Stunning time-lapse visualises flight paths over the UK

LONDON — The UK's airspace is already a pretty crowded place, even without the imminent influx of drones this Christmas. Each year some 2.2 million flights whisk 220 million passengers into, out of and across the country, all overseen by the watchful eyes of air traffic control services like NATS.

These journeys create a data footprint across the skies, which NATS has visualised in a stunning new time-lapse. Taking radar data from over 7,000 flights, the clip shows a standard day of aviation in the UK, beginning with an aeronautical invasion from the US between midnight and 5am before the islands light up with activity. Read more...

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