I should have said “arrivals and departures”. KATL has 2,100–2,700 arrivals and departures per day. Even if we assume those are equally spaced throughout the day (they aren’t) we’re over 100/hour.
But sure. It’s a mild exaggeration. It still doesn’t change the core point.
3D isn’t just “magically hard” for computers, but the process for routing traffic is wildly complex and a bunch of planes arriving and leaving at semi-random times, directions, and with different requirements and capabilities is where the problem starts not finishes.
The happy path is relatively easy. The exceptions are innumerable.
But sure. It’s a mild exaggeration. It still doesn’t change the core point.
3D isn’t just “magically hard” for computers, but the process for routing traffic is wildly complex and a bunch of planes arriving and leaving at semi-random times, directions, and with different requirements and capabilities is where the problem starts not finishes.
The happy path is relatively easy. The exceptions are innumerable.