Unbelievable Photos Of Air Traffic Around The World

The sight of a plane taking off from the airport is pretty impressive, but it’s not exactly new. The sight of hundreds of planes leaving the runway at the same time however is definitely something we’ve never experienced before, until now that is!
Take a look at this stunning series of “Airportraits” to see what we mean. They were taken by Mike Kelley, an LA-based architectural photographer who spent the last two years taking pictures of planes departing the tarmac at eighteen different airports around the world. Afterwards he compiled the images to create these stunning compositions that serve to remind us just how busy our skies are.

1 Lax 24l – No Turn Before Shoreline

2 Dubai International 12r (morning Heavy Departures)

3 Wake Turbulence: Lax

4 London Heathrow 09l (100, 50, 40)

5 Zurich Airport Runways 28 And 16

6 Amsterdam Schiphol, Polderbaan 18r

7 Munich Airport 08r

8 London Heathrow 27l (terminal 5 And Tower)

9 Frankfurt Am Main 25l (missed Approach By Lufthansa A380)

10 Dubai 30r

11 Tokyo Haneda 05 (great Wave)

12 Amsterdam Schiphol 24 (kaagbaan)

13 Auckland International 23l

14 Sydney Kingsford Smith 34l

15 Munich Airport 08r Takeoffs

16 Sao Paulo Guarulhos 09l

17 London Heathrow 27l

18 Frankfurt Am Main, 07c