Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)?

Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by tssva on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:52PM (#41843492)

I assume you mean satellite and not terrain mode. Terrain mode doesn't have images so there are no planes visible at any airports. As for satellite mode I looked briefly and noticed 2 planes.

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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by slavomirvojacek on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:28PM (#41852218)

Yes I meant satellite. Still strange as it's one of the busiest airports in the world and images appear to be taken during the day so... no way there were only 2 planes at any given point... For example Gatwick (LGW) does show quite a few planes just parked.

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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by tssva on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:44PM (#41852367)

Depends on when the images were taken. They might have been taken during the pandemic when passengers planes were grounded.

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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by warner25 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @11:04PM (#41855199)

Grounded where? The point is that they aren't on the ground in this imagery.

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Re:Ask HN: No planes visible at LHR on Google Maps (terrain)? by tssva on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:06AM (#41857050)

Airplanes grounded for extended periods are not kept at airports but flown to airplane storage facilities.

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