RSW now closed until 10/7 with the exception of humanitarian flights.
!RSW 09/112 RSW AD AP CLSD EXC HUM 30MIN PPR 239-590-4460 2209291318-2210071600
Every airline (or GA aircraft flying IFR) was subject to ATC delays yesterday and the same is true again today (Sunday). There are numerous ATC initiatives to and through Florida and the Caribbean, with PLS being the delay leader at a 229 minute average delay. In this of delays through Jacksonville ...
Jump to postThat flight number is in the Test Flight range. The airplanes are likely coming out of a check and require a test or confirmation flight prior to return to service.
Jump to postORD will be in the same configuration again tonight
ORD NOISE ABATEMENT - 02/21/20
THE ORD FLY QUIET PROGRAM IS IN EFFECT 0500Z TO 1200Z
RUNWAYS: ARRIVE-22R
DEPART-22L
-28R AVAILABLE PER REQUEST
There are 4 aircraft showing they are up in Minot Air Force Base, 136, 238, 4007 and 4260. Showing no Status or MX info on these birds. I was stationed at Minot AFB, don't think there are any aviation businesses there. 'MIB' is the internal code for Miami Base Maintenance to avoid confusion with th...
Jump to postPan Am Express operated 3/day J31 service from MIA to APF from mid-1990 until operations ceased in 12/91.
US Airways Express served APF from TPA (up to 4/day) and MCO (1/day) using Air Midwest BE1's in the late 90's until they exited the intra-Florida market altogether in 2001.
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Jump to postThe majority of those flights are <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym>'s. All of the <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym>'s technically operate out of Gate 60, which has several doors marked A through J. That leaves seven gates for mainline and Song. If you look at an airside map, ...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-delta122205,0,5053056.story?coll=orl-home-headlines" target=_blank>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busin...3056.story?coll=orl-home-headlines</a> Delta to shut down two-thirds of gates at OIA Beth Kassab | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted December 2...
Jump to postWell, it might have something to do with that fact that <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton International (DEN / KDEN) (closed), USA - Colorado AND CURRENT: Denver - International (DEN / KDEN), USA - Colorado">DEN</acronym>, <acronym title="Appleton - Outagamie County (ATW), USA - Wisconsin">ATW...
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Jump to post"We are now arriving at Airside E, serving Braniff, Bahamasair, Continental, and Pan Am" I will always remember that announcement. As you passed through security, there was a large model of a Pan Am 747 with a clear plastic side that allowed you to see the passenger cabin. Pan Am occupied the north ...
Jump to postOr your flight could have been scheduled with extra block time...a common practice on flights to/from EWR.
JP
Other AirTran JetConnect routes operated at one time or another. <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-MLI <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), US...
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Jump to postUltimately, the safety of the crew and passengers will predicate where the best place to conduct a gear up landing is. That being said, I'm fairly certain that the Vref for a gear-up landing and subsequent 'skid out' of a King Air does not require the use of a 9,000 foot or greater runway such as at...
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Jump to postSweet, they can connect their pax with the CR7 to SRQ...keep dreaming.
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Jump to postGive me a break. Pan Am boy? You've actually resorted to personally attacking individuals as opposed to their statements? You guys backpedal faster than your sorry <acronym title="Philippine Airlines">PR</acronym> group. Shouldn't you be busy finding another AirTran route to match? <acronym title="D...
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Jump to postThe reasons for the ATC delays are too numerous to list. I'll give you a few of the major reasons. For one, the runway layout at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym> is terrible for the amount of demand. You essentially have one arrival runway ...
Jump to postIn my limited experience, I have never seen this before. At 2140z (5:40 <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> EDT), there are exactly three airplanes en route to <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>. The airport is completely gridlocked due to...
Jump to postIt very likely does depart on time. UAL's FLIFO system appears to automatically import the 'OFF' time from ACARS as the actual time of departure for its flights (at least it does this for Express I've noticed). You'll notice at times that it will initally show an on time departure but after the airc...
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Jump to postWell, physically, its easy...just a few keystrokes. The decision was a little more difficult and not solely mine. Here is the forecast for <acronym title="Fort Myers - Southwest Florida International (Regional) (RSW / KRSW), USA - Florida">RSW</acronym>: KRSW 091129Z 091212 10014G22KT P6SM -RA SCT02...
Jump to postGood morning. I walked in to work this morning at 0500 and cancelled these four flights: 487 <acronym title="Baltimore / Washington - International (Friendship) (BWI / KBWI), USA - Maryland">BWI</acronym>-<acronym title="Fort Myers - Southwest Florida International (Regional) (RSW / KRSW), USA - Flo...
Jump to postI was working in our SOC that night. I believe we had a total of 12 diversions due to weather. Off hand, I remember sending 2 737's to <acronym title="Huntsville - International / Carl T Jones Field (HSV / KHSV), USA - Alabama">HSV</acronym>, 2 717's to AGS, 2 717's to <acronym title="Greer - Greenv...
Jump to postPan Am indeed flew the 737's domestically...predominately out of <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>. My father (Clipper002) could shed more light on the routings but I travelled between <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">M...
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Jump to postGrowing up, I was fortunate enough to be able to non-rev on a couple PA 747's as my father worked for Pan Am in <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> and <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</...
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Jump to postAs of about 1800 EDT, the airport reopened and has resumed normal operations.
Jump to postASA has served BQK for several years. I'm sure there are others here that could be more specific. As far as uncontrolled airports...there are too many routes to even mention. For instance, <acronym title="Tallahassee - Regional (TLH / KTLH), USA - Florida">TLH</acronym>'s tower closes at 03Z and the...
Jump to postIts very possible that at least one if not both of those aircraft were destined for <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> yesterday and diverted to <acronym title="Charlotte - Douglas International (CLT / KCLT...
Jump to postHey, its no sweat. I understand the confusion. Sorry if I came across with a little attitude. Rough night in the office. Take care.
JP
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Jump to postWell, its very like a ferry flight of some sort. My guess would be that initially, Mesa wanted the aircraft to ferry from <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> to <acronym title="Tucson - International (TUS / KTUS), USA - Arizona">TUS</acronym>...
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