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Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2110 times:

I just went on to FlightAware.com and noticed that every flight inbound to SLC has either done an air return, is circling, or is possibly diverting. The weather looks fine...any ideas?
Cheers,
Markus

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Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2096 times:

Here's one diverting...
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SKW3790
This one did an air return to IDA...
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SKW3881
Looks like he's diverting as well...
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1586

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2087 times:

Weather looks great. Do you mean those circling over western Colorado?

Mark

Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2087 times:

Every flight inbound to SLC is either circling or diverting right now...I'm just wondering if there's something going on that has closed the runways. Its definitely strange.
Cheers,
Markus

Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2055 times:

Looks like a couple flights are now landing...every flight has been coming in from the south this afternoon so it doesn't appear to have been a runway switch...

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2044 times:

Pres Bush has been in town - could it be the hour that nothing's allowed in/out of the airport that signifies the departure/arrival of AF1?

[edit] It seems like things are landing like normal now, well, not normal but at least landing. Usually the departure rush isn't as crowded at 1610.

[Edited 2006-09-04 00:08:49]

Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2044 times:

I'll bet thats it...interesting how many flights are diverting. You'd think the dispatchers would have taken into consideration extra fuel if AF1 was in town.

DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2020 times:

Quoting FlightShadow (Reply 5):
Pres Bush has been in town - could it be the hour that nothing's allowed in/out of the airport that signifies the departure/arrival of AF1?

Wouldn't they just use flow control for that rather than hold planes in the air?

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2020 times:

Well they didn't take it into account on Wednesday when he came in, a Shuttle America Embraer 170 actually diverted to Provo...

Goldenshield From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5418 posts, RR: 13
Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1971 times:

There's a fire in the tower. Controllers are now in the backup.

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1948 times:

Markus From United States of America, joined May 1999, 275 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1939 times:

Quoting Goldenshield (Reply 9):
There's a fire in the tower. Controllers are now in the backup.

This explains the diversions...thanks Goldenshield.
Cheers,
Markus

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1909 times:

See below.

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[Edited 2006-09-04 01:02:53]

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1904 times:

Ah - sorry for double post. Just got on the 5PM news - Electrical fire when a sprinkler pipe leaked on an elevator control panel. The airport was shut down but is now fully back to normal.

FYI, the controllers were shipped to the old tower overlooking the B and C gates.

"Everything is alright"

Phewww!! Smile

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1904 times:

Strange. It's not on any of the Salt Lake City TV station websites. No "Breaking News" banners or live helicopter video feeds.

Mark

FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7
Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1886 times:

Yeah I guess it's not breaking news. It was the leading story on the CBS 5 o'clock though, they had a reporter at the base of the tower.

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1845 times:

If that happened here, the firefighters would see it on TV via news helicopter before being officially notified by 9-1-1.

Mark

[Edited 2006-09-04 01:21:08]

AirTranTUS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1826 times:

At least these folks got a nice tour of the Grand Canyon from 30,000 ft.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SKW3862

Jlbmedia From United States of America, joined Jun 2002, 603 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1784 times:

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Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 16):

Ouch....

John (911 Dispatcher)

JLB54061

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1769 times:

Quoting Jlbmedia (Reply 18):
Ouch....

I simply mean the TV helicopters have a knack for getting there fast. Three of my friends are dispatchers. They say that many times a news copter is the first to report an emergency to 9-1-1.

Mark

Jlbmedia From United States of America, joined Jun 2002, 603 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1751 times:

No problem mark...just fooling with you. I'm very thick skinned anyway!
I have alot of respect for people with your type of job.

Be safe. John

JLB54061

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 21, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1734 times:

Quoting Markus (Reply 6):
You'd think the dispatchers would have taken into consideration extra fuel if AF1 was in town.

We do, but sometimes the VIP movement runs behind schedule. I can think of one where the guy took extra time for a haircut on the ground at the airport and really screwed things up... Wink

Besides, as Goldenshield said, it was a fire...

MtnWest1979 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 2111 posts, RR: 1
Reply 22, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1645 times:

Here are some for that diverted into BOI

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TCF6...0/history/20060903/2035Z/KPSC/KSLC
First E170 into BOI I bet,
www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL9...6/history/20060903/2009Z/CYVR/KSLC

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL4...0/history/20060903/2019Z/KSEA/KSLC
Saw this 757 lv Boise, but thought it was an extra UPS trip or something.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1...6/history/20060903/2030Z/KLAS/KSLC

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL9...2/history/20060903/2020Z/KSFO/KSLC
738 into TWF

Saw a BLI-SLC and BFL-SLC CR2 into PIH. As well as a CR2 MRY-SLC go to PVU.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

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