Routed LHR to LAS Vegas last week via Chicago. Here's a log of what was noted, many thanks to Paul Williamson for his local knowledge and great help. Straight from the note book - queries/comments welcome (don't be too hard I haven't checked all types out yet).

 

All hotels have large casino's in them and several of them overlook the airport perimeter (i.e. MGM, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay bay) the room rates are pretty cheap as they're more interested in sucking you in to spend money on the tables. North Vegas, Nellis, LAS all pretty close - didn't try Henderson or anywhere else due to time constraints. Some of my work friends took a "tour" of the grand canyon for $350 covering, Dornier 328 flight through the canyon, heli ride to drop off on top of the canyon, lunch and of course the "walk of faith" (glass "overhang"

4000 ft up). Its about 6 hrs for the whole "event" and would have done it if I'd had more time - everyone came of that saying it was great.

Great place but glad to be back in the

(permanent) shade here in the UK!! Now where's that aftersun ...

 

Chicago (ORD) 13/8 7-8pm

 

2hr connection, not enough time to run all the gates so I missed out the United terminal. Nothing of great interest logged around 100 in all, below were the ones of interest.

 

N614AA      B757  AAL

N670AA      B757  AAL

N675AN      B757  AAL

N931TW      MD80  AAL

N457AA      MD80  AAL

N585AA      MD80  AAL

N9401W      MD80  AAL

N9402W      MD80  AAL

N553AS      B73/8 Alaska

N3735D      B73/8 DAL

N504AE      CRJ   EGF

N519AE      CRJ   EGF

N522AE      CRJ   EGF

N648AE      ERJ   EGF

N671AE      ERJ   EGF

N674RJ      ERJ   EGF

N677AE      ERJ   EGF

N684JW      ERJ   EGF

N694AE      ERJ   EGF

N695AE      ERJ   EGF

N818AE      ERJ   EGF

N841HK      ERJ   UAL

N843HK      ERJ   UAL

N925AE      ERJ   EGF

N931AE      ERJ   EGF

N761NC      DC9   NWA

N448UA      A320  UAL

N152GJ      CRJ   UAL

N160GJ      CRJ   UAL

N163GJ      CRJ   UAL

N164GJ      CRJ   UAL

N506MJ      CRJ   UAL

N517AE      CRJ   EGF

N77181      CRJ   UAL

N918SW      CRJ   UAL

N957SW      CRJ   UAL

N702SK      CRJ   UAL

N715SK      CRJ   UAL

N718SK      CRJ   UAL

N754SK      CRJ   UAL

N760SK      CRJ   UAL

N772SK      CRJ   UAL

N680AW      A320  USA

 

Las Vegas (LAS) 13/8 11pm

 

Just a quick look, had to catch my shuttle to the MGM hotel.

 

N615AM      B757  AAL

N120DL      B767  DAL

N872GA      MD80  Allegiant

N879GA      MD80  Allegiant

N60GF       LJ   

 

Las Vegas (LAS) 14/8 10-11.45am

 

A brisk walk in the 110F heat just walking the GA end before starting work ...

 

N710TW      B757  AAL

C-FYNS      A319  ACA

N279AT      B73/7 Airtran

N323AS      B73/9 Alaska

N130PH      EC130 American Helicopters

N135PH      EC130 American Helicopters

N137PH      EC130 American Helicopters

N3741S      B73/8 DAL

N136DL      B767  DAL

N358NT      AS350 Heli USA Airways

N567RS      AS350 Heli USA Airways

N566JB      A320  Jet Blue

HL7734      B777  KAL

N802MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N804MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N805MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N807MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N808MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N809MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N810MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N814MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N815MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N816MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N817MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N361DA      A320  Mexicana

F-OHPK      A340  Philippine Airlines

N230SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N345SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N350SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N884SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N966SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N234WN      B73/7 SWA

