TWO CHANCES TO SEE SIGNATURE AIRCRAFT
Vice President Mike Pence will stop in Anchorage this afternoon. Air Force II will be landing at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson at approximately 5 pm, as the vice president and his wife Karen make their way to Japan and then South Korea for the start of the Winter Olympics.
Typically, the aircraft is accompanied by F-16s. Airspace in the area will have temporary flight restrictions (TFR) and Merrill Field is likely to be affected.
After landing, Pence will take in a Northern Command briefing with aerospace and missile defense leadership and then tour the Alaska Command and Control Center.
At 6:45 pm, the vice president’s plane will depart for Tokyo, Japan before heading to PyeongChang for the opening ceremonies, which start Friday.
Height: 44 feet, 6 inches (11.02 meters)
Wingspan: 124 feet, 8 inches (37.99 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 255,000 pounds (115,668 kilograms)
Range: 5,500 nautical miles unrefueled range
Ceiling: 42,000 feet (12,727 meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour (Mach 0.8)
Load: 45 passengers
Unit Cost: Unavailable
Crew: 16 (varies with mission)
Date Deployed: June 19, 1998
Inventory: Active force, 4
2. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It
includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class
swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed.
3. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business class seats.
4. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley,
two lavatories and closets.
Its nice that the TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) for Pence is limited to a 3nm radius of a point on JBER such that Merrill Field and the vfr corridor east of the Glenn Hwy will remain open while VPOTUS is transiting through. When Obama came through, the everything got tied up.
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