Seattle-Tacoma, Moses Lake/Grant County, Ephrata Municipal, Moses Lake Municipal & Seattle-Tacoma – Wednesday 18th March 2020 (Grant Robinson)

Hi all,

Of the overall Boeing MAX hunt, this was the most eagerly awaited day where we would get to see over 200 of them parked up at Moses Lake. I suspect many of us would never have heard of this place before the Boeing facility started being used to relieve the Seattle Boeing fields……how many of us will ever go back?

Seattle-Tacoma

An early start from the hotel where we saw a few departures climbing out.

N623VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (2740)
N618AS, Boeing 737 NG 790/W, Alaska Airlines (30543)
N518AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35693)
N538AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (41188)
N407AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (41731)
N542US, Boeing 757 251/W, Delta Air Lines (26489)
N614FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, FedEx Express (48528)
N197SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000709)
N512NK, Airbus A319 132, Spirit Airlines (2673)
N517NK, Airbus A319 132, Spirit Airlines (2711)
N37253, Boeing 737 NG 824/W, United Airlines (30584)

 

Moses Lake/Grant County

It had been a three hour drive from Seattle Airport to here and so we were all looking forward to the photographic flights that had been booked with Michael Stein of Columbia Pacific Aviation. He has done quite a few of these flights and knows the best orbits to fly to give you the best chance of snapping away with the camera to get those MAX.

Many thanks to John Maloney for sorting these flights out for me. Michael Stein welcomes any further interest of the back of this email and can be contacted at – [email protected]

We never tried to get any of the MAX from the ground but it looked a pretty tough job to do it that way, especially if you want to see more than a tail.

I spent at least two days going through the many photographs that I took at Moses Lake and have come up with the following conclusions.

On Wednesday 18th March, there were 230 MAX parked outside in four areas.

Boeing Ramp – 51 airline colours, 3 white = 54 total

Moses Lake/Grant County MAX map page 1

Old B-52 dispersals – 55 airline colours, 8 white = 63 total

Moses Lake/Grant County MAX map page 2

College Ramp – 86 airline colours, 13 white = 99 total

Moses Lake/Grant County MAX map page 4

Mitsubishi Ramp – 13 airline colours, 1 white = 14 total

Moses Lake/Grant County MAX map page 3

Total airline colours = 205 Total whites = 25 Total MAX = 230

I have created map diagrams which detail which aircraft were where. Those in green were identified from my photographs and those in pink correspond with the known number of that airline to be there leaving the white ones which either had test registrations on them or were totally unmarked except for the tiny line numbers on white paper stuck to the nose wheel doors.

Those in white total 25 of which 3 have been tied up, leaving 22 for which have been fudged as this corresponds to what remaining whites ones should be at Moses Lake.

Three MAX were unaccounted for at Moses Lake and they must have been in the big Boeing hangar which I’m told can hold three aircraft. These were Aeromexico XA-MAU (c/n 43709), Korean Airlines HL8349 (c/n 63437) and Lucky Air N1780B (c/n 64946). The Korean returned to Renton from Moses Lake on 23rd April according to FR24.

All my Moses Lake photographs can be seen at;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157713649953348

 

The best aircraft for me in the list below was the Douglas B-23 Dragon!

