LGA Daily Report: JAN '08

[Iberia A340-600]

That aircraft belongs to Honduras and was parked at SWF all this week so it is very possible.

[cancidas]

29 September

we ahd a visit from the USAF once again today, this time with a wingletted C-32. she was parked on E ramp when i parked in the lot before going in to work, but i had to race the bus so i didn't even get a cell phone shot.

[cancidas]

30 September

1520L
N821AM roared off 13 for IAD, that's a beautiful GLobal Express.
1540L
saw a Sabreliner, N964C, depart 13 for KMIE (Muncie, Indiana.)

[cancidas]

02 October

even though i wasn't working i dropped by the office for a little bit today, just long enough to wastch as N836MA (Boeing's own BBJ i think) taxiied out to 31 for departure. since i had some time to kill before class i made my way to my school's tower and watched as N386AA rolled out on 22 following 2 Slowtations, that's an AAL 763. the scanner up in that tower started sounding too much like work so i ran off to relax in my truck in the parking lot. just before going back inside for class i watched a Baron (sounded more like a baron than Seneca anyway) take an intersection departure off of 22 and the crew of N115PD (PAPD's S-76) proving to me once more that they were having more fun than i was...

[cancidas]

03 October
today was a long day, but interesting enough in that i was able to watch all this come and go:

N45LR- Leajer 45
N687QS- Citation Excel
N50FD- a Westwind registered to Sallie Mae
N357AA- AAL B763
N47EG- Faclon 900
N821AM- Global Express
N616KG- G-IV
N985JC- G-V(SP)
N85PS- S-76C

also watched as a CH-47 and two AH-64s landed over in the area of the E ramp. they flew in from the west, stayed for about two hours and left again westbound. on the way out the chinook was leading the pack until they disapeared from sight. a big HOO-AH to army aviation!

but the highlight of the day was a UC-35D serial 166374 that taxiied past me on the way to 31 for takeoff. that's basically a citation encore, in USMC paint.

[cancidas]

05 October

1400L
just saw N648DL pulling into the alley, that's an old-colored AND wingletted B757-200.

in addition to the DAL 752W we had:
N523LR- BAE Hawker
N333PY- G-IV
N44EG- Falcon 900
N75RP- G-V

[PhilDernerJr]

A Chinook and two Apaches were at LGA?!

[cancidas]

06 October

pretty slow and non-eventful day at LGA. the only visitors i noticed were N610DL, the pink delta 752, a DAL MD90 and AAL 763.

[Delta777LR]

06 October

pretty slow and non-eventful day at LGA. the only visitors i noticed were N610DL, the pink delta 752, a DAL MD90 and AAL 763.

The DL MD90 is a regular vistor to LGA now. CVG-LGA-CVG as FLT 1216/1241

[cancidas]

6 October

was a pretty decent day for GA activity once again. my day started off with a USAF C-40 sitting on E ramp, serial 91-0048. also saw:

N308W - Eaglerock A-12 (whatever that is)
N44EG - King Air 90
N91KM - Piper Meridian
N557WY - G-IV

LGA also recovered BAe 125, Falcon 200, Cessna 550 and Cessna 750

[LGA777]

Wed Oct 8th. N610DL Pink Delta and this great looking and unique schemed Citation X which I have never seen before.

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Regards

LGA777

[PhilDernerJr]

Oct 10 - Allegiant DC-9 came in on EV31. Anyone know why?

I have photos that I need to edit, still on my camera.

[LGA777]

Friday Oct 10th was fairly interesting at LGA. We got the nice looking Dept of Justice Dash-8 N713M.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php? ... 740&nseq=0 (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6277740&nseq=0)

We also got a pretty nice visitor. Allegiant MD87 N949MA

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6120909

Allegiant has made several LGA visits this year operating Gambling junket charters to Mississipi, they are ground and passenger handled at LGA by CO. Every time I have seen them it's been with the MD-87.

But the highlight of the day was a DL Shuttle MD88 emergency landing, here are my coments from Delta777LR's LGA spotting thread with photos, check them out.

The first DL MD88 go-around was a pretty big deal. He had an unsafe gear indication and in your shots was doing a gear down check fly-by of the Tower. Came back to land about 15 mins later with the main gear doors down, something I have never seen before. They drugg on the runway and watched the roll-out with binaculars but never saw sparks. They did a dead-stop on Runway 31 between the end of the runway and the intersection with 4-22. This closed 13-31 for about 15-20 mins and the MD-88 was surrounded by emergency and Port Ops vehicles. After about 10-15 mins the gear doors where retracted and she taxied to the gate under her own power. Probably the most excitement we have seen here in a while

Regards

LGA777

[AirtrafficController]

Saturday Oct 11th

USMC Gulfstream III
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u317/AirtrafficController/104a.jpg

[PhilDernerJr]

I suck if I thought that was a DC-9 and didn't realize it was an MD-87.

