STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1872 times:
Here's an interesting flight, a WN 737 arrived at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey from Midway. Then departed McGuire Air Force Base for Quad City Airport?..
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1864 times:
Well, with Soutwest doing a lot of 'welcome home' flights for the military, McGuire being a major USAF base and point of entry my guess would be a Guard Unit just came home.
[Edited 2006-01-08 18:49:49]
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
If you see a SWA flight on an oddball city-pair and it's on weekend or late at night, chances are excellent that it's a charter, or a positioning ferry in support of a charter...
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1839 times:
Definetly a Guard Unit, Fort Dix handles pre and Post Deploments for Guard and Reserve Troops. They even built a new ramp from McGuire to Fort Dix so that they can load and off load troops and supplies right onto the Fort.
It's the first time I've seen WN doing one of these charters, it's usually World or ATA.
Planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3440 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1743 times:
damn...wish I was closer to MLI today...
Would have loved to have gotten a pic of the Southwest iron there.
Would have loved to have gotten a pic of the Southwest iron there.
I actually designate MLI as an alternate for MDW and STL sometimes, since it's closer (and thus less fuel) than MCI.
I usually get a call from the crew, telling me that I made a "typo" by typing MLI instead of MCI, when in fact I meant Moline all along. Since the VOR there is MZV and it's a westbound fix departing MDW, nobody thinks about the airport itself much... Having worked there eons ago, I know it's a viable airport...
If I ever have to actually divert one there, I'll call ya...
Planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3440 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1540 times:
Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 5): Having worked there eons ago, I know it's a viable airport...
Heck Yes it's a viable airport.
Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 5): If I ever have to actually divert one there, I'll call ya..
Wjcandee From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4594 posts, RR: 18 Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1500 times:
WN is a very substantial supplier of domestic (as opposed to long-range international CRAF) military charter. A significant amount of domestic military charter is moving guard and reserve units around for exercises. Hope this helps.
Milesrich From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1862 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1476 times:
A National Guard Unit from the Quad City area, Alpha Company, of 2nd Battalion the 123rd Field Artillery Unit, returned on that flight. Here is the link the local news story.
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5623 posts, RR: 54 Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1466 times:
Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 5): I actually designate MLI as an alternate for MDW and STL sometimes, since it's closer (and thus less fuel) than MCI.
Hey- friend of mine who is a pilot for SWA he was flying into STL and he said dispatch called MWA as the divert airport into STL and MWA is only 15 minutes away from me, he also thought they meant MCI too. MWA is a viable airport as well and only a 2 hr drive, but why regionl airports? wouldnt BNA be the better divert, or SDF?
Alex
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DocChaos From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 82 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1433 times:
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1253 times:
McGuire Air Force base is humming today with chartered flights..
Arrivals:
Champion Air 727-200 from Minneapolis/St.Paul (landed)
United Airlines 747-400 from Chicago Ohare (landed)
Berry Aviation, Inc Swearingen Merlin 4 from Harrisburg PA (en route)
Departures (scheduled)
Berry Aviation, Inc. "Berry" Swearingen Merlin 4 to Newburgh (SWF)
Air Transport International Llc DC-8 to Thule Air Force Base Greenland
Champion Air 727-200 to Norfolk Naval station
Evergreen International Airlines 747-200 to Frankfurt Main
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1143 times:
Here's today's interesting McGuire AFB flight:
Pakistani A310 arrived at WRI (McGuire AFB) from Birmingham UK via JFK.
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