N626LF, Agusta A.119 Koala MkII (14814)
C-GEUD, American Aviation AA-5 (AA5A-0047)
N22711, Beech 19/23 Musketeer A23-B19 Sport 150 (MB-865)
N819BA, Beech 19/23 Musketeer A23-B19 Sport 150 (MB-866)
N2047A, Beech 19/23 Musketeer A23-B19 Sport 150 (MB-899)
N2048A, Beech 19/23 Musketeer A23-B19 Sport 150 (MB-904)
N6010C, Beech 19/23 Musketeer A23-B19 Sport 150 (MB-905)
N60501, Beech 19/23 Musketeer C23 Sundowner 180 (M-2138)
N3715X, Beech 19/23 Musketeer C23 Sundowner 180 (M-2283)
N63866, Beech 19/23 Musketeer C23 Sundowner 180 (M-2374)
N82966, Beech 33/35/36 Bonanza F33A (CE-1757)
N151FE, Boeing 727 22F (19147)
(N124FE), Boeing 727 25C (forward fuselage), Eastern Air Lines (19360)
B-206L, Boeing 737 NG 8, 9 Air (61374)
XA-IMH, Boeing 737 NG 9, AeroMexico (43711)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 8, AeroMexico (43712)
XA-MAZ, Boeing 737 NG 8, AeroMexico (43754)
XA-MAW, Boeing 737 NG 8, AeroMexico (43755)
C-GELU, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air Canada (61239)
B-206D, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air Changan (60709)
B-207R, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air Changan (60712)
B-20C0, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60916)
B-20C1, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60917)
B-20CE, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60918)
B-20D2, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60920)
B-20DH, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60922)
B-20DJ, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60923)
N56807, Boeing 737 NG 8, Air China (60925)
(N326SJ), Boeing 737 NG 8, American Airlines (44475)
N324SH, Boeing 737 NG 8, American Airlines (44476)
N327SK, Boeing 737 NG 8, American Airlines (44477)
(N334SM), Boeing 737 NG 8, American Airlines (44478)
(N329SL), Boeing 737 NG 8, American Airlines (44479)
N1781B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Batik Air Malaysia (43016)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Batik Air Malaysia (43017)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Batik Air Malaysia (43018)
EW-529PA, Boeing 737 NG 8, Belavia (43332)
N1779B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Blue Air (43309)
N7202U, Boeing 737 NG 7, Boeing (42569) Southwest Airlines rudder colours
(N1780B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (43306) all white with Somon Air rudder colours
(N519CC), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (43582) all white
(N1780B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (43921) all white
(N967BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (44869) all white
(N978BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (44871) all white
(N420PK), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (44872) all white
(N409CC), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (44873) all white
(N1800B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (60444) all white
(N1782B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61804) all white
(N1779B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61805) all white
(N1795B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61806) all white
(N1782B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61807) all white
(N858BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61861) all white
(N863BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (61863) all white
N1779B, Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (62426) all white with Azerbaijan Airlines rudder colours
(N856BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (62535) all white
(N786BJ), Boeing 737 NG 8 BBJ, (Boeing) (64061) all white
(N953BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64611) all white
(N962BA), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64612) all white
N964BA, Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64613) all white
(N1782B), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64941) all white
(N56807), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64942) all white
(N5573P), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64943) all white
N5573B, Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64944) all white
(N56807), Boeing 737 NG 8, (Boeing) (64945) all white
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Cayman Airways (43308)
(N249BE), Boeing 737 NG 8, China Eastern Airlines (61647)
(N1786B), Boeing 737 NG 8, China Eastern Airlines (61652)
B-208E, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63276)
B-208F, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63277)
B-20AT, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63280)
B-20C8, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63282)
B-20C9, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63283)
B-20CS, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63285)
B-20D3, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63286)
B-20D5, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (63288)
N56807, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65251)
N56807, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65253)
B-20CA, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65256)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65257)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65258)
