It is fascinating how utterly videogame-like this is.
As the recent AirAsia disaster proved once again, thunderstorms and airplanes oughtn't mix. So what happens when several dozen or hundred are coming in for a landing and the airport gets hit by a storm? Air traffic controllers and pilots have their hands full, that's what. Check out this radar video of FedEx cargo planes coming into an unknown airport:
Not busy enough for you? Here are passenger aircraft coming into a storm-stricken Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest for passenger traffic:
I'll never complain about having to circle for a parking space again.
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