Delta Connection “Endeavor” 5050
Syracuse, NY (SYR) – New York, NY (JFK)
Bombardier CRJ-900
N482PX
Seat 16A
Scheduled Departure Time – 6:47am
Actual Departure Time- 7:04am
Scheduled Arrival Time – 8:15am
Actual Arrival Time- 7:54am
50 minutes
N482PX spent the night at gate 25, after arriving the night before from Detroit
16A, next to N13132 that flew in from IAD the afternoon before and did not leave until around the same time today back to Dulles
The flight was pretty full with just a few open seats, besides the aisle seats on the opposite side that were blocked. Delta was the last airline to end seat blocking, and this was my last flight on them before they start filling all their seats again. I was talking to the woman on the aisle, and she flies fairly regularly between Syracuse and New York for work. This was her first time flying in 14 months. We started pushing back at 6:45am, 2 minutes ahead of our scheduled departure time. It was a very cold late April morning. Snow was in the forecast for the day. As we were pushing back, it started to snow. Once the engines were started, we just sat there and didn’t move. The captain announced that the gate agent was having problems closing out our flight, and sending the numbers to the pilots. It started to snow a little harder, as we were sitting there. Luckily we finally started to taxi, before we would end up needing to get deiced
Cleared for takeoff
We took off right into the low clouds
It was a relatively smooth climb through the clouds
We broke out, on our way up to flight level 250. On New York flights, the flight attendants do not do any service. I spent the flight looking out the window as we flew around a lot of clouds
Starting down into JFK. It was a bumpy descent as we flew through a lot of clouds
Flying over Long Island, on a left downwind for 22L
On the ILS 22L. It would the first windy approach of the day as the wind was gusting to 23 knots, out of the south
It was a quick taxi into the gate as there were not any planes departing, so we did not have to hold short of 22R
Pulling into the gate with a DL 737-900 taking off to Aruba
N482PX was heading down to Raleigh, for its second flight of the day
I had a few hours until my next flight to Charlotte was leaving. Since I would have to transfer terminals anyway, I decided to watch some planes takeoff, before going to the American Terminal
A6-ECV on short final, after a 13 and a half overnight flight from Dubai
G-VZIG to London Heathrow. It was nice to see that there is some more international flying is coming back, including a day time LHR flight
N652JB to Cancun
My first time seeing United at JFK, since they resumed service a few weeks before. It departed the next day to San Francisco
N284UP to Louisville
N900PC to St Thomas
N706TW taking off to Las Vegas, with the St Thomas flight ahead of them
N726AV to Bogota
N482PX the plane I flew in from SYR, taking off to RDU
N579JB to Norfolk
N818DA to Phoenix
N391HA getting ready to depart for the 10 hour flight to HNL
My plane for the next flight N824NN, landing from Austin
It was a cold and windy morning in NY. The skies started to get dark, and it started to rain just as my next plane was landing. I had been waiting to see it land. Once it was on the ground, I headed back inside
American 2580
New York, NY (JFK) – Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Boeing 737-800
N824NN
Seat 23A
Scheduled Departure Time – 11:41am
Actual Departure Time- 12:00pm
Scheduled Arrival Time – 1:49pm
Actual Arrival Time- 1:32pm
1 hour 32 minutes
N824NN at gate 1
Terminal 8 was pretty quiet. There were only a few flights going out
It was a completely full flight to Charlotte, and boarding started around 30 minutes before departure. It took a long time to get everyone on the plane. The door was closed exactly on time, and a few minutes later we were pushing back
23A
Taxiing to 22R
Cleared for takeoff
It was a bumpy climb out of JFK. We leveled off at 38,000ft, where we stayed for the entire flight. The flight attendants did not do any service on this flight
Cruising, as another plane passes under our wing
About 10 minutes before landing, as we were descending through 11,000ft the flaps were lowered. We flew past the airport on a right downwind
It was a bumpy approach to runway 36R. The wind was gusting to 20 knots, out of the northwest
Touchdown
We exited the runway and started to taxi towards the gate. We came to a very sudden stop, and the whole plane lurched forward before coming to a quick stop. A few seconds later, we continued the taxi towards the gate
Pulling into the gate, next to N171US that had just arrived from Phoenix
N824NN at gate B15, before its next flight to Chicago
I had around an hour, until my next flight would be boarding.