N5573K, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65259)
N1784B, Boeing 737 NG 8, China Southern Airlines (65275)
ZS-ZCB, Boeing 737 NG 8, Comair (60434)
HP-9910CMP, Boeing 737 NG 9, Copa Airlines (44168)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 9, Copa Airlines (44212)
N1784B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Corendon Air (60202)
TC-MKB, Boeing 737 NG 8, Corendon Air (60220)
B-20C2, Boeing 737 NG 8, Donghai Airlines (61284)
N5573P, Boeing 737 NG 8, Donghai Airlines (61286)
HL8368, Boeing 737 NG 8, Eastar Jet (43922)
HL8369, Boeing 737 NG 8, Eastar Jet (43923)
HL8370, Boeing 737 NG 8, Eastar Jet (43924)
HL8367, Boeing 737 NG 8, Eastar Jet (61802)
DQ-FAE, Boeing 737 NG 8, Fiji Airways (64309)
DQ-FAF, Boeing 737 NG 8, Fiji Airways (64310)
SU-TMO, Boeing 737 NG 8, flyEgypt (61858)
N5515X, Boeing 737 NG 8, Fuzhou Airlines (64708)
PR-XMI, Boeing 737 NG 8, GOL (43994)
(PR-XMK), Boeing 737 NG 8, GOL (43995)
(PR-XML), Boeing 737 NG 8, GOL (43996)
PR-XMJ, Boeing 737 NG 8, GOL (60715)
(PR-XMN), Boeing 737 NG 8, GOL (61582)
B-209L, Boeing 737 NG 8, Hainan Airlines (62182)
HL8350, Boeing 737 NG 8, Korean Air (63438)
HL8351, Boeing 737 NG 8, Korean Air (63439)
N1784B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Korean Air (63440)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Kunming Airlines (65052)
N1782B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Kunming Airlines (65053)
PK-LQS, Boeing 737 NG 8, Lion Air (43010)
(N1782B), Boeing 737 NG 8, Lion Air (43012)
(N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Lion Air (43014)
SP-LVG, Boeing 737 NG 8, LOT Polish Airlines (43973)
SP-LVE, Boeing 737 NG 8, LOT Polish Airlines (60388)
SP-LVN, Boeing 737 NG 8, LOT Polish Airlines (61862)
N5573P, Boeing 737 NG 8, LOT Polish Airlines (61864)
SP-LVO, Boeing 737 NG 8, LOT Polish Airlines (62533)
B-20AH, Boeing 737 NG 8, Lucky Air (61856)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 8, MIAT Mongolian Airlines (43310)
EI-RZB, Boeing 737 NG 8, Neos (43920)
EI-RZC, Boeing 737 NG 8, Neos (62872)
VQ-BXY, Boeing 737 NG 8, Nordstar Airlines (44305)
SE-RTF, Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42839)
SE-RTH, Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42841)
(SE-RTJ), Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42842)
N1779B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42843)
SE-RTK, Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42844)
(SE-RTN), Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (42846)
SE-RTI, Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (63974)
(SE-RTL), Boeing 737 NG 8, Norwegian Air Sweden (63975)
(N5002K), Boeing 737 NG 8, Okay Air (61409)
N56807, Boeing 737 NG 8, Okay Air (61411)
A4O-MG, Boeing 737 NG 8, Oman Air (43299)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Oman Air (43305)
N1786B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Oman Air (43799)
EI-HEM, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62300)
EI-HEK, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62302)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62303)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62304)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62305)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62306)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62309)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62310)
N4027A, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (62317)
N1799B, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (65077)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (65078)
EI-HAX, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (65080)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (line number 7788)
N3134C, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (line number 7810)
N40274, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (line number 7827)
N5002K, Boeing 737 NG 8 200, Ryanair (line number 7814)
VP-BXG, Boeing 737 NG 8, S7 Airlines (43313)
VP-BXF, Boeing 737 NG 8, S7 Airlines (43315)
VP-BXM, Boeing 737 NG 8, S7 Airlines (62878)
B-20AX, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61450)
B-20AR, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61451)
B-20C3, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61452)
N1779B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61453)
B-20CF, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61454)
B-20D0, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shandong Airlines (61455)
B-20CC, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shanghai Airlines (61645)
B-20D9, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shanghai Airlines (61650)
B-20CG, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shenzhen Airlines (61145)
B-20DK, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shenzhen Airlines (61147)
B-20DL, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shenzhen Airlines (61148)
N5573K, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shenzhen Airlines (61149)
N5573K, Boeing 737 NG 8, Shenzhen Airlines (61150)
9V-MBG, Boeing 737 NG 8, SilkAir (44251)
9V-MBK, Boeing 737 NG 8, SilkAir (44255)
9V-MBL, Boeing 737 NG 8, SilkAir (44256)
9V-MBM, Boeing 737 NG 8, SilkAir (44257)
