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BOEING 747-8 (LX-VCI) - What a crummy day. 5-L 02-16-24. Arriving from LUX in rain/snow mix, visibility probably less than a 1/4 mile, ceiling probably about 250-300 feet. Just Nasty!
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BOEING 747-8 (LX-VCI)

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What a crummy day. 5-L 02-16-24. Arriving from LUX in rain/snow mix, visibility probably less than a 1/4 mile, ceiling probably about 250-300 feet. Just Nasty!

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geneg738
Nice shot
terry kelsey
Very different and, very very good.
Peter Kiss
ILS working
ken kemper
John.........

You made a cool photo out of the crummy conditions just the same. Great job.
Dave Sheehy
Very nice composition John. 5*
Florian Badura
Great shot!!!!!!!!!
Donna Yost
Oh John, you know that is a beautiful CAT II/CAT III Day! Great photo!
John GiambonePhoto Uploader
Thank You All, geng738, Terry Kelsey, Peter Kiss, Ken Kemper, Dave Sheehy, Florian Badura, David Plummer, Donna Yost, appreciate all of you!
Dan Nelson
To see this photo reminds us of what it takes to successfully land in these conditions, the aircraft, the navigation equipment, and the pilot skills...remarkable!
skylab72
A good to study aerodynamics in real-time.
Diana Rose
Dan Nelson has it! Its still a scary pic for me.
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
08-May-2025 B748Los Angeles Intl ()Luxembourg Int'l () 11:05AM PDT 06:13AM CEST (+1) 10:07
08-May-2025 B744Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 04:47AM CST 06:38AM PDT 2:51
08-May-2025 B744Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 02:29AM CST 03:14AM CST 0:45
07-May-2025 B748Anchorage Intl ()Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport () 02:07PM AKDT 11:01PM CST 6:53
07-May-2025 B748Hong Kong Int'l ()Anchorage Intl () 07:30PM HKT 12:19PM AKDT 8:48
07-May-2025 B748Al Maktoum Int'l ()Hong Kong Int'l () 06:48AM +04 05:45PM HKT 6:57
06-May-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Al Maktoum Int'l () 07:18PM CEST 03:09AM +04 (+1) 5:50
06-May-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Kuwait Int'l () 07:18PM CEST Diverted
04-May-2025 B748Heydar Aliyev Int'l ()Luxembourg Int'l () 08:44PM +04 11:20PM CEST 4:35
04-May-2025 B748Near Hong KongHeydar Aliyev Int'l () 03:09PM HKT 07:12PM +04 8:02
04-May-2025 B744Singapore Changi ()Hong Kong Int'l () 09:37AM +08 12:58PM HKT 3:20
03-May-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 11:34AM CEST 06:22AM +08 (+1) 12:47
02-May-2025 B748Miami Intl ()Luxembourg Int'l () 03:22PM EDT 06:03AM CEST (+1) 8:41
02-May-2025 B748Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Miami Intl () 08:43AM CDT 11:52AM EDT 2:08
01-May-2025 B748Anchorage Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 09:32PM AKDT 06:11AM CDT (+1) 5:38
02-May-2025 B748Hong Kong Int'l ()Anchorage Intl () 02:11AM HKT 07:34PM AKDT (-1) 9:23
01-May-2025 B748Al Maktoum Int'l ()Hong Kong Int'l () 11:32AM +04 10:06PM HKT 6:34
30-Apr-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Al Maktoum Int'l () 10:30PM CEST 06:25AM +04 (+1) 5:54
30-Apr-2025 B748Near TurkmenbashiLuxembourg Int'l () 05:19PM +05 07:09PM CEST 4:50
30-Apr-2025 B748Hong Kong Int'l ()Near Turkmenabat (Chardzhou) 10:52AM HKT Last seen 02:19PM +05 6:27
29-Apr-2025 B748Al Maktoum Int'l ()Hong Kong Int'l () 09:04PM +04 07:46AM HKT (+1) 6:41
29-Apr-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Al Maktoum Int'l () 10:13AM CEST 06:26PM +04 6:13
29-Apr-2025 B744Luxembourg Int'l ()Kuwait Int'l () 10:13AM CEST Diverted
28-Apr-2025 B748Heydar Aliyev Int'l ()Luxembourg Int'l () 06:21PM +04 08:50PM CEST 4:28
28-Apr-2025 B748Hong Kong Int'l ()Heydar Aliyev Int'l () 12:39PM HKT 04:38PM +04 7:58
26-Apr-2025 B748Anchorage Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 07:53AM AKDT 04:14PM CDT 5:21
26-Apr-2025 B748Komatsu ()Anchorage Intl () 04:48PM JST 05:57AM AKDT 6:08
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