To celebrate 100 years of passenger air travel, the Guardian has created an interactive map that visualizes the thousands of commercial flights that take place every day. Plus, using voice narration, charts, old photos and interactive elements you can explore the history of aviation since 1914. At the end, learn about the future of flight as the Guardian asks, are we hitting the limits of air travel?
Also be sure to check out all the daily air traffic in the world visualized in just a minute.
Images by the Guardian
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