Ever wonder what the air traffic is doing when a major thunderstorm is approaching an airport? Wonder no more, watch what happens in Memphis, Tn to the inbound purple fleet as a mean thunderstorm sweeps in from the north.
http://www.dump.com/planecoordination/
Each little airplane could be a 727/A310/A300/MD-10/MD-11.
Watch the last ones in to the south bug out for Little Rock and more fuel as the storm closes the airport.
The storm approaches
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That is amazing to watch! Reminded me of the FAA interactive video of the air traffic at the time of 9/11 and then hours later – it was said to be remarkable that they could get so many down in so short a time.