2021 NFL Charters

tsra · Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:09 am

It is that time of year again to list the NFL charters. Did the Cowboys use Atlus this year instead of AA?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KLAX/KCLE

I am guessing the Steelers drove from PIT to CAK.

tsra · Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:36 pm

The Cowboy's return to training camp in Oxnard via LAX. The Cowboy's 744 departed from CAK instead of CLE.

5Y 8183 744 CAK-LAX https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KCAK/KLAX

gdavis003 · Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:27 pm

tsra wrote:
It is that time of year again to list the NFL charters. Did the Cowboys use Atlus this year instead of AA?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KLAX/KCLE

I am guessing the Steelers drove from PIT to CAK.

Pretty sure they flew AA out to Oxnard from DFW, but looks like they used Atlas for the HOF game. Could have been related to the AA/NK meltdown of last week? I know they’re almost always on AA

910A · Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:40 pm

gdavis003 wrote:
tsra wrote:
It is that time of year again to list the NFL charters. Did the Cowboys use Atlus this year instead of AA?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KLAX/KCLE

I am guessing the Steelers drove from PIT to CAK.

Pretty sure they flew AA out to Oxnard from DFW, but looks like they used Atlas for the HOF game. Could have been related to the AA/NK meltdown of last week? I know they’re almost always on AA

My bet is on the size of the traveling party; preseason rosters are large, training staff, coaches, etc. They used N263SG which was the bird that flew the Cardinals most of the time last season, used to see it parked out at SkyHarbor if no charters were booked between games. Needless information the seating is F 10; J 143 and Y 36.

spauls121 · Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:42 am

Looks like the Saints have the same flight number as last season, UA2541 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua2541

slider · Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:32 pm

Anyone have a breakdown by team and carrier? Or if there were any changes YOY?

gdavis003 · Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:37 pm

Flights for today and tomorrow, looks like everything is the same as last year for these teams:
Washington scheduled to head up to PVD on a UA 764 tomorrow to face the Patriots: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KIAD/KPVD

Steelers on a DL 763 over to PHL tomorrow: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KPIT/KPHL

Titans are also on a DL 763 into ATL on Thursday for the Falcons matchup: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KBNA/KATL

Buffalo is on a DL 763 with a quick hop over to DTW to face Lions: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KBUF/KDTW

spauls121 · Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:26 pm

The Texans have UA2536 again this season; looks like they get a 777-200 for their game this weekend against the Packers https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua2536

ytib · Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:38 pm

Broncos on United (UA2544), heading to MSP early for practice with the Vikings prior to their game on Saturday: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2544

PVD523 · Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:18 am

Eastern will again be operating 36NE for the Patriots this season.

swacle · Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:21 pm

Browns appear to have a UA 77W ateast for the first pre season game

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KORD/KCLE

910A · Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:41 am

gdavis003 wrote:
tsra wrote:
It is that time of year again to list the NFL charters. Did the Cowboys use Atlus this year instead of AA?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KLAX/KCLE

I am guessing the Steelers drove from PIT to CAK.

Pretty sure they flew AA out to Oxnard from DFW, but looks like they used Atlas for the HOF game. Could have been related to the AA/NK meltdown of last week? I know they’re almost always on AA

The Cowboys are back with AA, flying tonight over to Dallas https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL ... /KPHX/KDFW. According to the link the boys flew out of Santa Barbara to PHX on a 321neo.

crownvic · Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:35 am

Delta A330-900Neo SEA-LAS for Seahawks/Raiders game. Arrived LAS around 17:45 today.

Runway28L · Sat Aug 14, 2021 5:16 am

crownvic wrote:
Delta A330-900Neo SEA-LAS for Seahawks/Raiders game. Arrived LAS around 17:45 today.

Seahawks switched from HA to DL for this year?

Planes4you · Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:00 pm

What will the Jags use tomorrow?

gdavis003 · Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:11 am

Planes4you wrote:
What will the Jags use tomorrow?

