United 1855
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) – Chicago, IL (ORD)
Boeing 737-900
N37413
Seat 28A
Scheduled Departure Time – 11:53pm
Actual Departure Time- 12:13am
Scheduled Arrival Time – 5:11am
Actual Arrival Time- 5:09am
2 hours 56 minutes
N37413 at gate 6B, after arriving from Denver
There was a guy sitting at the gate playing his guitar. It was so annoying considering it was 11:00pm. Eventually half the plane lined up, before they even started boarding. It was a completely full flight, so boarding took a while. The people behind me were talking about how this was there first redeye flight
28A, next to N76516 that departed early the next morning to Newark
We pushed back a few minutes late. Once the engines were started, we began the taxi. They were departing to the west. I was expecting to go off of 25R. But we taxied straight down, and then instead of making a right onto the runway, we turned left and taxied past the end of Terminal 4. We taxied straight across, and departed runway 26. Not sure why, considering 25R was open because a Southwest 737 departed right before us. United usually doesn’t use runway 26. We taxied onto the runway and started a long takeoff roll, we used most of runway 26
Climbing out of PHX on the LALUZ5 departure
We checked in with departure, and were cleared to flight level 210, before being handed off to Albuquerque Center. Eventually we made a turn to the northeast, and headed toward Albuquerque as we climbed up to 35,000ft. Once we leveled off, the flight attendants quickly came through with drinks and snacks. After this, I feel asleep off and on for the entire flight
Sun starting to come up
The flight passed by really quick, and we were already descending
It was a smooth touchdown. It was a super quick taxi to gate C29. We were at the gate less then 5 minutes after landing
The next flight for N37413 was down to Tampa
I had a few hours in ORD. It was a fairly quiet Saturday morning at the airport. I got some breakfast, and then I found a place to hang out until it was time for my next flight
United 2176
Chicago, IL (ORD) – Portland, OR (PDX)
Airbus A320
N454UA
Seat 26A
Scheduled Departure Time – 7:45am
Actual Departure Time- 7:50am
Scheduled Arrival Time – 10:09am
Actual Arrival Time- 9:44am
3 hours 54 minutes
N454UA at gate B20, after a short 28 minute flight from Grand Rapids
Boarding
The flight was only about half full. Boarding finished about 20 minutes before we were scheduled to depart. We pushed back early, and it was a quick taxi to the runway
Climbing out of ORD
We climbed up to 34,000ft, where we stayed for the entire flight
N858DZ a DL 737-900 DEN-DTW
Cruising
About half way through the flight it got bumpy for a little bit
20 minutes before landing, we started the descent
It was an overcast morning in PDX. They were landing to the west. We flew straight into runway 28R and parked at gate E4, 2 minutes after landing
Welcome to PDX
N454UA was flying right back to O’Hare
N192DN was preparing for a flight across the Pacific to Narita
N8715Q taxiing to runway 28L for a flight to San Jose
N885DN after arriving from Salt Lake City
N814DN departing to DTW. I have flown this plane before from MSP-PDX
Delta A330 arriving from Amsterdam
The plane I just flew in on, N454UA pushing back
Taking off
N586NW arriving from Atlanta
N508JL flight 1522 taxiing to gate C6 after a flight from Long Beach. I have flown on this plane from Fort Lauderdale – Boston
Taxiing back out
Taking off
After a few hours it was time to start heading back to Phoenix
Southwest 4173
Portland, OR (PDX) – Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
Boeing 737-700
N425LV
Seat 9A
Scheduled Departure Time – 3:20pm
Actual Departure Time- 3:23pm
Scheduled Arrival Time – 5:30pm
Actual Arrival Time- 5:12pm
1 hour 49 minutes
N425LV pulling into the gate, after a flight from Vegas
9A
Taxiing to 28R
Taking off
Climbing out of PDX
On this flight we climbed all the way up to 41,000ft. The flight attendants came through with drinks and snacks
Getting closer to Las Vegas
Starting the descent
On a downwind
Pulling into the gate next to N279WN, while it was getting ready to depart to San Diego
The next flight for N425LV was to SNA
I had a little under 3 hours until my last flight of the day was departing
Southwest 5425
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) – Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
Boeing 737-800
N8613K
Seat 19A
Scheduled Departure Time – 7:50pm
Actual Departure Time- 8:01pm
Scheduled Arrival Time – 8:55pm
Actual Arrival Time- 8:46pm
45 minutes
N8613K after arriving from San Diego. This would be my second time flying on it. I flew it 6 months before this flight, from MDW-PHX
19A
We pushed back right ontime. The engines were quickly started, and we began a really quick taxi out to the runway and took off with out stopping at all
Climbing out of LAS on the PRFUM4 departure
On this flight we went up to 29,000ft. After only 10 minutes at cruise, we were starting the descent towards Phoenix
Final runway 8
We quickly taxied around to the southside of the airport
N8613K spent the night, and departed to Denver the next morning
I took the train to the parking garage, and got back in my car almost 24 hours after leaving. This is one of the few daytrips I have done that involved almost 24 hours of flying. I don’t like the idea of starting them out with a redeye though. It makes it a lot more tiring. But in the end, it was a long but fun day of flying