9V-MBN, Boeing 737 NG 8, Singapore Airlines (44258)
OK-SWI, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (43300)
OK-SWK, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (43564)
OK-SWH, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (43619)
OK-SWJ, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (60134)
OK-SWO, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (62870)
OK-SWQ, Boeing 737 NG 8, SmartWings (62874)
N7203U, Boeing 737 NG 7, Southwest Airlines (42586)
N7206U, Boeing 737 NG 7, Southwest Airlines (42589)
N7207Z, Boeing 737 NG 7, Southwest Airlines (42590)
(N8800L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (42633)
(N8803L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (42634)
N8804L, Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (42637)
(N8805L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (42641)
N8738K, Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (60229)
(N8737L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (60230)
(N8739L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (60231)
N8740A, Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (61860)
(N8742M), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (61868)
N8741L, Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (61869)
(N8743K), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (62536)
(N8801Q), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (65436)
N8802Q, Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (65437)
(N8807L), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (65438)
(N8806Q), Boeing 737 NG 8, Southwest Airlines (65471)
N1800B, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (43927)
VT-MXY, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60186)
VT-MBA, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60187)
VT-MBB, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60219)
VT-MXL, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60223)
VT-MXM, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60225)
VT-MXN, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60226)
VT-MXW, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60649)
VT-MXQ, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60652)
VT-MXR, Boeing 737 NG 8, SpiceJet (60653)
(N1799B), Boeing 737 NG 8, Sriwijaya Air (43391)
PH-TFR, Boeing 737 NG 8, TUI Airlines Netherlands (44606)
TC-LCI, Boeing 737 NG 8, Turkish Airlines (60042)
TC-LCT, Boeing 737 NG 8, Turkish Airlines (60061)
TC-LYC, Boeing 737 NG 9, Turkish Airlines (60064)
TC-LYE, Boeing 737 NG 9, Turkish Airlines (60066)
HL8357, Boeing 737 NG 8, T’way Air (43563)
HL8356, Boeing 737 NG 8, T’way Air (62875)
UR-MXA, Boeing 737 NG 8, Ukraine International Airlines (43917)
UR-MXC, Boeing 737 NG 8, Ukraine International Airlines (43919)
N1784B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Ukraine International Airlines (43976)
N37523, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (43461)
N37527, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (43463)
(N37518), Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64495)
(N37522), Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64496)
N37521, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64497)
N27520, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64498)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64499)
N37525, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64500)
N47524, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64501)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 9, United Airlines (64502)
N1781B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Ural Airlines (66147)
N1779B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Urumqi Air (44309)
N5573B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Urumqi Air (44310)
N1781B, Boeing 737 NG 8, Urumqi Air (44348)
N5515X, Boeing 737 NG 8, UT air (43307)
N1780B, Boeing 737 NG 8, WestJet (62877)
N5573B, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (42962)
N1782B, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (42963)
B-20DV, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (42964)
B-20AS, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43832)
N5515X, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43833)
B-20CM, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43834)
B-20CN, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43835)
B-20CL, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43836)
N1784B, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (43837)
B-20CQ, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (64677)
B-20CR, Boeing 737 NG 8, XiamenAir (64678)
N747RR, Boeing 747 438 (25566)
A6-PFC, Boeing 787 8, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight (35303)
N225CP, Cessna 152 (15285318)
N4887G, Cessna 172 (17273434)
N228CP, Cessna 182 (18266514)
N9825Z, Consolidated Catalina PBY-6A (235)
N359SA, Convair 440 (185)
N777LW, Douglas B-23 Dragon (2749)
N817Y, Maule M-5 180C (8085C)
N782JM, Mooney M.20 Mark 21 (2748)
60-3493, North American CT-39A Sabreliner (265-21)
N95459, Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140 Cherokee B (28-25970)
N518BB, Piper PA-28 Cherokee 161 Warrior III (2842258)
N3621X, Piper PA-28 Cherokee 181 Archer III (2881010)
N105YK, Yakovlev Yak-52 (833106)