Atlas 747-400, probably N263SG. N322SG was en route to MSY with the Cardinals out of PHX but turned around over Texas upon receiving the news about the game cancellation, due to the hurricane

AndoAv8R · Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:36 am

Los Angeles Rams flew into Denver tonight on an American Airlines 787-9

Nicknuzzii · Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:22 am

Runway28L wrote:
crownvic wrote:
Delta A330-900Neo SEA-LAS for Seahawks/Raiders game. Arrived LAS around 17:45 today.

Seahawks switched from HA to DL for this year?

I thought Oakland/Las Vegas was the only ones left on HA?

ikolkyo · Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:56 am

Runway28L wrote:
crownvic wrote:
Delta A330-900Neo SEA-LAS for Seahawks/Raiders game. Arrived LAS around 17:45 today.

Seahawks switched from HA to DL for this year?

They’ve been on DL metal for awhile, I noticed a weird thing where last year it was DL aircraft with a HA flight number.

LittleFokker · Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:40 pm

Boof02671 · Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:56 pm

LittleFokker wrote:
Regular season getting going:

Cowboys returning home from loss at Bucs, AA 772:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL ... /KTPA/KDFW

Eagles at Falcons, AA 788:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL ... /KPHL/KATL

Steelers at Bills, DL 763:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KPIT/KBUF

Vikings at Bengals, DL 763:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KMSP/KCVG

49ers at Lions, UA 772:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KSJC/KDTW

Seahawks at Colts, DL A332:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KSEA/KIND

Chargers at Washington FC, DL A333:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KLAX/KBWI

Jets at Panthers, UA 772:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KEWR/KCLT

Browns at Chiefs, UA 764:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KCLE/KMCI

Packers at Saints (in Jacksonville due to Hurricane Ida):

GRB - DL 763: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KGRB/KJAX
NOS - UA 772: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KDFW/KJAX (Saints have been practicing at TCU in Ft Worth, TX)

Broncos at Giants, UA 772:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KDEN/KEWR

Bears at Rams, UA 772:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL ... /KORD/KLAX

Can't find info on Cardinals at BNA, Jags at Houston, Dolphins at Pats, or Ravens in Vegas yet.

JetTip has them all.

https://jettip.net/blog/nfl-2021-week-o ... er-flights

Arizona Cardinals @ Tennessee Titans
PHX (1130am MST) - BNA (450pm CT), GTI8058, B744

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
JAX (130pm ET) - EFD (245pm CT), GTI8056, B744

Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
FLL (1230pm ET) - PVD (335pm ET), GTI8046, B744

Baltimore Ravens @ Las Vegas Raiders
BWI (430pm ET) - LAS (615pm PT), GTI8054, B744

LittleFokker · Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:03 pm

Boof02671 wrote:
JetTip has them all.

https://jettip.net/blog/nfl-2021-week-o ... er-flights

Arizona Cardinals @ Tennessee Titans
PHX (1130am MST) - BNA (450pm CT), GTI8058, B744

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
JAX (130pm ET) - EFD (245pm CT), GTI8056, B744

Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
FLL (1230pm ET) - PVD (335pm ET), GTI8046, B744

Baltimore Ravens @ Las Vegas Raiders
BWI (430pm ET) - LAS (615pm PT), GTI8054, B744

Nice, thank you

LittleFokker · Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:50 pm

Runway28L · Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:15 pm

LittleFokker wrote:
Bengals at Steelers:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KCVG/KPIT
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA ... /KCVG/KPIT (possible fan charter?)

Not a fan charter. Was a scheduled CVG-BWI flight that diverted due to weather earlier this week.

LittleFokker · Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:15 pm

Runway28L wrote:
Not a fan charter. Was a scheduled CVG-BWI flight that diverted due to weather earlier this week.

Makes more sense, thank you

FLALEFTY · Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:12 pm

For tomorrow night's game with the Bengals, the Jaguars flew an Atlas B744 up to CVG this afternoon:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KJAX/KCVG

LittleFokker · Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:49 pm

LittleFokker · Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:00 pm

LittleFokker wrote:
Cardinals at Rams:
GTI8058 PHX-LAX, not filed yet

763 this week: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI ... /KPHX/KLAX

LittleFokker · Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:05 am

Raiders at Chargers:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HAL ... /KLAS/KLAX

Lpbri · Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:13 am

How is it that DAL gets most of the NFL charters?

