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Embraer 175 (N167SY)
A combination snow and ice storm had just ended and this Skywest Embraer arrival from SFO became the first aircraft to land on the plowed, but very slippery, runway 16R. In so doing, it provided me with this extremely rare photo angle. Most aircraft, after landing on the 11,002 foot long 16R, exit at some location midway down the runway. However, on this bleak early morning just moments after the storm had stopped, and because every taxiway was closed except at each end of runway 16R-34L, this flight had no choice after landing but to taxi all the way to the end of 16R in order to exit the runway and gain access to taxiway Alpha, which was the only open taxiway. And that meant it would be turning directly toward me as it came off 16R. The odds are very much against this opportunity ever occurring for me again. So despite the gray early morning light conditions, this one is a rather special capture for me.
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Gary, they say that fortune favours the brave. And luck follows those who persevere. You deserve the opportunity for these rare - and fantastic - snaps. Awesome picture !! FIVE *****
Very good shot, at a glance it looked like it was on a football field at a school!?
Cade ... Hi, and Thank You very much. (Wave)
Viv ... It truly WAS a bunch of luck. On this morning, because of the steady wind coming out of the north, the approach runway was 34L. So I had located here, at 34L, to capture the morning departures and any first-of-the-day arrivals. But the precip ended and the pilots of this flight requested a wrong-direction approach to land FROM the north ... on 16R. And the tower granted the request because there was a long queue of aircraft lined up at November pad to be deiced, meaning there were no imminent departures. So when this Embraer landed, it had to come all the way down to exit ... and I was there awaiting all the departures. If you take a fast glimpse thru my folder, you'll discover that of the hundreds of pics, this is the first one where I'm at this end and catch a headon shot of any aircraft coming AT me. And another stroke of pure luck ... had it not been for the ice storm, the other taxiways located at midpoints along 16R would have been open so this one would have turned off at one of those. That's why I comment that I'll never get another pic of this type at this location again. I've been snapping here constantly since 1995 and this angle is a first for me -- it won't occur again.
Jim ... Now that you mention it, it does indeed. 34L-16R is 2000 feet longer than 34R-16L and the extra 2000 feet is found at this end. There is nothing but barren space and an underground creek behind 34R which is one reason why it does not extend as far back. The other reason is because there is a mountain very near the southeast approach to 34R so aircraft using 34R must stay a bit higher during their final approach. There are tech businesses and warehouses in those building in the far background.
Viv ... It truly WAS a bunch of luck. On this morning, because of the steady wind coming out of the north, the approach runway was 34L. So I had located here, at 34L, to capture the morning departures and any first-of-the-day arrivals. But the precip ended and the pilots of this flight requested a wrong-direction approach to land FROM the north ... on 16R. And the tower granted the request because there was a long queue of aircraft lined up at November pad to be deiced, meaning there were no imminent departures. So when this Embraer landed, it had to come all the way down to exit ... and I was there awaiting all the departures. If you take a fast glimpse thru my folder, you'll discover that of the hundreds of pics, this is the first one where I'm at this end and catch a headon shot of any aircraft coming AT me. And another stroke of pure luck ... had it not been for the ice storm, the other taxiways located at midpoints along 16R would have been open so this one would have turned off at one of those. That's why I comment that I'll never get another pic of this type at this location again. I've been snapping here constantly since 1995 and this angle is a first for me -- it won't occur again.
Jim ... Now that you mention it, it does indeed. 34L-16R is 2000 feet longer than 34R-16L and the extra 2000 feet is found at this end. There is nothing but barren space and an underground creek behind 34R which is one reason why it does not extend as far back. The other reason is because there is a mountain very near the southeast approach to 34R so aircraft using 34R must stay a bit higher during their final approach. There are tech businesses and warehouses in those building in the far background.
Perfectly framed too! Hardly looks like RNO! Looks more like GRR,LAN or YIP! Thanks Gary! Cheers!!
