One Mile at a Time

MARCH 21, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet attempted to take off from a taxiway yesterday, somehow mistaking it for a runway in broad daylight. Orlando Airport map (MCO) According to ADS-B data, the aircraft made it all the way to 70 knots before it rejected its takeoff, after an air traffic controller warned them of what was going on.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Pilot 84

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

They were descending from cruise altitude to 8,000 feet with a clearance to fly direct to navigation fix TAMMI. Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. N13GZ verify going direct TAMMI? There was a pause on frequency.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 96

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This isn’t good… air traffic controllers cleared two Southwest jets to use the same runway at the same time. VASAviation has an excellent video with both the air traffic control audio and a depiction of where the jets were located during the incident. Southwest 1478: “Say again.”

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Jet 116

One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

So the pilot of the first Delta jet advised air traffic control they’d need a minute to crunch the numbers on takeoff performance: Delta 1304 pilot: “Right now, for Delta 1304, we got four knots too much on the tailwind. Air traffic controller: “Delta 2046, that’s fine… and you have access now?”

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 120

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A350 & CRJ-900 have serious incident at Atlanta Airport Shortly after 10AM this morning (Tuesday, September 10, 2024), two jets operating on behalf of Delta had a serious incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). So was this a case of the air traffic controller giving incorrect instructions?

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Tail Jet Air Traffic Control Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

Instead, they only increased altitude again after an air traffic controller warned them about a low altitude alert. ATC: “Southwest 425, roger, cancel approach clearance, go around runway 10. After this incident, the jet ended up diverting to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), where the weather was better.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Runway Weather 141

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 28, 2025

Air traffic controllers in New York have the reputation for sometimes having a bit of an attitude with pilots, and losing their cool. So heres an interesting interaction, where the opposite is true the pilot loses his cool, while the air traffic controller keeps his calm. Traffics on a mile final.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Clearance 86

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Northstar VFR

MAY 9, 2024

It was for me, especially when I had to fly to a towered field and talk to Air Traffic Control (ATC). We had to quickly learn the cadence of communicating with Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach and Departure controllers. Communicating with air traffic controllers doesn’t have to be a stressful experience.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Aeronautical Information Manual Clearance 81

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. Complying with ATC Unwavering willingness to comply with air traffic control instructions comes in as the fifth deadly sin. A controller who withholds or issues a late descent clearance is also to blame.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Flightworx

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Embarking on a journey with a private jet in the UK is an experience that combines luxury, efficiency, and meticulous planning. For jet owners and aviation aficionados, it’s about much more than simply taking off and landing; it’s about harmonising with the rhythm of aviation rules and luxuries.

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Runway Jet Fixed Base Operator Flight Plan 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

It uses a propulsion system comprising propellers or jet engines to navigate at a certain set speed limit. Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 18, 2024

Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) clearance is normally available at the LFMN GAT 0800-2100 local. For short-notice fuel uplift requests during night hours, it’s possible to contact Air Traffic Control (ATC), which will contact the fueler to come out. The agent has one hour to arrive.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Flight Plan Jet 52

Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

Gulfstream IV & Robinson R44 Corporate Jet Captain EJM Great Neck NY I n my opinion, they have not kept pace for many years, and are way behind on staffing and service. Citation CJ3+/CJ2+/CJ2 Dir of Ops Burgess Aircraft Mgmt Springfield MO I think more controllers are needed. Graham Fig ATP. Tommy Jernejcic ATP/CFII.

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Clearance Pilot Weather Approach 40

Universal Weather

JUNE 13, 2023

All standard CIQ procedures must be followed – including customs/immigration clearance. Note that the clearance process takes approximately three minutes per person, and all luggage must be removed from the aircraft to be scanned and cleared. Tech Stops Argentina does not consider any stop as a tech stop only.

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Flight Plan NOTAMs Clearance Weather 52

Universal Weather

APRIL 8, 2024

hours, depending on traffic conditions Le Bourget is open 24 hours for arrivals, but jet engine departures from the apron are prohibited between 2215 and 0600 local. The airport operates 24 hours a day, but English-speaking Air Traffic Control (ATC) is not available from 2000 to 0500. 24-hour service.

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Runway Fixed Base Operator UTC Clearance 52

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It involves two jets operating on behalf of Delta, which had a serious incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). Fortunately there were no serious injuries, though a flight attendant on the regional jet sustained a minor injury. The pictures of the damage to the CRJ-900 are kind of wild.

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Tail Jet Clearance Runway 122

AV Web

JULY 13, 2024

A close call between two regional jets that came within several hundred feet of each other over New York has caught the attention of federal investigators. The incident , which occurred July 8, involved an American Eagle CRJ and an Endeavor Air CRJ. At their nearest point the jets were just 725 feet apart.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Clearance Runway 98

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The clearance was issued, and the pilots started their takeoff roll. This is because the Alaska pilots heard that the Southwest 737 had been given clearance to cross the same runway that the Alaska jet was taking off from. The US air traffic control system is obviously in need of some major overhaul.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 117

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

On March 25th, a British Airways regional jet took off from London City Airport (LCY) bound for Dusseldorf, Germany. Not until the jet touched down did they realize they were headed to the wrong city. April 23, 2019 DID YOU HEAR the one about the flight that went to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf? This is when high-tech goes low-tech.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 57

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Hawker Accident at Aspen On February 21, 2022, the crew and four passengers aboard a Hawker 800 nearly lost their lives when the twin-engine business jet sailed off the end of Runway 33 into soft snow at Aspen Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Colorado, during its takeoff run.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

A pair of women waiting at the operations building had chartered the private jet. As I finished loading our baggage into the Warrior, a loud roar overhead announced the jet going missed on the approach. Either way, we never saw the jet go overhead in the clouds, we only heard it. I was surprised by the lack of delay.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, it has so far been revealed that air traffic control (ATC) at Vilnius Airport had been in contact with the crew of BCS18D throughout its final approach. However, while ATC had transmitted a landing clearance to the crew of BCS18D, no meaningful response was received.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 337

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The controller anticipated a late landing clearance due to this aircraft in front. At night the relationship between airliner and air traffic control changes because less can be seen in the dark, rather like low cloud or fog, but not as serious. By Jove, Carruthers, isn’t that a jumbo on the runway?

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 97