[B4Ranch]

The skies are LAX are full of aircraft. Why was there only this one contrail when there should have been dozens?

[Names Ash Housewares]

“Why was there only this one contrail when there should have been dozens?”

How many were returning from Hawaii over that part of the ocean and at that altitude?

Come on guys.

This is getting really silly now.

[idkfa]

The skies are LAX are full of aircraft. Why was there only this one contrail when there should have been dozens?

Most aircraft around LAX are taking off or landing and not at altitudes to create contrails.

[TXnMA]

"The skies are LAX are full of aircraft. Why was there only this one contrail when there should have been dozens?"

It is exactly this sort of mindless statement that makes missile-hopers sound so ignorant. Local ALTOD traffic is at low altitudes. Persistent contrails only occur at high altitudes where the condensed moisture can freeze into ice crystals (hence the persistence)... (Notice that AWE808 was bound to Phoenix [hence did not descend into the ALTOD low-altitude domain].)

Also notice the local A/C in the video. No contrail. Too low. DUH!!!

You folks need to go back and study jr. high physics and optics...

[Mr. Silverback]

Good question. Here’s another: Why, in a sky full of aircraft, weren’t there scores of pilots reporting a missile launch or other strange phenomenon to ATC?