23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Retired Fleet

Commercial airliners rest in the Mojave Desert, their wings overlapping in dense patterns as they await dismantling or storage. From above, the aircraft boneyard becomes a map of global travel paused — a place where decades of airborne movement converge in a single, silent landscape.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5m2
Copyright: © Alex Visbal