The World’s Air Traffic Over 24 Hours (in 1 minute 12)

11/17/09  Print This Post Print This Post    8 Comments      Written by Carlo Alcos
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After spending the last two years living and working in Melbourne, Carlo finds himself homeless and unemployed. He's currently traveling with his wife and their Bike Fridays for the next, oh, say 1.5 years. Follow them at Vagabonderz.com.

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  • Paul Sullivan replied on November 18, 2009

    Wow. Intense. And pretty. But the first thing unfortunately that leaped to my mind is the horrifying levels of pollution / environmental destruction. Ugh.

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  • Nick replied on November 18, 2009

    Crazy-scary video.

    FYI – found it via Facebook, but clicking link there didn’t go to video, just to still picture of air traffic control room.

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  • Yu Hang Ng replied on November 18, 2009

    Fascinating! You can identify hubs in the areas with less air traffic – Mexico City, the UAE, Singapore, Bangkok all stand out.

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  • Daniel replied on November 18, 2009

    There’s almost a constant stream of traffic between West India and the Gulf, which is to be expected. Also predictable is the air traffic within India – it seems to flow mainly between the 6 metros. The U.S, Europe & East Asia look like they’ve been painted over in yellow and it’s beautiful the way the dots seem to disintegrate and then reappear as the darkness passes over them.

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  • Joel replied on November 18, 2009

    *jaw drops*

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  • Hal Amen replied on November 18, 2009

    Wow, no one flies the Southern Ocean, are the fat part of the South Pacific. Sweet vid.

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  • Nancy replied on November 19, 2009

    Crazy cool. I used to have a screensaver that did something similar. Other than the environmental concerns, it weirded me out to see some of the lone planes disappear without reaching their destination…Wonder what that’s all about.

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  • Matt Scott replied on November 23, 2009

    WOW- I’m scared!!! I’m glad I don’t have the job of trying to control that lot.

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