On airways:
C-GOJZ, Bombardier CRJ 900, Air Canada Express (15053)
N638VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3503)
N296AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (64304)
N237AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36357)
N403AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (41730)
N780BA, Boeing 747 409LCF, Boeing (24310)
N320NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1392)
N369NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (2047)
N512DN, Airbus A350 941, Delta Air Lines (267)
N883DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31993)
N925DZ, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (63535)
N591NW, Boeing 757 351/W, Delta Air Lines (32991)
N391HA, Airbus A330 243, Hawaiian Airlines (1399)
N989JT, Airbus A321 231SL, JetBlue Airways (7924)
N813UA, Airbus A319 131, United Airlines (858)
N843UA, Airbus A319 131, United Airlines (1573)
N461UA, Airbus A320 232, United Airlines (1266)
N39418, Boeing 737 NG 924ER/W, United Airlines (33456)
C-GWUX, Boeing 737 NG 8CT/W, WestJet (60124)
C-GENV, DHC-8 402 NG, WestJet Encore (4553)
N12SY, Hawker 125 800A (258103)

 

Ephrata Municipal

Twenty minutes drive and 15 miles to the Northwest of Moses Lake/Grant County is this massive and very well maintained airfield. The rotting Catalina sits outside and the general aviation is in the two big hangars either side of – 47.309436, -119.524186

My photographs can be seen at;

N9505C, Consolidated Catalina  PBY-5A (1581), Ephrata Municipal 18th March 2020

N737KJ, Cessna 172 (17269474)
N99TS, Cessna 172 (17250870)
N8160T, Cessna 175 (17556860)
N3779D, Cessna 182 (34479)
N9505C, Consolidated Catalina PBY-5A (1581)
NC2254K, Luscombe 8 Silvaire 8C (4981)
N1432J, Rockwell Commander 112 A (432)

 

Moses Lake Municipal

We were in search of a supermarket and so it would have been rude not to see what this small airfield had to offer.

N11792, Cessna 150 (15075636)
N818ML, Cessna 150 (15064017)
N4744G, Cessna 172 (17273336)
N7962B, Cessna 172 (29762)
N9994Y, Champion Citabria 7ECA (8)

On airways:
N4651G, Cessna 172 (17273277)
N97SJ, Dassault Falcon 2000LX (165)

 

Seattle-Tacoma

A long drive back to Seattle was broken up by some scenic stops. One was just before the main crosses the Columbia River at Vantage Bridge – great views here looking across to the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and the Columbia River which runs all the way to Portland and then on to the Pacific. Another was Snoqualmie Pass which is where you do not want there to be any snow around if wanting to use this road to get to Moses Lake and back.

Once back at Sea-Tac Airport, we spent a few hours until darkness watching the arrivals and departures. Views of both at the same time are hard to come by but we settled on this location from where I was able to take photographs of the departures and with care, we could see the arrivals in the distance – 47.430730, -122.318731

My photographs can be seen at;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157713927119753