N235WN      B73/7 SWA

N368SW      B73/3 SWA

N472WN      B73/7 SWA

N499WN      B73/7 SWA

N752SW      B73/7 SWA

N146UP      A300F UPS

N825AW      A319  USA

N603AW      A320  USA

N5177C      B73/2 USAF

N5294E      B73/2 USAF

N751H       AS350

N794AJ      B727 

VP-BLK      B747SP     

N685QS      BAe125     

N715PH      BAe125

N745UP      BAe125

N75GA       BAe125

N998PA      BAe125

N370BC      BBJ

N531SW      Be.200

N662BA      Be.200

N535PW      Be.36

N343PR      Be.400

N400NS      Be.400

N64VM       Be.400

N865AM      Be.400

N799        Ce.421

N127PM      Ce.550

N25FS       Ce.550

N623DS      Ce.550

N711CC      Ce.550

N385QS      Ce.560

N380M       Ce.560XL

N705SG      Ce.560XL

N712KC      Ce.750

N934QS      Ce.750

N387CL      CL6

C-GJET      Da.100

N453SB      Da.20

N770FG      Da.20

N346PC      Da.2000

N770JD      Da.900

N702DR      ERJ

N123MR      G

N383LS      G

N400FJ      G

N588LS      G

N711FW      G

N721MA      G

N723MM      G

N379G       GX

N181PA      LJ

N308BW      LJ

N45LU       LJ

N531AJ      LJ

N9CA        LJ

N315FV      MD80

N46KC       Metro

N2904T      Mooney M20

N127BH      PA30

N46FD       PA42

N390PR      Premier

N877BA      Rc.690     

 

Las Vegas (LAS) 15/8 (various times)

 

Just a few read from the hotel window in between meetings

 

N315AS      B73/9 Alaska

XA-TYI      B73/2 Aviacsa

N587HA      B767  Hawaiian Air

N351NT      AS350 Heli USA Airways

N354HH      AS350 Heli USA Airways

N313LV      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N323SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N270WN      B73/7 SWA

N265WN      B73/7 SWA

N410MG      ?    

N825LX      BAe125     

XA-AMI      BAe125     

N608CW      Be.400     

N794TA      Be.400     

N93CL       Ce.650     

N604WS      CL6  

N265MP      Da.20

N280BG      Da.900     

N753JC      Da.900     

N728PH      ERJ  

N700BX      GX   

N700LX      GX   

N179LF      LJ   

N309JS      LJ   

N717AM      LJ   

N624KM      WW1124

 

Las Vegas (LAS) 16/8 (various times)

 

Just a few read from the hotel window in between meetings

 

C-GAQX      A319  ACA

N287AT      B73/7 Airtran

XA-UCA      B73/2 Aviacsa

N682CA      B727  Champion Air

N697CA      B727  Champion Air

472         KC135 French AF

735         KC135 French AF

N593HA      B767  Hawaiian Air

N803MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

XA-UBU      A318  Mexicana

F-OHMH      A320  Mexicana

N292MX      A320  Mexicana

F-OHPJ      A340  Phillipine Airlines

N780CA      Avanti P180

N140DA      Be.400     

N958GC      Ce.550     

XA-BAE      Ce.750     

N2JW        CL6  

N1999       Da.2000    

N213QS      Da.2000    

N290QS      Da.2000    

N283S       GX   

N246FX      LJ   

N35NK       LJ   

N389KA      LJ   

XA-JAM      LJ         

 

Las Vegas (LAS) 17/8 1-4pm & 7.30pm-1am

 

Hired a car today and found the "viewing" parking lot on the perimeter.

Without doubt the best spot I found to get everything landing and taking off

- particularly nice to have aircon rather than walk around in the desert heat!

 

N178AA      B757  AAL

N643AA      B757  AAL

N711ZX      B757  AAL

N721TW      B757  AAL

N7517A      MD80  AAL

N7519A      MD80  AAL

N7538A      MD80  AAL

N7534A      MD80  AAL

C-FYJD      A319  ACA

N169AT      B73/7 Airtran

N286AT      B73/7 Airtran

N295AT      B73/7 Airtran

N296AT      B73/7 Airtran

N318AT      B73/7 Airtran

N302AS      B73/9 Alaska

N307AS      B73/9 Alaska

N565AS      B73/8 Alaska

N958AS      MD80  Alaska

N860GA      MD80  Allegiant

N863GA      MD80  Allegiant

N864GA      MD80  Allegiant

N865GA      MD80  Allegiant

N866GA      MD80  Allegiant

N868GA      MD80  Allegiant

N869GA      MD80  Allegiant

N871GA      MD80  Allegiant

N874GA      MD80  Allegiant

N875GA      MD80  Allegiant

N876GA      MD80  Allegiant

N877GA      MD80  Allegiant

N878GA      MD80  Allegiant

N880GA      MD80  Allegiant

N520AT      B757  ATA

N12238      B73/8 COA

N33209      B73/8 COA

N37253      B73/8 COA

N57863      B757  COA

N3755D      B73/8 DAL

N384DA      B73/8 DAL

N619DL      B757  DAL

N135DL      B767  DAL

N140LL      B767  DAL

N411SW      CRJ   DAX

N785AT      B727  DHL

N821AE      ERJ   EGF

N726FX      Ce208 FDX

N991FE      Ce208 FDX

N936FR      A319  Frontier

N921FR      A319  Frontier

N588HA      B767  Hawaiian Air

N532JB?     A320  Jet Blue

N624JB      A320  Jet Blue

N652JB      A320  Jet Blue

N813MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N823MH      EC130 Maverick Helicopters

