routes, altitudes, and trajectories to take advantage of every possible weather condition.
Geographic reference
The “invisible highways” of the Atlantic
Transatlantic flights don’t fly randomly over the ocean. There are organized routes called NAT Tracks, a kind of invisible air highway that changes daily depending on the weather and winds.
Flights
Every night,
dozens of aircraft enter these routes in a coordinated fashion to cross the Atlantic efficiently and safely.
It’s a true international aerial choreography involving airlines from all over the world using aircraft such as the Boeing 787,
