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Understanding Air Traffic Control: Bad Weather
Take a look at the FAA National Command Center in Herndon, VA. Find out how the FAA reroutes airplanes when the weather gets bad.
Added: May 31, 2006
Views: 6432 Views
Runtime: 02:50
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