A Day in the Life of Air Traffic Over the United States

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Uploaded by on Feb 19, 2010

Courtesy NASA

FACET is a simulation tool for exploring advanced air traffic management concepts.
An efficient and effective air traffic management system is vital to the U.S. transportation infrastructure. Since 1978, when the airline industry was deregulated, the inflation adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by 62 percent. In this same time period, total output of scheduled passenger air transportation (as measured by Revenue Passenger Miles) has increased by 190 percent and total airfreight ton miles have increased by 289 percent. Since 1997, flight delays have skyrocketed - doubling in only four years. These trends are expected to continue. In 1998, airline delays in the U.S. cost industry and passengers $4.5 billion -- the equivalent of a 7 percent tax on every dollar collected by all the domestic airlines combined.

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  • Let me add the Two holes in Nevada and California is Nellis air force range and Area 51 hah/

  • Thats actually really interesting - especially as a new day dawns and you can see the traffic pick up from east to west.

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  • looks like sperm...

  • @davidjohncook

    That's hilarious :-D lol

  • @1991maulwurf Aircars.

  • LOL. At 2:05 on the far right it looks like a plane spins around a few times and vanishes into the sea.

  • are these yellow spots cars or planes?

  • Really puts the odds into perspective. I'll think of this next time I'm scared to fly.

  • Thanks to RVSM!

  • look at bermuda triangle

  • VERY interesting video. Science is awsome, making us able to get this far

  • What about the Bermuda Triangle? Is one a secret place there as well. Pretty cool animation.

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