is the trans-Atlantic traffic between the US and Europe. During the first half it looks like all traffic goes east to Europe. During the second half, it reverses and it all goes west to the US.

    That route, unlike the others, seems like a commuter route.

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  6. Paddy-O says:
    9/24/2008 at 6:11 am

    #5 “That route, unlike the others, seems like a commuter route.”

    It is. That route alone filled my passport pages beyond capacity.

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  7. GigG says:
    9/24/2008 at 6:51 am

    That video doesn’t show it very well but the FedEx push is a thing of beauty.

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  8. GigG says:
    9/24/2008 at 6:52 am

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  9. Gully says:
    9/24/2008 at 8:47 am

    that is pretty good, although i cant see the uk as the planes seem to cover it.

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  10. Paddy-O says:
    9/24/2008 at 9:35 am

    #8 “Yeah, but it’s still against the law, isn’t it?”

    I can see the cocaine shipments going from LAX —> St. Louis then to the rest of the country.

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  11. jbellies says:
    9/24/2008 at 10:31 am

    After midnight, flights do tail off a lot.

    Interesting to compare Australia with Europe. Australian flights leave immediately at dawn, while Europe waits a while. Cultural difference? No. It’s Northern Hemisphere summer, and airlines prefer schedules that work year-round.

    Trans-Atlantic flights, even from South America, like to arrive in Europe in the morning.

    Europe probably has more local laws prohibiting nighttime takeoffs and landings.

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  12. John says:
    9/24/2008 at 11:37 am

    This is video a copy of the Star Alliance Flight status screen saver. It is ten times better to view it as the screen saver. Very cool.

    http://www.staralliance.com/en/travellers/tools_services/screensaver.html

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  13. joe says:
    9/24/2008 at 6:28 pm

    Where are those planes near Antarctica going?

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