Highlight "Rare ATC" - Githubissues

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974571

What do you suggest?

As discussed in the Discord! https://discord.com/channels/1223649894191992914/1223649894191992917/1274860475309494282

This idea is along the same vein as the "Popular Airports" functionality on the Roadmap. This would either an icon/special colouring on the map, a special submenu or details on the popup. that would be used to highlight ATC online in a "rare" position.

The functionality would need to take into account the different callsigns that might be used to control the same airport/airspace.
- Different sectors within a Centre's airspace should all be considered collectively when calculating a "rare" sector.
- Approach, Tower, Ground, and Delivery should be considered collectively when calculating a "rare" airport.
- ATIS's should not be taken into account when considering if an airport is "rarely staffed".

The exact cutoffs for determining a "rare" sector might need to be tweaked, but a rough thought based on https://statsim.net/atc/combinedtime/?period=thisyear might be:

In order to be rarely staffed, a sector should be online less than 1% of time.
- For context, that's slightly less than NTTT has been online this year.
In order to be rarely staffed, an airport should be online (including Approach, Tower, Ground and Delivery) less that 0.25% of the time.
- For context, that's about what AYPY has been online this year.

Possible Design Ideas: