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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome interesting and rather beautiful photos of airports from above.
Madrid
Denver
London Heathrow
Barcelona
Atlanta
More here.
brer cat
(24,560 posts)Can't be Atlanta...the gates aren't full and there is no line of planes waiting for space.
Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)www.flightradar24.com
Warning! It's addictive.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)Which is where I got the link to the shots;
http://flightaware.com/
They have a similar feature.
It is pretty cool!
Skittles
(153,150 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Since the takeoff and landing traffic doesn't traverse directly over the top of the airport, you can go right over the top without interfering with the traffic and it saves you time compared to going all the way around. I've done this at DFW many times and a few times at some of the other really big airports. The view is quite impressive, especially at night, because for a few moments you get a ringside seat to one of the best shows in town. At DFW they routinely land 3 or 4 airplanes simultaneously while two more are taking off.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Thanks for posting.