Mick West | Crazy Contrails during LAX Ground Stop @MickWest | Uploaded February 2020 | Updated October 2024, 15 minutes ago.
All traffic was stopped at LAX for a while, due to bad weather. This meant many of the planes heading for LAX had to fly in circles for a while. This led to some pretty crazy looking contrails, including some over my house - which were so big they were visible from space!
Resources:
- FlightRadar24, used to view flight history: flightradar24.com
- RAMMB GOES-16 and 17 viewer of full-disc satellite images: https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17
All traffic was stopped at LAX for a while, due to bad weather. This meant many of the planes heading for LAX had to fly in circles for a while. This led to some pretty crazy looking contrails, including some over my house - which were so big they were visible from space!
Resources:
- FlightRadar24, used to view flight history: flightradar24.com
- RAMMB GOES-16 and 17 viewer of full-disc satellite images: https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17