[PhilDernerJr]

I suck if I thought that was a DC-9 and didn't realize it was an MD-87.

[LGA777]

Sun Oct 12th: While light wise a GREAT day at LGA only two notable visitors at least on my watch.

The USMC G-3 that AirTrafficController got a nice shot of Saturday made a nice loud departure off 13.

We also saw for the second time the first DL 757-232 to recieve winglets N648DL. This is NOT on of the ex TWA birds and is in the Wavey Gravey or Deltaflot scheme, it actually looks really sharpe and so far no photos on the two largest photo sites.

Regards

LGA777

[LGA777]

Sun Oct 12th: While light wise a GREAT day at LGA only two notable visitors at least on my watch.

The USMC G-3 that AirTrafficController got a nice shot of Saturday made a nice loud departure off 13.

We also saw for the second time the first DL 757-232 to recieve winglets N648DL. This is NOT on of the ex TWA birds and is in the Wavey Gravey or Deltaflot scheme, it actually looks really sharpe and so far no photos on the two largest photo sites.

Regards

LGA777

[LGA777]

Monday 10-13: As expected Allegiant retured from TUC (Tunica, Miss) around 1530 bringing back their load of gamblers and after a quick turn departed (ferry I assume) to BUF.

Regards

LGA777

[LGA777]

Monday 10-13: As expected Allegiant retured from TUC (Tunica, Miss) around 1530 bringing back their load of gamblers and after a quick turn departed (ferry I assume) to BUF.

Regards

LGA777

[PhilDernerJr]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?

[PhilDernerJr]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?

[cancidas]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?
i saw it pulling into the alley between A and B concourses.

[cancidas]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?
i saw it pulling into the alley between A and B concourses.

[LGA777]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?


Allegiant has made several LGA visits this year operating Gambling junket charters to Mississipi, they are ground and passenger handled at LGA by CO. .

Phil, as prev stated they are handled at LGA by CO, who also handle the Sky King 732 gambling charters to Mississippi. This time Allegiant parked on A-3 for both visits, last time it was A-2 so we got to chat with the crew as we (US) do the Ramp Control for Gates A-2-4-6.

LGA777

[LGA777]

What terminal did they operate out of? Or was it FBO?


Allegiant has made several LGA visits this year operating Gambling junket charters to Mississipi, they are ground and passenger handled at LGA by CO. .

Phil, as prev stated they are handled at LGA by CO, who also handle the Sky King 732 gambling charters to Mississippi. This time Allegiant parked on A-3 for both visits, last time it was A-2 so we got to chat with the crew as we (US) do the Ramp Control for Gates A-2-4-6.

LGA777

[LGA777]

Fairly interesting day at LGA for Thursday 10-16. I did another double and I had brought my camcorder to work which is rare, in case the DC-3 departed but it's still here with MTC. But the camcorder got some good use anyway despite the crappy weather.

First around 1030 Trump departed 13 for SWF. Right after he departed we switched to 31 departures and not 10 mins after Trump here came Obama. My co-workers where amused how the 757 by-passed the 15 or so aircraft in the departure line and went right to the front for an immediate departure. Minutes later a Canadian registered Avanti departed and a few mins later the FAA's G-IV N1 Departed 31. Pretty unique aircraft as it has the same scheme as a USAF SAM Gulfstream but has a civilian registration and operated by the FAA.

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Around 1600 Obama's 757 returned from somewhere landing on 22, I believe he has some fundraising dinner tonight in Manhattan.

The final guest of the day was a Corporate Beech 1900-D N1883M, something you don't see every day ( or year). The below photo has a desciption of it's operator.

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Cheers

LGA777

[cancidas]

17 October

0900L
the AAL DC-3 finally left for EWR, she departed 4 and made a very, very shallow climb in the upwind.
1000L
obama's 757 departed a few minutes ago. no fanfare, just a nice steep climb...
1150L
ACA706 was operated today by a title-less A319.

[LGA777]

Monday Oct 20: Back for another double and while reading this site I was distracted by VERY LOUD reverser deployment, and looked up to see Peter Nygard rolling out on 31. The 727 is parked at 5 Towers. While watching the 3-holer taxi to the ramp I then noticed a strange 757 over at Echo Parking. After a quick look through the binoculars the 75 turned out to be this old girl, number 14 off the line.

