Allegiant Air Shows Its Belly

Its underside illuminated by the late afternoon sun, Allegiant Air flight 981 turns and climbs while passing over the Fairhope Soccer complex the afternoon of FEB 9th 2026. Captured climbing from about 16,375 feet or roughly three miles up, the Airbus A319 accelerates from a ground speed of 358 knots or 411 mph. En route to Belleville/St. Louis, the aircraft took off moments earlier from Gulf Shores on a flight lasting approximately 90 minutes. Photo shot from Fairhope, roughly 3.5 miles from the aircraft…