On August 11 the Iowa Honor Flight is flying 350 WWII Veterans to Washington DC for the day. I plan on watching it take off on Tuesday Aug.11,but was also hoping to find out when it was coming into Des Moines. Does anyone know who they are using to charter this flight? I didn’t know if the postioning flight would be on Flightaware or not.
Doug
Charters are generally trackable on FlightAware.
A flight alert for B744 aircraft arrivng/departing (seperate alerts) is the best way to find out the flight number as soon as we know about it.
Edit: You need to capitalize the aircraft type for the alerts to work. I changed your B744/KDSM alert for you.
I’ll take a WAG and say it will be a NW 742.
They are supposed to remain in service thru Oct or Nov.
Thank you for the help.
Doug
If this is the case, you’d be seeing an increasingly rare aircraft. Also one supporting a very good cause.
Yes, only 2 passenger 742’s left at NW, N623US and N624US.
I saw 623 last year when it brought the Saints back from London (624 took them to London from CLT) and it was a quite a sight at MSY and it was funny how almost every pilot coming in asked the controllers what was a 747 doing at MSY, was this new service, what runway did he use (28 btw), etc.
Love the classic aircraft at NW and hate the merger and will hate to see these great old planes go.
Is the departure time from DSM known? I just picked up a 300mm zoom and I’d like to get some spotter shots, if possible.
Also, remember to support those who support good causes like this.
Flight Status for Northwest Flight 9990
From: Des Moines, IA ( DSM )
To: Washington-Dulles Int’l, DC ( IAD )
Date: Tue., August 11, 2009
FLIGHT: 9990
STATUS: On Schedule
Departs: Des Moines, IA ( DSM )
Departure Date: August 11
Scheduled: 6:45AM
Actual:
Gate:
Arrives: Washington-Dulles Int’l, DC ( IAD )
Arrival Date: August 11
Scheduled: 9:50AM
Actual:
Gate:
Aircraft: 747-200G
Flight Status For Northwest Flight 9991
From: Washington-Dulles Int’l, DC ( IAD )
To: Des Moines, IA ( DSM )
Date: Tue., August 11, 2009
FLIGHT: 9991
STATUS: On Schedule
Departs: Washington-Dulles Int’l, DC ( IAD )
Departure Date: August 11
Scheduled: 9:00PM
Actual:
Gate:
Arrives: Des Moines, IA ( DSM )
Arrival Date: August 11
Scheduled: 10:35PM
Actual:
Gate:
Aircraft: 747-200G
Can’t find the ferry flights and not sure if NW puts them in the flight status system anyway. They will either bring it into DSM early tomorrow morning or this evening or tonight directly from another charter. Just gonna have to watch FA or set up your alert for a 742.
I don’t understand this map exactly. I’m not sure if they’re allowing people onto the South cargo ramp to see them off, or if they’re telling people to line the route as the buses are shuttling from the hotel.
dsmairport.com/PDF/Honor%20F … 0Route.pdf
I think you can go out on the ramp. I only half-listen to Van and Bonnie on WHO-AM, but I think they want a very good turn out for the sendoff. I sent a twitter to a reporter I know that is going on the flight, but he is pretty lame about response…seems I heard they are allowing folks right out onto the ramp.
You’re right…this is pretty big to-do.
I’ll be up for it.
TC (Des Moines)
It is 1:49 GMT right now and it shows it hasn’t left MSP yet.
Anyone know why the flights delayed at KMSP?
Doug
They had to make take that slot and make room for a Continental Express E145 that they wanted to divert to Rochester.
Who knows? They probably plan to bring it down in the morning, I guess. If it doesn’t show, feces shall be impacting the rotary air circulating device.
EatSleep…did you get any pics?
I rolled over when I heard it wheels up at 7:06…
I set up on the approach to 31 in the Bennigan’s parking lot since that’s what they were landing on all night and then they came in on 13. Probably so as not to fly over that neighborhood at midnight. No shots. 