Subj : Re: Drones
To   : tenser
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Dec 17 2024 07:22 pm

-=> tenser wrote to Gamgee <=-

te> On 17 Dec 2024 at 01:37p, Gamgee pondered and said...

Ga> -=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Digital Man <=-
Ga>
Ga>  DM> Or they're just planes and helicopters that are normally seen in the
Ga>  DM> night sky?
Ga>
Ga>  pF>  It's not like the NY/NJ air corridor is the busiest in the world, or
Ga>  pF>  anything...
Ga>
Ga> Correct, it isn't.  Sort of in the bottom half of the top 10 but that's
Ga> about it.
Ga>
Ga> https://thepointsguy.com/news/busiest-airline-routes-2024-oag/

te> You may be right, but that's not what that link shows.
te> That link shows the business routes; that is, connections
te> between two places.  The NYC/EWR/PHL/BOS/DC corridor,
te> however, serves _many_ routes, and in a relatively small
te> area.  To find which general area has the busiest air
te> space, you'd have to compare the sum of all routes going
te> into a given airport.

te> That is, the ORD<->ATL route may be busier than ORD<->LGA,
te> and O'Hare and Atlanta are huge, very busy airports; but
te> probably neither is busier than JFK/LGA/EWR combined.

Yes, I see what you mean, and that is very likely true.  Good point.



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