It's overwhelming to think about the number of planes in the air at any given time. Seeing it for yourself is something else entirely.
One great way to see all this data in a visual way is Flightradar 24, a flight tracking service that shows information about thousands of aircrafts in real-time.
It's available for free online, and the service also has mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Windows.
Here's a look at the service and how it works.
The first thing you see when you visit Flightradar 24 is a map of the world with a bunch of tiny yellow planes. Here's a close-up of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
And here's what it looks like as you start to zoom out.
Flightradar 24 collects its information from several sources, including display data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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