N135YV      B1900 Mesa Airlines

F-OHML      A319  Mexicana

N808ME      MD80  Midwest

N376NW      A320  NWA

N503US      B757  NWA

N508US      B757  NWA

N516US      B757  NWA

N459AX      B757  Omni Air International

N515NK      A319  Spirit

N250SH      AS350 Sundance Helicopters

N205WN      B73/7 SWA

N232WN      B73/7 SWA

N251WN      B73/7 SWA

N253WN      B73/7 SWA

N274WN      B73/7 SWA

N284WN      B73/7 SWA

N317WN      B73/3 SWA

N321SW      B73/3 SWA

N326SW      B73/3 SWA

N328SW      B73/3 SWA

N335SW      B73/3 SWA

N336SW      B73/3 SWA

N351SW      B73/3 SWA

N352SW      B73/3 SWA

N380SW      B73/3 SWA

N401WN      B73/7 SWA

N402WN      B73/7 SWA

N406WN      B73/7 SWA

N410WN      B73/7 SWA

N433LV      B73/7 SWA

N438WN      B73/7 SWA

N456WN      B73/7 SWA

N465WN      B73/7 SWA

N468WN      B73/7 SWA

N470WN      B73/7 SWA

N476WN      B73/7 SWA

N477WN      B73/7 SWA

N479WN      B73/7 SWA

N481WN      B73/7 SWA

N491WN      B73/7 SWA

N520SW      B73/5 SWA

N525SW      B73/5 SWA

N640SW      B73/3 SWA

N676SW      B73/3 SWA

N691WN      B73/3 SWA

N695SW      B73/3 SWA

N696SW      B73/3 SWA

N714CB      B73/7 SWA

N738CB      B73/7 SWA

N741SA      B73/7 SWA

N744SW      B73/7 SWA

N768SW      B73/7 SWA

N775SW      B73/7 SWA

N787SA      B73/7 SWA

N490UA      A320  UAL

1068        Be200 US Navy

N113UW      A320  USA

N814AW      A319  USA

N836AW      A319  USA

N626AW      A320  USA

N160AW      B73/3 USA

N316AW      B73/3 USA

N511US      B757  NWA

N927UW      B757  USA

N911FJ      CRJ   USA

N4529W      B73/2 USAF

N5175U      B73/2 USAF

N5176Y      B73/2 USAF

N54178      AS350

N103HT      BAe125     

N339TT      BAe125     

N50UG       BAe125     

N118GW      Be.200     

N152TW      Be.200     

N623RA      Be.200     

N862BA      Be.200     

N91MF       Be.200     

N412GJ      Be.400     

N824GB      Be.400     

N9172B      Ce.172 (hanging in baggage reclaim!)     

N425N       Ce.425     

N501JP      Ce.501

N178PC      Ce.525

N471XP      Ce.525

N525JW      Ce.525

N627MW      Ce.525

N428SJ      Ce.550

N482LX      Ce.550

N497CW      Ce.550

N52CK       Ce.550

N1837S      Ce.560

N561VP      Ce.560

N3          Ce.560XL

N487DT      Ce.560XL

N7AB        Ce.650

N689W       Ce.650

N768PT      Ce.750

N923QS      Ce.750

N20A        CL6

N601CV      CL6

N1987       Da.2000

N620MS      Da.2000

N322CP      Da.900

N925GS      Da.900

VP-BFH      Da.900

N730BH      ERJ

N718MC      G

N498QS      G4

N499QS      G4

N601DV      Galaxy

N13JS       GX

N103LS      LJ

N131GR      LJ

N160AN      LJ   

N252RP      LJ   

N60AN       LJ   

N83JJ       LJ   

N102CL      Premier    

N992SC      Premier

 

Nellis AFB 17/8 4.30-5.30pm

 

All mil - C5, 2 x KC135, 4 x B1s, 4 x GAF tornados (apparently there were 6), 1 x GAF C160, tons of F16s, F22's and F15s and A10s.

