๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐: Delta Air Lines flight 1816 passes directly over Fairhope’s Battles Wharf community APR 21 2025 while on a flight from Puerto Vallarta to Atlanta. The Boeing 757 is captured at an altitude of 37,000 feet or seven miles up, moving at a ground speed of 464 knots or 533 mph during…
American Airlines flight 1005 flies over Fairhopeโs Fruit and Nut district APR 13 2025 while on a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Nassau. Captured at an altitude of 37,000 feet or seven miles, the Boeing 737 moves at a ground speed of 481 knots or 553 mph during the roughly two hour forty five minute…
A new Airbus A220 passes over Fairhope the afternoon of APR 10 2025 while turning to land in Mobile following a test flight. Capable of seating between 100 and 150 people, the aircraft boasts higher fuel efficiency, making it attractive to airlines around the world. Airbus is under pressure to increase production rates of the…
๐ผ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฅ๐: Amazon Air flight 3019 passes over The Coffee Loft in Fairhope Thursday afternoon while on a flight from Lakeland FL, to Austin, TX. Captured 38,000 feet or about 7.2 miles high, the Boeing 737 cargo freighter moves at a ground speed of 400 knots or 460 mph during…
๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง: City of Hamburg, a 415 foot by 67 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, heads into the port of Mobile Monday morning, finishing 15 days at sea. Moving at 6 mph with a draught of 15 feet, the ship concludes a voyage that began MAR 22nd from Montoir,…
๐๐๐ญ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐: Southwest Airlines flight 3537 passes over Point Clear Tuesday afternoon while on a roughly two hour five minute flight from Jacksonville to Houston. The Boeing 737 is captured at an altitude of 38,000 feet or about 7.2 miles high, moving at a ground speed of 426 knots or about 490 mph. Photo shot…
Donโt be surprised to hear the roar of fighter jets and see unusual aircraft overhead around the eastern shore this weekend. Members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association are holding their annual โFly-inโ gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….
๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐: A US Navy Boeing C-40A Clipper passes over Fairhopeโs Montrose community Saturday morning shortly after taking off from the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Captured climbing from about 23,000 feet or about 4.3 miles up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 390 knots or 448 mph. Used…
Multi-purpose airplane over Fairhope: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX flies along the eastern shore late Wednesday morning after departing from Crestview, FL. Captured about 2,350 feet up, the aircraft moves at 147 knots or 169 mph. Described by Cessna as the ultimate utility vehicle, the Grand Caravan can carry up to 14 occupants while…
Vietnam veteran and movie star in the air over Fairhope: A 1964 Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter flies across Mobile Bay and the eastern shore late Tuesday afternoon. Captured about 400 feet up, the helicopter moves at a ground speed of 112 knots or 128 mph. After going up for sale at a government surplus auction,…