11.6 Air traffic

Air traffic consits of both passenger and cargo planesIt is by far the fastest mode of transport in the world.

Air traffic is one of the safest modes of transportation. On average, only one accident occurs per million flights. Other advantages of air traffic include the amount of space available for aircrafts in the planet's atmosphere, which makes transportation smooth and efficient. 

The disadvantages of air traffic include the high cost of travel especially on short distances, the high construction and maintenance costs of airports, rigid security checks, the high amount of noise produced by airplanes and the construction and maintenance cost of the airplanes themselves. In addition, air traffic uses large amounts of fossil fuels, which release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.

Flightradar



The terminals of airports consist of long hallways that guide passengers to the right airplane. Amsterdam.