Dean JK ... Yes, sir, it is.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 05-May-2025 | E75L | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 02:42PM CDT | 04:19PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 05-May-2025 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Northwest Arkansas Ntl (KXNA) | 10:20AM MDT | 01:01PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 05-May-2025 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 08:10AM CDT | 08:40AM MDT | Scheduled |
| 04-May-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 06:35PM CDT | 07:48PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 04-May-2025 | E75L | Midland Intl Air and Space Port (KMAF) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 03:46PM CDT | 04:57PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 04-May-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Midland Intl Air and Space Port (KMAF) | 12:51PM CDT | 02:07PM CDT | Scheduled |
| 04-May-2025 | E75L | Huntsville Intl (KHSV) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 08:40AM CDT | 10:25AM CDT | Scheduled |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Huntsville Intl (KHSV) | 06:36PM CDT | 07:59PM CDT | 1:23 |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 03:36PM CDT | 04:52PM CDT | 1:16 |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | 01:07PM CDT | 02:10PM CDT | 1:02 |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:20AM EDT | 11:11AM CDT | 0:50 |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 07:51AM CDT | 09:43AM EDT | 0:51 |
| 03-May-2025 | E75L | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:37AM EDT | 06:27AM CDT | 0:49 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 07:59PM CDT | 09:54PM EDT | 0:54 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 04:21PM EDT | 05:52PM CDT | 2:31 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) | 12:39PM CDT | 03:24PM EDT | 1:44 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:26AM EDT | 11:23AM CDT | 0:56 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 08:41AM CDT | 10:25AM EDT | 0:43 |
| 02-May-2025 | E75L | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:08AM EDT | 06:01AM CDT | 0:52 |
| 01-May-2025 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 06:44PM CDT | 08:34PM EDT | 0:49 |
| 01-May-2025 | E75L | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 02:22PM CDT | 03:45PM CDT | 1:22 |
| 01-May-2025 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 10:38AM MDT | 12:35PM CDT | 0:56 |
| 01-May-2025 | E75L | Joe Foss Fld (KFSD) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 06:02AM CDT | 06:16AM MDT | 1:14 |
| 30-Apr-2025 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Joe Foss Fld (KFSD) | 09:29PM MDT | 11:38PM CDT | 1:09 |
| 30-Apr-2025 | E75L | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 07:15PM MDT | 08:21PM MDT | 1:05 |
| 30-Apr-2025 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | 03:58PM MDT | 04:53PM MDT | 0:55 |
| 30-Apr-2025 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 11:50AM CDT | 12:03PM MDT | 1:12 |
| 30-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 07:44AM CDT | 09:29AM CDT | 1:45 |
| 29-Apr-2025 | E75L | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 04:44PM CDT | 06:37PM CDT | 1:52 |
| 29-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | 01:33PM CDT | 03:13PM CDT | 1:40 |
| 29-Apr-2025 | E75L | Shreveport Rgnl (KSHV) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 09:44AM CDT | 10:33AM CDT | 0:48 |
| 28-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Shreveport Rgnl (KSHV) | 04:41PM CDT | 05:16PM CDT | 0:34 |
| 28-Apr-2025 | E75L | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 12:17PM CDT | 12:57PM CDT | 0:40 |
| 28-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 09:39AM CDT | 10:28AM CDT | 0:48 |
| 28-Apr-2025 | E75L | Clinton National (KLIT) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 07:05AM CDT | 08:20AM CDT | 1:15 |
| 27-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Clinton National (KLIT) | 06:51PM CDT | 07:46PM CDT | 0:54 |
| 27-Apr-2025 | E75L | Palm Springs Intl (KPSP) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 12:24PM PDT | 04:55PM CDT | 2:30 |
| 27-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Palm Springs Intl (KPSP) | 09:53AM CDT | 10:56AM PDT | 3:02 |
| 27-Apr-2025 | E75L | Clinton National (KLIT) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 07:06AM CDT | 08:11AM CDT | 1:05 |
| 26-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Clinton National (KLIT) | 09:18PM CDT | 10:18PM CDT | 0:59 |
| 26-Apr-2025 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 06:26PM CDT | 07:50PM CDT | 1:23 |
| 26-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 03:42PM CDT | 05:19PM CDT | 1:36 |
| 26-Apr-2025 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 12:55PM CDT | 02:43PM CDT | 1:48 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 09:52PM CDT | 10:54PM CDT | 1:01 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Mc Allen Intl (KMFE) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 07:27PM CDT | 08:18PM CDT | 0:51 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Mc Allen Intl (KMFE) | 05:05PM CDT | 06:01PM CDT | 0:55 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 12:05PM MDT | 02:48PM CDT | 1:43 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | 09:58AM CDT | 10:51AM MDT | 1:52 |
| 25-Apr-2025 | E75L | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 05:10AM CST | 07:55AM CDT | 1:45 |
| 24-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | 06:30PM CDT | 07:17PM CST | 1:46 |
| 24-Apr-2025 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 03:36PM CDT | 05:01PM CDT | 1:25 |
| 24-Apr-2025 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 12:50PM CDT | 02:30PM CDT | 1:39 |
| 24-Apr-2025 | E75L | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 08:39AM CDT | 10:28AM CDT | 1:48 |
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