LittleFokker · Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:12 pm

Lpbri wrote:
How is it that DAL gets most of the NFL charters?

I thought DAL and UAL were pretty evenly split (about 12 teams each). GTI has 4 teams, AAL has 3 or 4 teams, and Hawaiian has the Raiders. AAL used to do more, but I think the crew shortage and aircraft supply meant they had to cut back on their charter business. NFL teams prefer widebody aircraft due to cargo needs and passenger separation needs (3 linemen are not sitting together in the same row), and there's just not that many charter only operators with widebody aircraft.

United_fan · Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:20 pm

It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

IADFan · Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:31 pm

A witnessed something cool on Saturday at IAD. There's a drive along the cargo buildings at IAD. If you go far enough there's a parking lot that's never used. That's where charters park and on Saturday I watched as members of the Washington Football Team parked their cars and walked through an open gate to their waiting UA 772 on the way to ATL.

LittleFokker · Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:44 pm

United_fan wrote:
It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

That sometimes happens. It just depends on the demand for widebody aircraft by the airline and/or proximity to a hub that could use that aircraft. I'm sure fuel prices are a factor in that decision too, because while the negotiated price for the flight might include 1-2 reposition ferries to/from the hubs, it wouldn't include any bonus ferries for aircraft utilization.

IADFan wrote:
A witnessed something cool on Saturday at IAD. There's a drive along the cargo buildings at IAD. If you go far enough there's a parking lot that's never used. That's where charters park and on Saturday I watched as members of the Washington Football Team parked their cars and walked through an open gate to their waiting UA 772 on the way to ATL.

At the NFL level, every team will utilize a spot away from the terminal for loading/offloading. They can drive the buses and trucks (for cargo/equipment) right up to the aircraft. Security is often done at the practice facility where teams take the buses from. Washington's practice facility is just a couple miles north of Dulles in Ashburn, meaning they love to fly in/out of IAD, regardless of whether or not United had a hub there.

T5towbar · Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:39 pm

Who is flying the Jets and Falcons to London this weekend?

gsg013 · Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:47 am

T5towbar wrote:
Who is flying the Jets and Falcons to London this weekend?

I don't know this year, but i thought in the past for the london games Virgin Atlantic flew the NFL teams across to LHR?

LittleFokker · Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:48 am

T5towbar wrote:
Who is flying the Jets and Falcons to London this weekend?

The league pays for these charters, and in the past, the NFL has favored Virgin Atlantic, but I don't know if they will be the provider of choice this season. Expect those flights to be either Wednesday or Thursday.

Boof02671 · Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:33 am

Virgin Atlantic has an agreement with the NFL to fly the teams to London.

“ The National Football League in the UK today renewed two exciting partnerships; a three-year extension with Just For Men and a new five-year deal with Virgin Atlantic. The Virgin agreement sees the airline confirmed as the league's Official Charter Airline Partner in the UK until 2025, while Just For Men will continue to be the Official Hair Care Sponsor of the NFL in the UK.”

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-renews-mul ... n-atlantic

IADFan · Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:06 pm

LittleFokker wrote:
United_fan wrote:
It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

That sometimes happens. It just depends on the demand for widebody aircraft by the airline and/or proximity to a hub that could use that aircraft. I'm sure fuel prices are a factor in that decision too, because while the negotiated price for the flight might include 1-2 reposition ferries to/from the hubs, it wouldn't include any bonus ferries for aircraft utilization.

IADFan wrote:
A witnessed something cool on Saturday at IAD. There's a drive along the cargo buildings at IAD. If you go far enough there's a parking lot that's never used. That's where charters park and on Saturday I watched as members of the Washington Football Team parked their cars and walked through an open gate to their waiting UA 772 on the way to ATL.

