What's up tonight? Bahrain 747 Royal Flight out of London Stansted nearing Las Vegas

[mahatmakanejeeves]

BAH2, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=894082

I don't know where it's going, or why.

Editrd: not Vegas. The plane has been at 40,000 feet since Manitoba. Someplace in California maybe. Also edited: the plane is coming from London Stansted, not RAF Mildenhall.

[Delphinus]

1. I didn't

realize one could find that kind of info out!

[LearnedHand]

6. ADS-B Exchange is a wonder!

It’s a crowdsourced flight tracking tool. The interface is daunting because it presumes a certain level of user knowledge about the flight industry, but it’s a wealth of knowledge about what’s in the air. You remember the guy tracking Musk’s jet? He was using ADS-B to do so.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. The planes report themselves, as long as their transponders are on.

And good evening.

[LearnedHand]

13. Oh right. Guess I was thinking of the linked pics.

Plane spotters are awesome! Good evening to you too!

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Sounds like gambling.

Something that might get you killed in SA or Bahrain. Cuz...Allah or Mohammed, not sure which.

[usonian]

3. Just a little fun. Raider's draft room? We don't live in the world of high-rollers.

You'll need a big, big, bankroll to beat these fellows.

"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Over Israel and the eastern Meditarranean:

Hex ID Callsign Type Alt. (ft) Spd. (kt) Wind D. Wind (kt)
738a41 Israel B703 ▲22200 462
ae013e United States K35R 15225 342 255° 43
ae0149 United States K35R 33950
ae014a United States K35R ▼ 4275 278 225° 28
ae0159 United States K35R ▼15275 307
ae07ac United States K35R ▼28075 396 259° 62
ae07e1 United States RCH707 C17 35000 499
ae5bc5 United States B762 ▼29175
ae5fa1 United States B762 ▲13800 382

[Lifeafter70]

5. Just landed at what looks like lax

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Yeah. I don't know what brings the pasengers to beautiful, sunny LA.

Trade show? Academic conference?

And good evening.

[Lifeafter70]

8. It was listed as a military plane

Could it be us citizens flown home.

I think they closed their airspace about 11 hours ago.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. That's a good idea. I can't place Bahrain exactly. I think I know vaguely.

Are US citizens being asked to leave Bahrain? Or, more likely, is Bahrain the point of departure for Americans leaving several countries?

Okay, it's right next to Qatar.

[NavyDem]

10. Bahrain airspace is closed.

If anyone wants to fly out, they have to fly out in Saudi Arabia (nearest airports). My Girlfriend is a migrant worker in Bahrain.

[Lifeafter70]

14. I thought maybe this aircraft originated in Bahrain before they closed their airspace.

Maybe our embassy or other diplomats

Edited to add: hoping your girlfriend is safe a d able to leave.

[Lifeafter70]

11. It depends on if the flight originated from Bahrain

With a stop for refueling in London. It would have had to leave Bahrain before they closed their airspace.

I think it's about to get real bad over there.
That orange piece of shit is going to put boots on the ground.

[Swede]

16. Hookers and blow?

That'd get your head chopped off back home.

[róisín_dubh]

15. Suffolk airspace has been fun lately

Couple of C130s up the other evening (I’m near the coast). And my partner has said he’s noticed a lot more activity when driving in the countryside (he’s a lorry driver) near Lakenheath and Mildenhall.