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Boeing 737-800 (N916NN)
Yesterday was, without a doubt, the most wonderful day of spotting at RNO that I have had in a very looooong time. One of many highlights was being able to "set up camp" on Lima taxiway between the "hold" lines for the parallel runways 16R-34L and 16L-34R. This capture of N916NN, AAL's Reno Air heritage livery fleetbird, as it was rotating away from 16R directly in front of me during its 6:30 AM departure for DFW, was one of several outstanding moments of a fabulous (and very long ... 5:45 AM to 7:00 PM) spotting day.
Yesterday's visit by N916NN was just the second time that the Reno Air heritage livery has been seen here at RNO since it was unveiled back in November of last year. The single previous visit was a later-evening arrival during a snowstorm, and it departed prior to dawn of the next morning so almost no one had a chance to see it on that occasion. I did get a click of that first appearance (photo is posted in my FA gallery folder), but the shot certainly wasn't a very good one. Yesterday, I did far better. An up-close on-ramp tour came first as the flight was being prepped for departure, and then I was positioned between the parallels to catch a fantastic series as it came directly toward, past, and away from me while taking off. And the day just kept getting better: the TWA heritage livery, making its second visit this month and only its third visit since taking to the skies, was the first AAL arrival here just a couple hours after this one departed.
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PS ... I will definitely get that "Semper Fi" B-25 pic out to everyone; all I need is some "stay at home" time. (Big grin)
I remember their MD 80s
Lewis W. .. I, too, fondly recall the Reno Air MDs. And I liked the airline. It had its "issues," of course, but safety was always a #1 priority and the employees were always super personable. When I was walking around this one taking pics, a baggage handler drove up with a few carts in tow. He stopped while I clicked a few more shots and then pulled up. I stepped over to Thank him for giving me a few moments for my pics. He smiled and commnented to me that "this is a different looking one." I quickly explained that there used to be an airline called Reno Air that was based right here and that American Airlines had bought it. I told him that this paint scheme represented the old Reno Air. He still seemed slightly unsure so I pointed to the tail and said, "See those three mountains?" He said "Yes." I then turned and pointed to the southeast. He looked at where I was pointing and then he fully understood ... I was pointing to the three mountains that had inspired Reno Air's tail design. And the F/O was right by us. He looked too and said, "there they are." It was great seeing the Reno Air paint back home.
Lewis T. .... Observation areas at airports are nowhere near as common as they used to be, so I am very happy to learn that RDU has an observation park. There used to be a picnic area adjacent to RNO's runway 34L, and the tables are still there, but now there is a fence there too so ... no more picnics. Naturally, we all understand the "whys", but it is a shame that observation areas at so many airports have had to be closed down. So I congratulate the folks at RDU and in your area for still having such a spot. Keep taking the kids there. It is places such as those that spur their dreams. (Wave)
And while I'm on the subject of "Sam," ... I just found out that Sam K is back. I just saw his name on a pic in the gallery. I've sent emails to him and everything but had no replies. I thought he'd disappeared into another dimension. Good to know he's back here on FA. :)
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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26-May-2025 | B738 | Jacksonville Intl (KJAX) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 08:44AM EDT | 10:14AM CDT | Scheduled |
25-May-2025 | B738 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | Jacksonville Intl (KJAX) | 03:42PM MST | 10:02PM EDT | Scheduled |
25-May-2025 | B738 | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | 01:24PM PDT | 02:18PM MST | Scheduled |
25-May-2025 | B738 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | San Diego Intl (KSAN) | 11:04AM MST | 11:54AM PDT | Scheduled |
25-May-2025 | B738 | Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL) | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | 08:23AM EDT | 09:07AM MST | Scheduled |
24-May-2025 | B738 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL) | 10:07AM MST | 04:20PM EDT | 3:12 |
24-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (KPHX) | 07:15AM CDT | 08:39AM MST | 3:24 |
23-May-2025 | B738 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:39PM CDT | 08:52PM CDT | 2:12 |
23-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 03:15PM CDT | 05:34PM CDT | 2:18 |
23-May-2025 | B738 | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 12:36PM EDT | 01:27PM CDT | 1:50 |
23-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | 08:50AM CDT | 11:18AM EDT | 1:27 |
22-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 10:28PM CDT | 12:11AM CDT (+1) | 1:42 |