N767AX, Boeing 767 281BDSF, ABX Air (22785)
N950AM, Boeing 737 NG 852/W, AeroMexico (35115)
N419AZ, Boeing 767 319ERBDSF/W, Air Transport International/Prime Air (26913)
N523VA, Airbus A319 112, Alaska Airlines (3181)
N524VA, Airbus A319 112, Alaska Airlines (3204)
N526VA, Airbus A319 112, Alaska Airlines (3347)
N621VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (2616)
N627VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (2851)
N629VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3037)
N632VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3155)
N633VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3230)
N642VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3670)
N838VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4559)
N840VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4616)
N842VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4805)
N845VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4867)
N846VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4894)
N847VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4948)
N848VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (4959)
N855VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (5179)
N283VA, Airbus A320 214SL, Alaska Airlines (6787)
N286VA, Airbus A320 214SL, Alaska Airlines (6939)
N362VA, Airbus A320 214SL, Alaska Airlines (6965)
N365VA, Airbus A320 214SL, Alaska Airlines (7207)
N926VA, Airbus A321 253NSL, Alaska Airlines (8120)
N614AS, Boeing 737 NG 790/W, Alaska Airlines (30343)
N622AS, Boeing 737 NG 790/W, Alaska Airlines (30165)
N627AS, Boeing 737 NG 790BDSF/W, Alaska Airlines (30794)
N524AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35195)
N529AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35198)
N531AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35199)
N548AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (30020)
N552AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (34595)
N560AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35179)
N569AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35184)
N587AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35684)
N589AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35686)
N590AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35687)
N592AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35190)
N596AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35688)
N214AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (60579)
N274AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (61555)
N278AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (44113)
N280AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (60582)
N281AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (62679)
N290AK, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Alaska Airlines (64300)
N302AS, Boeing 737 NG 990, Alaska Airlines (30017)
N305AS, Boeing 737 NG 990, Alaska Airlines (30013)
N306AS, Boeing 737 NG 990/W, Alaska Airlines (30014)
N317AS, Boeing 737 NG 990/W, Alaska Airlines (30856)
N323AS, Boeing 737 NG 990/W, Alaska Airlines (30021)
N224AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (62680)
N238AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (62681)
N251AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (62470)
N264AK, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36360)
N413AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (35205)
N419AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (41734)
N423AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (35206)
N431AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (43255)
N434AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (61620)
N435AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (43292)
N442AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (43293)
N448AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36356)
N457AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36355)
N461AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36363)
N462AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36361)
N464AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (40714)
N467AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36362)
N471AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (41703)
N478AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (44105)
N483AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (36350)
N487AS, Boeing 737 NG 990ER/W, Alaska Airlines (44108)
N154AA, Airbus A321 231SL, American Airlines (6928)
N191AV, Beech 99 C, Ameriflight (U-191)
N219NN, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/American Eagle (17000522)
N617CZ, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/Delta Connection (17000210)
N619CZ, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/Delta Connection (17000213)
N630CZ, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Compass Airlines/Delta Connection (17000238)
D-ABUC, Boeing 767 330ER/W, Condor (26992)
N112DU, Airbus A220 100, Delta Air Lines (50031)
N336NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (1683)
N368NB, Airbus A319 114, Delta Air Lines (2039)
N361NW, Airbus A320 212, Delta Air Lines (907)
N367NW, Airbus A320 212, Delta Air Lines (988)
N3735D, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30381)
N3751B, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30491)
N3752, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30492)
N3754A, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (29626)
N3760C, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30816)
N3761R, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (29628)
N3768, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (29630)
N383DN, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30346)
N385DN, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30348)
N388DA, Boeing 737 NG 832/W, Delta Air Lines (30375)
N867DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31979)
N882DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31994)
N808DN, Boeing 737 NG 932ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31920)
N809DN, Boeing 737 NG 932ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31915)
N815DN, Boeing 737 NG 932ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31926)
N849DN, Boeing 737 NG 932ER/W, Delta Air Lines (31960)
N822DX, Boeing 757 26D/W, Delta Air Lines (33966)
N594NW, Boeing 757 351/W, Delta Air Lines (32994)
N775FE, Cessna 208 B, Empire Airlines/FedEx Feeder (208B0272)
N873FE, Cessna 208 B, Empire Airlines/FedEx Feeder (208B0202)
N876FE, Cessna 208 B, Empire Airlines/FedEx Feeder (208B0207)
B-16730, Boeing 777 300ER, EVA Air (62286)
N878FD, Boeing 777 F, FedEx Express (40684)
N621FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, FedEx Express (48792)
N631FE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F, FedEx Express (48454)
N360FR, Airbus A320 251NSL, Frontier Airlines (9180)
N401QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4031)
N402QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4032)
N412QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4059)
N426QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4154)
N430QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4163)
N434MK, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4227)
N435QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4232)
N439QX, DHC-8 402, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4246)
N440QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4347)
N441QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4348)
N442QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4352)
N443QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4353)
N444QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4355)
N447QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4364)
N448QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4409)
N451QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4457)
N452QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4459)
N453QX, DHC-8 402 NG, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (4489)
N620QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000640)
N622QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000651)
N623QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000652)
N627QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000679)
N634QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000726)
N643QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000763)
N645QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000768)
N649QX, Embraer EMB-175 LR, Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines (17000794)
TF-FIU, Boeing 757 256/W, Icelandair (26243)
C-GGCI, DHC-8 402 NG, Jazz Aviation/Air Canada Express (4434)
C-GGND, DHC-8 402 NG, Jazz Aviation/Air Canada Express (4394)
N763JB, Airbus A320 232, JetBlue Airways (3707)
N961JT, Airbus A321 231SL, JetBlue Airways (6930)
N189SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000631)
N191SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000632)
N199SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000730)
N400SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Alaska Airlines (17000732)
N276SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000740)
N289SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000756)
N295SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000793)
N297SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000799)
N299SY, Embraer EMB-175 LL, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000833)
N253SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000620)
N261SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000704)
N272SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000734)
N274SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000736)
N277SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000741)
N282SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/Delta Connection (17000747)
N208SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (17000644)
N7848A, Boeing 737 NG 752/W, Southwest Airlines (34298)
N228WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32496)
N298WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (32543)
N966WN, Boeing 737 NG 7H4/W, Southwest Airlines (36966)
N8540V, Boeing 737 NG 800/W, Southwest Airlines (63598)
N913NK, Airbus A320 271NSL, Spirit Airlines (7757)
N855UA, Airbus A319 131, United Airlines (1737)
N26226, Boeing 737 NG 824/W, United Airlines (28935)
N76502, Boeing 737 NG 824/W, United Airlines (31603)
N36444, Boeing 737 NG 924ER/W, United Airlines (31643)
N47414, Boeing 737 NG 924ER/W, United Airlines (32827)
N67827, Boeing 737 NG 924ER/W, United Airlines (44581)
N330UP, Boeing 767 34AF/W, United Parcel Service (27756)
N531VL, Airbus A320 271NSL, Volaris (7626)
N419K, Beech 350 350CER (FM-64)
N48HF, Cessna Citation X (750-0220)
VP-CAT, Gulfstream G550 (5482)