1354463.

Checking the Star's schedule they play the Rangers tonight, the Devil's on Wed night and then the Islanders on Thursday evening. I wonder if the aircraft (might) reposition to FRG for departure Thursday night?

And the real highlight of the day (maybe week) just landed on 31, Italian Air Force A-319, MM62174, thanks to detective Celmer for getting the very hard to read reg, it was very small and they have 3, pretty sure that's the first appearance of one at LGA.

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The Italian vistor departed LGA only about 90 mins after they arrived, not sure where they where going or where they came from?


Cheers

LGA777

[lijk604]

Checking the Star's schedule they play the Rangers tonight, the Devil's on Wed night and then the Islanders on Thursday evening. I wonder if the aircraft (might) reposition to FRG for departure Thursday night?


Oh, I'm a hoping so! :)

[Laxgoaly]

Hey that Italian ACJ repositioned to HPN and is there currently...

[Matt Molnar]

And the real highlight of the day (maybe week) just landed on 31, Italian Air Force A-319, MM62174...

That's the most unique visitor of the year I can remember.

[cancidas]

And the real highlight of the day (maybe week) just landed on 31, Italian Air Force A-319, MM62174...

That's the most unique visitor of the year I can remember.
i've got one better. the Djibouti Goverment paid a visit to LGA today with this airplane:

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now there's your visitor of the year!

[Matt Molnar]

WTF?

[njgtr82]

And the real highlight of the day (maybe week) just landed on 31, Italian Air Force A-319, MM62174...

That's the most unique visitor of the year I can remember.
i've got one better. the Djibouti Goverment paid a visit to LGA today with this airplane:

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now there's your visitor of the year!

we're missing something here because these arn't the only visitors... EWR has had Saudi 747SP, Aramco 767 N767A, VP-CIE and VP-BWR A319s the past few days.

[Matt Molnar]

we're missing something here because these arn't the only visitors... EWR has had Saudi 747SP, Aramco 767 N767A, VP-CIE and VP-BWR A319s the past few days.
I was thinking about that too...

I believe the UN General Assembly might just be wrapping up now. Or it could be related to the election.

Or it could be some other reason best not speculated upon. :?

[Iberia A340-600]

The Kuwait A310 is also on its way back to SWF.

[SengaB]

I shot Djibouti B721 2 times before at JFK before I was repainted (2004/2006). I have never been able to get that plane on the side with the titles.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2434778787_e17f095e9e.jpg?v=0

Senga

[PhilDernerJr]

I think you mean TITLES, Senga. Although I like your suggestion as well.

[SengaB]

Oopps, I meant "titles".

What an embarrassing mistake. Please Forgive me.

Senga

[LGA777]

Thursday 10-23, an Imaculant SAM C-9A just landed on 31 simply beautiful.

I saw the Stars 757 parked in front of the Port Police building from the M60 bus around 2200. The 75 looked really nice, was the Texas Rangers side of the aircraft, it had the logo light on and all lit up waiting for the busses to come from Nassau Colisum, sorry no repo to FRG guys

LGA777

[LGA777]

Friday 10-24. the C-9A from the day before departed 13 around 1600 with Laura Bush onboard, probably one of her last trips to NYC as the current First Lady.

LGA777

[LGA777]

Sat 10-25. The first (of 5) B6 A-320's to get the IMO tacky looking "Jetting to T5 stickers" N746JB departed 13 around 1500, on I presume her first visit to LGA. The 7 of us working all watched her depart and agreed our collective description was very "Telemundoish"

Cheers

LGA777

[AA 777]

From what I can tell it was another splendid night at LGA :roll: Looks like Air Canada brought in an 767-200...Im guessing to clean up the mess that was a result of the storms.

Oh and it looks like Delta features a new 0100 deperature to MCO http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1 ... /KLGA/KMCO (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1489/history/20081025/2308Z/KLGA/KMCO) :lol:

[Matt Molnar]

From what I can tell it was another splendid night at LGA :roll: Looks like Air Canada brought in an 767-200...Im guessing to clean up the mess that was a result of the storms.

Oh and it looks like Delta features a new 0100 deperature to MCO http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1 ... /KLGA/KMCO (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1489/history/20081025/2308Z/KLGA/KMCO) :lol:
ATIS reported one of the rarest of rare LGA runway configurations this evening: ILS/LOC 13 approach, depart runway 13.

News reported 3 hour delays at EWR, 5 hours at JFK, and a complete ground stop at LGA.

