✈️ Sky Route

Airport Traffic Visualization

Sky Route is a data visualization project that captures and illustrates air traffic patterns above and around major airports through animated traffic images and videos.

Python MySQL ADS-B Exchange

Data is scraped from ADS-B Exchange's Historical Data section. A Python script identifies flights within a 100km radius of each airport and stores them in a MySQL database. Another script then generates visualizations by drawing flight paths based on this data.

About the Visualizations

  1. Airport Positioning: Coordinates are sourced from Google Maps, with some airports centered on runways for optimal flight path visibility.
  2. Color Coding: Each airport features unique colors inspired by its location or iconic landmarks. Arrivals and departures use opposite colors for clear distinction (e.g., SFO uses Golden Gate Bridge orange, while Honolulu features Hawaiian Airlines pink).
  3. Path Rendering: Lines connect only adjacent data points. Since ADS-B Exchange records every 5 seconds, distant points are excluded to prevent disconnected or overlapping paths.

Featured Airports

Showing 12 of 100 airports

Note: Some airport videos may be unavailable due to GitHub file size limitations.

© 2025 Sky Route • All visualizations generated from ADS-B Exchange data