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Air Force One Departure From IAD?

RJpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (4 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1699 times:

Anyone have any idea why AF1 would depart out of IAD?!

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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9136 posts, RR: 15
Reply 1, posted (4 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1662 times:

Well....... that was 10 years ago. maybe the runway was closed for work....??

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"

Dw747400 From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 1237 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (4 years 8 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1539 times:

Under certain conditions, the runway at ADW is not suitable for a departure at maximum gross weight. Therefore, the aircraft is ferried to IAD and the President will meet it there via Marine One.

CFI--Certfied Freakin Idiot

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