At the NFL level, every team will utilize a spot away from the terminal for loading/offloading. They can drive the buses and trucks (for cargo/equipment) right up to the aircraft. Security is often done at the practice facility where teams take the buses from. Washington's practice facility is just a couple miles north of Dulles in Ashburn, meaning they love to fly in/out of IAD, regardless of whether or not United had a hub there.

Yes, I realize that as I live nearby. Was just sharing that I witnessed it. However, the players and staff drove to the parking lot in their cars. I assume security was conducted by the boarding stairs.

T5towbar · Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:52 pm

I forgot about Virgin Atlantic and their agreement with the NFL. I remember a few years ago when the Giants went to London to play (I think the Bears - don't quote me on who they played), and Virgin Atlantic had a A340 EWR charter at the "Amelia" hardstand to pick up the Giants.

I didn't look at the total NFL schedule as I wrote, but are there 3 London games this year? (The Jacksonville Jaguars always to to London every year)

So I will get to see the new A350-1000 (more than likely parked at the North Area, since construction / demo is happening) when the Jets leave for London.

Boof02671 · Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:25 pm

I had pictures of when the Panthers took Virgin from CLT-LHR for their game. I’m trying to find them and not having much luck.

And years ago when the Jaguars played the Panthers instead of the Jaguars going back to Jacksonville they flew Virgin from CLT-LHR.

Buffalomatt1027 · Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:30 pm

United_fan wrote:
It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

Atlas would keep 747's parked overnight during Bills games. UA never parks a plane overnight at BNIA. They often go to Pitt or an NYC area airport.

I am assuming its cheaper to park the plane at a Hub vs keeping it overnight at BNIA. Which makes no sense at all if you are the Buffalo airport.

Boof02671 · Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:48 pm

Buffalomatt1027 wrote:
United_fan wrote:
It's interesting that UA does not leave the plane @ BUF overnite like other airlines do for away team charters.

Atlas would keep 747's parked overnight during Bills games. UA never parks a plane overnight at BNIA. They often go to Pitt or an NYC area airport.

I am assuming its cheaper to park the plane at a Hub vs keeping it overnight at BNIA. Which makes no sense at all if you are the Buffalo airport.

When UA brought in an NFL team last time here in CLT they used a 777 and then ferried out to IAD this was on a Saturday and then ferried it back to CLT on Sunday.

And this means they had two additional landing fees so I don’t think it’s done for cost. Probably used as a spare in case a 777 goes mechanical.

While other carriers usually leave them overnight.

LittleFokker · Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:16 pm

Rams took an AA789 up to Seattle for the Thursday night game:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL ... /KLAX/KSEA

LittleFokker · Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:56 pm

The week 5 London game, Jets at Falcons:

Jets - https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR ... /KEWR/EGSS

Falcons - https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR ... /KATL/EGLL

PVD523 · Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:23 pm

Patriots bringing both 36NE and 225NE with them to Houston this weekend.

36NE: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL ... /KPVD/KIAH

225NE: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/EAL ... /KPVD/KIAH

AndoAv8R · Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:11 pm

Anyone know why so many teams upgraded to 777's? (Denver Broncos have always used a United 767-400 until this year) I assume aircraft availability?

LittleFokker · Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:45 pm

LittleFokker · Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:48 pm

AndoAv8R wrote:
Anyone know why so many teams upgraded to 777's? (Denver Broncos have always used a United 767-400 until this year) I assume aircraft availability?

Appears to be mostly UA upgrading teams to 777. Might have something to do with where widebodies are currently based out of and current usage of 777s. I think with soft European demand, I think UA is running most of their 767s out of EWR (why NYG probably took a 764 this week). 767 fleet overall may be running thin between maintenance checks due bringing the 764s out of storage and cabin upgrades on the 763s. Pure speculation, but I bet that 's the reason.

LittleFokker · Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:49 am

Week 6

Buccaneers at Eagles, DL A333:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL ... /KTPA/KPHL

I am reading that the Jags/Dolphins are expected to fly out later this afternoon, but I cannot find inbound reposition aircraft into either JAX or FLL.

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