Category: Airport/Planes
Photos/Video: Delta’s Inaugural LGA Flight Arrives
[Updated with video + photo gallery] Delta’s inaugural flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York arrived at around 2.30pm this afternoon [Apr 8], receiving the traditional welcome of sprays of water when it touched down.The daily flights will depart LaGuardia at 11:20am. and arrive in Bermuda at 2:30pm [including one-hour time difference]. When... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Military Aircraft Departs Bermuda
On Saturday morning the fleet of military aircraft that had stopped at LF Wade International Airport departed the island. The aircraft left in two different groups, with the first leaving at around 11am, and the second group leaving around 45 minutes later.A few people gathered at the airport to watch the nine aircraft depart, and a few of the planes... Read more of this article
Photos: Visiting Military Planes Arrive At Airport
Four military aircraft landed at the LF Wade International Airport yesterday [Mar 20] including three Typhoons and a United States Air Force Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling military aircraft. United Airways Flight 1416 to New Jersey and JetBlue Flight 1732 to New York were both delayed as the arriving military aircraft landed.The KC-135 was the US... Read more of this article
Four Sailors Rescued 70 Miles Off Bermuda
[Updated with photo gallery & video] Following a search which involved three U.S. Coast Guard aircraft, four Irish sailors were rescued from their 48-ft sailboat 70 miles north of Bermuda this morning [Feb 9].The four people are now safely on board the “Tetian Trader” — a ship that had diverted to join the search and rescue effort. At... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: RAF Military Aircraft Depart
Some of the military aircraft from the Royal Air Force that arrived yesterday were back on the runway today [Jan 23] at the LF Wade International Airport. Led by the VC-10, four Typhoons followed the large aircraft from the north ramp towards the runway. As passing motorists saw the activity, many stopped on the roadside to take photos and watch the... Read more of this article
Photos: RAF Military Aircraft Arrive At Airport
This afternoon [Jan 22] motorists travelling along Kindly Field Road or near the Clearwater Beach area, witnessed the arrival of visiting military aircraft at the LF Wade International Airport. Approximately six fighter jet type aircraft can now be seen parked on the north ramp and a large Royal Air Force aircraft is parked nearby.Military planes... Read more of this article
Suspicious Envelope, Police & Fire Respond
[Updated: At 5pm police, fire and ambulance attended the airport after a report of "suspicious substance" in an envelope that originated overseas. As a safety precaution, one airport staffer was taken to the hospital and three others were quarantined. At 10pm the police said the envelope was forensically examined and no traces of any toxic substance... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Airport Emergency Exercise
The Department of Airport Operations conducted an emergency exercise on Thursday [Nov 29] at the LF Wade International Airport which involved emergency services conducting operations in and around the airport.The scenario involved a plane which had an emergency landing after losing power in both its engines and overshot the end of the runway and crashed.... Read more of this article
Photos: Visiting U.S. Military Aircraft Depart
Five United States Air Force aircraft landed at the LF Wade International Airport yesterday [Nov 26], and the two Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys and three C130 Hercules were seen taking off this morning at approximately 11.00am.The US Air Force website says “The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical... Read more of this article
LF Wade Airport Evacuated, Gate Locked
[Updated] The gate to the LF Wade International Airport was closed as passengers and staff were evacuated from the building earlier today [Aug 26].Taxis and private cars were stopped from accessing the airport property as the main gate was closed causing traffic to become backed up through the airport roundabout as passengers attempted to make their... Read more of this article