On airways:
C-GAPY, Airbus A319 114, Air Canada (728)
C-FKCO, Airbus A320 211, Air Canada (277)
C-GKWA, Airbus A320 214, Air Canada (1719)
C-GJLS, Airbus A321 211, Air Canada (1638)
N1439A, Boeing 767 33AERBDSF, Air Transport International/Prime Air (28495)
N635VA, Airbus A320 214, Alaska Airlines (3398)
N928VA, Airbus A321 253NSL, Alaska Airlines (8246)
N566AS, Boeing 737 NG 890/W, Alaska Airlines (35182)
N311NV, Airbus A319 111, Allegiant Air (2702)
N896DN, Boeing 737 NG 900ER/W, Delta Air Lines (62777)
C-GIUF, DHC-8 402 NG, Jazz Aviation/Air Canada Express (4413)
C-FCJZ, Bombardier CRJ 900, Jazz/Air Canada Express (15040)
N143SY, Embraer EMB-175 LR, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (17000476)
N2749U, Boeing 777 300ER, United Airlines (66589)
C-GJVT, Boeing 737 NG 800/W, WestJet (40845)
C-GGMI, Boeing 737 NG 8CT/W, WestJet (38880)
C-GWSA, Boeing 737 NG 8CT/W, WestJet (39089)
G-GAWS, Boeing 737 NG 8CT/W, WestJet (34153)

Out of Boeing Field:
N104RS, IAI Westwind (273)
N585VC, Hawker 125 800XP (258585)

 

Blog posts with pictures can be seen at;

https://www.oxfordaviationgroup.co.uk/blog/

 

Best regards,

Grant Robinson
http://www.facebook.com/groups/oxfordaviationgroup