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Air Force One Departure From IAD?  
User currently offlineRJpieces From United States, joined Nov 2003, 7466 posts, RR: 54
Posted (2 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 963 times:

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


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User currently offlineEMBQA From United States, joined Oct 2003, 8434 posts, RR: 19
Reply 1, posted (2 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 926 times:

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


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User currently offlineDw747400 From United States, joined Aug 2001, 982 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (2 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 803 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.


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