[LGA777]

From what I can tell it was another splendid night at LGA :roll: Looks like Air Canada brought in an 767-200...Im guessing to clean up the mess that was a result of the storms.


Matt the vis was so bad at times I missed seeing the 762 as I could not see the AC gates from our Tower even though we control one of them. US12 PHX-JFK actually diverted twice, MDT and PHL where it cancelled as the crew timed out. US 1490 departed CLT at 1 min early at 1609 and arrived LGA 7 hours and 2 mins later (2311 for those who trouble with math) after diverting to PHL for fuel, then being number for 60 to takeoff, then being a victim of a 2 hour ground stop to LGA. Oh and check out US 1630, never diverted but look at their holding. 4 hours and 3 mins gate to gate CLT-LGA

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1 ... /KCLT/KLGA (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1630/history/20081025/2226Z/KCLT/KLGA)

And the CLT-LGA behind him US 1624

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1624

Ironically those two flights where operated with the Steelers and Panthers schemed aircraft.

And as I was finishing typing this I noticed something Big and White, coming out of Delta's alley, ended up being 767-332 N125DL (New Colors) at this early hour I did a double take, thought it was a 777 for a moment or two.

Regards

LGA777

[PhilDernerJr]

As for that 734, the Anet remark said that when the photo was taken, it was flying the Pittsburgh Penguins around. The Penguins played (and lost to) the Rangers last night, so maybe the plane came in this morning to pick them up.

[LGA777]

Wed 10-29: Shortly after arriving at work at 1630 witnessed two mildly interesting movements.

First this Canadian J31

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Here is the companies charter fleet, pretty varied.

http://www.starlinkaviation.com/index.p ... =view&id=3 (http://www.starlinkaviation.com/index.php?module=CMS&func=view&id=3)

The other visitor is a comon site at JFK but only the second time I have seen her at LGA

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Regards

LGA777

[AA 777]

AA will have a 767-300 coming in today as AAL 1256 and departing back to MIA as AAL 2093. Should have just landed...

[PhilDernerJr]

Wow, Matt, let someone else post something! haha.

I just drove under the 763 a few minutes ago. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me at first.

[Delta777LR]

I got the AA 763 departing LGA from my house

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o37/sergair/IMG_4662.jpg

[AA 777]

Nice catch sergio!

[Delta777LR]

Nice catch sergio!

Thanks Matt

I was on my window and I was told that it was leaving for Miami around 12:10PM. I was able to catch it since it departed straight out.

[cancidas]

31 October

happy haloween everyone! today has been an interesting day in terms of GA traffic here a LGA. i was down on the ramp and saw a cessna conquest and soverign, and saw quite a few falcons, lears and gulfstreams from the office. the visitor of the day just taxiied past me right now, here's a shot in much better light:

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the airplane departed going all the way to TNG/GMTT (Tangier, Morocco).

[Matt Molnar]

Wow, secksy.

[cancidas]

04 November

aside from the GA traffic i didn't pay enough attention to today because my nose was burred in a great book i did manage to notice we were lucky enough to score a visit from N610DL:

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btw, nice shot bill. i only wish she had bent wings.


(yes i am very tired)

[LGA777]

Thursday Nov 6th: Only movement I caught worth mentioning was the loud, long and slow departure of LGA's resident 727, VP-BDJ making a transon flight to MRY.

Also as most of you know DL has numerous Comair CRJ-900's every day at LGA. Recently a single Pinncale CR9 was added to the mix operating a CVG-LGA-MSY late afternoon routing. And today that flight was operated by N605LR, registered to Mesa/Freedom but with a FLG (Flagship or Pinnacle) designator, interesting.

Oh and speeking of Delta from their latest schedule change they are now flying 5 or 6 (depending on the day) of their LGA-MDW trips with Brand-New E-175's. As most non international DL aircraft do not have logo lights I got tell you their newest tail logo looks really sharp all lit up on these new E-jets at night !

Cheers

LGA777

[LGA777]

Sunday Nov 9th: Fairly uneventful day, except at the end, DL's Pink 757 N610DL landed around 2345, and then sat right in front of the office for about 5 mins waiting for her gate to open, nice view at the end of a long day.

Cheers

LGA777

[cancidas]

9 November

trump's VP-BDJ slipped back in without us noticing tonight. saw her while walking to my truck in the parking lot.