22-May-2025 | B738 | LaGuardia (KLGA) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 06:07PM EDT | 08:29PM CDT | 3:21 |
22-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | LaGuardia (KLGA) | 12:38PM CDT | 04:36PM EDT | 2:57 |
22-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 09:11AM CDT | 11:05AM CDT | 1:53 |
22-May-2025 | B738 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 07:00AM EDT | 07:45AM CDT | 1:45 |
21-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 09:57PM CDT | 01:39AM EDT (+1) | 2:41 |
21-May-2025 | B738 | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 05:18PM MDT | 07:35PM CDT | 1:16 |
21-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | 03:37PM CDT | 04:00PM MDT | 1:23 |
21-May-2025 | B738 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 12:12PM EDT | 02:08PM CDT | 2:55 |
21-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 07:06AM CDT | 10:19AM EDT | 2:13 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 07:16PM EDT | 09:17PM CDT | 3:00 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 04:50PM EDT | 05:41PM EDT | 0:50 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 02:02PM EDT | 03:02PM EDT | 1:00 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT) | 11:53AM EDT | 12:54PM EDT | 1:01 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 09:26AM EDT | 10:44AM EDT | 1:17 |
20-May-2025 | B738 | Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 06:33AM EDT | 08:49AM CDT | Cancelled |
19-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR) | 04:45PM CDT | 08:34PM EDT | 2:48 |
19-May-2025 | B738 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 11:21AM CST | 02:20PM CDT | 1:58 |
19-May-2025 | B738 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 08:33AM CDT | 09:56AM CST | 2:23 |
19-May-2025 | B738 | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 05:16AM CDT | 07:00AM CDT | 1:44 |
18-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | 08:52PM EDT | 09:43PM CDT | 1:50 |
18-May-2025 | B738 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 04:38PM EDT | 06:43PM EDT | 2:05 |
18-May-2025 | B738 | Tampa Intl (KTPA) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 01:15PM EDT | 03:05PM EDT | 1:50 |
18-May-2025 | B738 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Tampa Intl (KTPA) | 10:01AM EDT | 11:55AM EDT | 1:54 |
18-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 06:04AM CDT | 08:24AM EDT | 1:19 |
17-May-2025 | B738 | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:46PM CDT | 08:49PM CDT | 2:02 |
17-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | 03:05PM CDT | 05:19PM CDT | 2:14 |
17-May-2025 | B738 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 01:09PM EDT | 01:47PM CDT | 1:38 |
17-May-2025 | B738 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 09:39AM CDT | 11:52AM EDT | 1:13 |
16-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 05:07PM EDT | 06:52PM CDT | 2:45 |
16-May-2025 | B738 | Gregorio Luperon Int'l (POP / MDPP) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 01:40PM AST | 03:28PM EDT | 1:47 |
16-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Gregorio Luperon Int'l (POP / MDPP) | 10:52AM EDT | 12:21PM AST | 1:28 |
16-May-2025 | B738 | Jose Marti Int'l (HAV / MUHA) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 08:24AM CDT | 09:07AM EDT | 0:43 |
16-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Jose Marti Int'l (HAV / MUHA) | 06:24AM EDT | 07:10AM CDT | 0:45 |
15-May-2025 | B738 | LaGuardia (KLGA) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 09:44PM EDT | 12:32AM EDT (+1) | 2:48 |
15-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | LaGuardia (KLGA) | 04:45PM EDT | 07:21PM EDT | 2:35 |
15-May-2025 | B738 | Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman (GCM / MWCR) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 12:57PM EST | 03:05PM EDT | 1:07 |
15-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman (GCM / MWCR) | 11:24AM EDT | 11:32AM EST | 1:08 |
15-May-2025 | B738 | Norman Manley Int'l (KIN / MKJP) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 06:40AM EST | 09:06AM EDT | 1:25 |
14-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Norman Manley Int'l (KIN / MKJP) | 07:04PM EDT | 07:27PM EST | 1:22 |
14-May-2025 | B738 | Tocumen Int'l (PTY / MPTO) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 01:26PM EST | 04:59PM EDT | 2:33 |
14-May-2025 | B738 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Tocumen Int'l (PTY / MPTO) | 10:27AM EDT | 11:57AM EST | 2:30 |
14-May-2025 | B738 | Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 06:06AM EDT | 08:25AM EDT | 2:18 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Cleveland-Hopkins Intl (KCLE) | 11:26PM EDT | 12:23AM EDT (+1) | 0:56 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 07:56PM EDT | 09:32PM EDT | 1:35 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Gerald R Ford Intl (KGRR) | 05:34PM EDT | 06:58PM EDT | 1:23 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 02:10PM EDT | 03:51PM EDT | 1:41 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) | 11:09AM EDT | 12:43PM EDT | 1:34 |
13-May-2025 | B738 | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 06:13AM CDT | 09:16AM EDT | 2:02 |
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