With so many airplanes flying around, how airports around the world able to track so many airplanes and prevent them from colliding with each other? Is it basically, “alright, so this plane is coming from this route, do not put any plane on this route”?
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Airspace is divided up by region and altitude. Wherever you are, there is a controller responsible for you. He has the plane on radar and gives you instructions to keep you separated from other planes. The airspace isn’t just an empty system, it has agreed upon fixed points between which you navigate. You will get instructions like “head to XYZ and hold” to get you out of a possible conflict (“hold” meaning that you loop around that fixed point). Or the controller puts you on a different altitude to avoid conflict.
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