10 November

when i got to work i was so pissed off after having messed up royally on a calulus test i knew it would take a lot to cheer me up... but the sight of two MH-60s did the trick. only problem was, they were light grey instead of green. nobody's perfect i suppose...
:mrgreen:

i managed to take this while sticking my phone through the fence. i like it, as i have both LGA towers in it.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o161/cancidas/IMG00018.jpg

[cancidas]

11 November

when i parked today i noticed three USN C-37s parked at five towers surrounded by the usual flock of corporae birds.

[Matt Molnar]

An Army helo, I think it was an HH-60 (dark green, not gray like the one pictured above), flew overhead as I waited for the train in Astoria this morning, pretty sure it came from LGA. I watched it for a few minutes as it headed west over upper Manhattan, then it made a right and followed the Hudson north until I couldn't see it.

[LGA777]

Saturday Nov 15: DL upgrade 917 to ATL from a 757 to an Intl 767-332ER N1200K in the old colors. Later as the weather deterioted I saw what I thought was a diversion, as these are common at EWR, but is actuallly now scheduled once a day daily, NW-Compass E-175 operated by N614CZ. It unfortunalty operates after dark to and from DTW, arrives at 1710 and departs at 1759, replacing the prev scheduled DC-9-30, But don't worry, they still have two a day of those.

Cheers

LGA777

[cancidas]

Saturday Nov 15: DL upgrade 917 to ATL from a 757 to an Intl 767-332ER N1200K in the old colors. Later as the weather deterioted I saw what I thought was a diversion, as these are common at EWR, but is actuallly now scheduled once a day daily, NW-Compass E-175 operated by N614CZ. It unfortunalty operates after dark to and from DTW, arrives at 1710 and departs at 1759, replacing the prev scheduled DC-9-30, But don't worry, they still have two a day of those.

Cheers

LGA777
looks like LGA is quickly becoming an embraer hub. sweet!

[cancidas]

17 November
VP-BDJ just blasted off of 31. don't know where the airplane is going jsut yet, airplane's filed KLGA-KLGA. looks to be a post-mx test flight.

there is also an ACA Jetz A319 parked at 5 towers, came in sometime last night.

[cancidas]

26 November
VP-BDJ just roared off of 31, bound for KPBI. happy thanksgiving mr. trump!

[Delta777LR]

November 27th
Air Canada (TCA) A319 C-FZUH was in this morning

[LGA777]

November 27th
Air Canada (TCA) A319 C-FZUH was in this morning

Was here again Thanksgiving afternoon, I had not seen this one here in a while. From the way the aircraft looked I think Air Canada may have given this one a fresh coat of paint recently but in the same nice retro scheme. Pretty sure this scheme came out in 1997 so I can't imagine it's the same paint for 11 years.

Cheers

LGA777

[cancidas]

02 December

1330L
wow, it's december already. time flies. anyway, speaking of flying there is a C-23C Sherpa parked at 5-towers right now.
1630L
N752MA was here, departed to PHL as BSK532.
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[727C47]

flew in yesterday in the XLS,our pert little jet took all of 8 minutes to vault off rwy 16 at HPN, traverse the Bronx,and Flushing Bay,ease on to runway 22, and taxi over to the Five Towers, we were on our way an hour later bound for the greater midwest,my second time actually flying into LGA,a beautiful morning !

[Delta777LR]

Dec 24th

DL 763 at LGA early this afternoon

[LGA777]

Dec 24th

DL 763 at LGA early this afternoon

DL has had quite a few 763's the last week or so at LGA first due to post weather cleanup from cancelled flights and then due to heavy holiday loads. On Dec 22 around 1800 one DL 763 was taxiing out as another was taxiing and they actually passed each other near my office.

Happy Holidays Everyone,

LGA777

[cancidas]

when i pulled into the parking lot this morning i was treated to the Miami Air 737-400 and a North American 757. the NAA departed as NAO931 to KCKB.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NAO931

[cancidas]

VP-BDJ is home today from KPBI. VP-BLK has been here since friday morning as well. glad to see us as local home for 727s.

[Matt Molnar]

VP-BLK has been here since friday morning as well.
:?: VP-BLK is a 747SP.

[cancidas]

VP-BLK is a 747SP.
oops... i meant VP-BPZ.

[Matt Molnar]

Ahh, didn't know he re-registered in Bermuda.

For those keeping score at home, VP-BPZ is formerly N727PN, Peter Nygard's plane.

[PhilDernerJr]

Is it in a new overall scheme? Or is it the same plane just reregistered?

[cancidas]

Is it in a new overall scheme? Or is it the same plane just reregistered?
same paint, new reg.

[njgtr82]

Royal Jet 737 from SWF