 

North Vegas 17/8 6-7pm

 

Lots of spams i.e. PA28s, Cessna types - here are the highlights. I only logged around 80 odd here as I wanted to get back to the International airport - so here's all the liners, biz/props etc. I'm sure if you did a full tour here you would add another 100 or so at least. Any help on the operators of the Dorniers would be appreciated.

 

N117DN      Do.228

N170MD      Ce.500

N189AV      Be.99

N233JP      UH1   Las Vegas Police

N260MC      Do.228

N265MC      Do.228

N269A       Do.228

N2781J      Ce.185 Floatplane

N29DE       Rc.680

N329MX      Do328

N330MX      Do328

N3553F      PA31

N38VP       Do328 Jet

N404VA      Do.228

N407VA      Do.228

N408VA      Do.228

N421ST      Ce.421

N4270Y      Be.200

N4299A      Be.99

N5342S      Ce.337

N5421F      Ce.421

N58431      H369

N602CS      Ce.680

N62989      Be.99

N6890L      PA60

N71KD       Ce.550

N906HB      Do328

N91JK       UH1   Las Vegas Police

N9879       PA31

N987B       Be.90

 

Chicago (ORD) 18/8 6-9am

 

After the red-eye from Vegas, a few more hrs to run the gates, again just added the ones of interest, managed to log nearly 200 in the time I was there. A couple of REQs: 1 x KC135 & 2 x B1s, white unmarked 737 on Int terminal, UPS DC8 on cargo ...

 

N175AN      B757  AAL

N662AA      B757  AAL

N665AA      B757  AAL

N673AN      B757  AAL

N698AN      B757  AAL

N244AA      MD80  AAL

N253AA      MD80  AAL

N405A       MD80  AAL

N408AA      MD80  AAL

N409AA      MD80  AAL

N429AA      MD80  AAL

N437AA      MD80  AAL

N4551?      MD80  AAL

N461AA      MD80  AAL

N467AA      MD80  AAL

N574AA      MD80  AAL

N7509       MD80  AAL

N7526A      MD80  AAL

N7527A      MD80  AAL

N7531A      MD80  AAL

N9302B      MD80  AAL

N9304C      MD80  AAL

N9615W      MD80  AAL

N9616G      MD80  AAL

N962TW      MD80  AAL

N9630A      MD80  AAL

N966TW      MD80  AAL

N971TW      MD80  AAL

N976TW      MD80  AAL

C-FEKJ      EM175 ACA

N14325      B73/3 COA

N381DN      B73/8 DAL

N920DL      MD80  DAL

N632AE      ERJ   EGF

N658AE      ERJ   EGF

N687JS      ERJ   EGF

N697AB      ERJ   EGF

N698CB      ERJ   EGF

N816AE      ERJ   EGF

N835AE      ERJ   EGF

N838AE      ERJ   EGF

N844AE      ERJ   EGF

N850AE      ERJ   EGF

N923AE      ERJ   EGF

N935AE      ERJ   EGF

N939AE      ERJ   EGF

N740FD      A300F FDX

N442FE      A310F FDX

N271FE      B727F FDX

N544JB      A320  Jet Blue

XA-OAM      B767  Aeromexico

N326US      A320  NWA

N632NW      B747F NWA

N9888?      DC9   NWA

N411UA      A320  UAL

N423UA      A320  UAL

N314UA      B73/3 UAL

N330UA      B73/3 UAL

N903UA      B73/5 UAL

N907UA      B73/5 UAL

N527UA      B757  UAL

N214UA      B777  UAL

N159GJ      CRJ   UAL

N27314      CRJ   UAL

N47202      CRJ   UAL

N561ML      CRJ   UAL

N591ML      CRJ   UAL

N75984      CRJ   UAL

N930SW      CRJ   UAL

N975SW      CRJ   UAL

N631RW      EM170 UAL

N642RW      EM170 UAL

N645RW      EM170 UAL

N646RW      EM170 UAL

N652RW      EM170 UAL

N655RW      EM170 UAL

N707SK      CRJ   UAL

N746SK      CRJ   UAL

N752SK      CRJ   UAL

N803SK      CRJ   UAL

N634AW      A320  USA

N264AV      B767  USA 3000

F-15        Wildcat    (inside terminal)

Credits Warren Leak