How and where would planes land safely If air traffic control went down
In: Technology
In the hypothetical “Left Behind” scenario where everyone on the ground is gone, and it’s just a bunch of planes flying over empty airports..
After the initial confusion and panic, the pilots have training to land without guidance from the ground, and have communication channels to talk to one another in the air.
They’d probably work out who needs to land first, and take their turns one by one to do it.
They know full well that all of them attempting to land at the same time is just going to be a disaster and will do their best to avoid it.
They’re still going to be landing at the airport, there’s no better place than miles of dedicated runway to set a plane down, especially if no other airports are doing any better.
Latest Answers