According to data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , air traffic controllers manage approximately 44,000 flights daily, with over three million passengers traveling throughout the United States each day. At any given time, 5,500 aircraft could be flying over the United States, taking passengers to their homes, business meetings, weddings, and to see loved ones.

More Americans than ever rely on commercial airline travel, which can take passengers from coast to coast in a matter of hours, rather than days or weeks.

Pioneers once risked their lives to make these cross-country journeys, which often took many months to complete, requiring pioneers to take covered wagons loaded with supplies through treacherous passes in the American frontier.

Now, passengers have to worry abou

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