American 443
Charlotte, NC (CLT) – Washington, DC (DCA)
Airbus A319
N9026C
Seat 20A
Scheduled Departure Time – 2:53pm
Actual Departure Time- 3:04pm
Scheduled Arrival Time – 4:29pm
Actual Arrival Time- 3:52pm
48 minutes
N9026C at gate A6, after coming in from Nashville
20A next to N187US getting ready to depart to Phoenix
Holding short of runway 36R, with N918US about to start its takeoff roll to Fort Meyers
Climbing out of CLT
We climbed up to 27,000ft, for the short flight up to DCA. Just like on the first two flights, no service was done. The flight attendants came through once to collect trash, as we were descending
Cruising at 27,000ft
Descending on the CAPSS3 arrival
We checked in on the Mt Vernon Visual to runway 1. The tower controller gave our pilots the wind which was 330 @ 22 gusting to 35. They asked if we wanted to circle to runway 33. They decided to circle. It would be my first time landing on runway 33
It was a hard touch down, with heavy breaking
Pulling into the gate next to N425AN, getting ready to depart to Phoenix
N9026C flew right back down to Charlotte
The day before the new concourse was opened and gate 35X was closed. So, no more taking buses to your RJ
I had about 5 hours until my last flight back to Syracuse was leaving, so I walked over to Gravelly Point Park
N425AN taking off to Phoenix
N519AE had flown down earlier that morning from Philly
N118HQ to Providence
N366NW to Atlanta
N383DN to Salt Lake City
N811NN slowing down on runway 15, after landing from Boston
The plane I had flown up from CLT, sitting at gate 39
And taking off back to Charlotte
N922VA starting the long flight across the country to Seattle
N355JB from Boston
And taking off runway 15, back up to Boston
N762US to LGA
N729SW to Dallas
N542US pushing back for the cross country flight to Los Angeles
N882NN to Miami
N343FR to Denver
N673AW landing in strong winds from Charlotte
N811NN taking off back up to Boston
America West A319 at the gate, after landing from Boston
N403YX at the gate after landing from Hartford
N542EA slowing down after landing from Lansing, Michigan
N116DU to Detroit
N7848A to Orlando
N830SY landing from Gulfport
And taking off back to Mississippi
After a while it started to get cold out, and the wind was still strong. I decided to head back in, and wait for my last flight of the day
N107US after pulling into gate 23, after arriving from Charlotte
N438YX waiting for its gate, after landing from Atlanta
N758US had arrived the day before from Orlando
American Eagle “Republic” 4736
Washington, DC (DCA) – Syracuse, NY (SYR)
Embraer E175
N108HQ
Seat 20A
Scheduled Departure Time – 9:25pm
Actual Departure Time- 9:34pm
Scheduled Arrival Time – 10:44pm
Actual Arrival Time- 10:23pm
49 minutes
N108HQ pulling into gate 40, after landing from Memphis
20A
We pushed back from the gate a few minutes ahead of our scheduled departure time. The engines were quickly started. Shortly after this, we started the quick taxi out towards runway 1
There was one plane ahead of us. Once they were in the air, we taxied onto the runway and took off
Climbing out of DCA
We climbed up to 23,000ft, where we stayed for the entire flight. They also did not do any service on this flight. It went by quick and before long we were starting down into Syracuse
Final runway 28
Pulling into the gate
N108HQ spent the night at gate 6. It flew back down to DCA, early in the morning
The quarantine requirement had recently ended. This was my first time flying back into a NY airport in over a year, where they were not soldiers waiting for you and paperwork you have to fill out. Also the flights were pretty full, so it is good to see that people are starting to travel again
