@kev.explain: How does an airport actually work? Heathrow handles a plane every 45 seconds ✈️ At London Heathrow, a plane lands or takes off roughly every 45 seconds, about 1,300 flights a day. Here's how air traffic control keeps it all from colliding: only one plane on the runway at a time, green taxiway lights guiding pilots to the gate, a turnaround (passengers, bags, fuel, cleaning) in under an hour, and three controllers (ground, tower, approach) passing each plane along like a relay. Would you work in that tower for $10K a month? YES or NO 👇 Send this to the friend who's always late for boarding. #aviation #airtrafficcontrol #heathrow #airport #avgeek

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