Thanksgiving Holiday Air Traffic over Phoenix

November 25-28, 2004

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Air traffic descending into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport passes over the neighborhood where I grew up. In addition, each day several business jets cruise over at low altitude on their way from Sky Harbor to the Scottsdale Airport. While visiting my family over the holiday weekend I photographed the air traffic overhead.

Thursday November 25

Alaska Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD-83, N979AS. Its McDonnell-Douglas construction number is 53471. It was manufactured in 1996.

Mesa Airlines Beech 1900D, N138YV. Its Beechcraft construction number is UE138. It was manufactured in 1995.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-317, N661SW. Its Boeing construction number is 23173. It was manufactured in 1985.

America West Airlines Airbus A320-231, N636AW. Its Airbus construction number is 098. It was manufactured in 1990.

America West Airlines Boeing 757-2G7, N910AW. Its Boeing construction number is 24523. It was manufactured in 1989.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3G7, N154AW. Its construction number is 23776. It was manufactured in 1987.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4, N640SW. Its Boeing construction number is 27713. It was manufactured in 1996.

Friday November 26

America West Airlines Airbus A319-132, N827AW. Its Airbus construction number is 1547. It was manufactured in 2001.

Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-111, N921FR. Its Airbus construction number is 2010. It was manufactured in 2003.

North American T-28 Trojan.

US Airways Airbus A319-112.

Delta Airlines Boeing 737-832, N373DA. Its Boeing construction number is 29621. It was manufactured in 1998.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4, N337SW. Its Boeing construction number is 23959. It was manufactured in 1988.

America West Airlines Airbus A320-232, N639AW. Its Airbus construction number is 471. It was manufactured in 1995.

America West Airlines Airbus A319-132, N823AW. Its Airbus construction number is 1463. It was manufactured in 2001.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4, N756SA. Its Boeing construction number is 27872. It was manufactured in 1999.

Ted Airlines Airbus A320-232.

Ted Airlines Airbus A320-232.

Delta Airlines Boeing 757-232, N661DN. Its Boeing construction number is 24972/335. It was manufactured in 1990.

American Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD-83.

Delta Airlines Boeing 757-232.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3QB, N327AW. Its construction number is 32507. It was manufactured in 1986.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-5H4, N505SW. Its Boeing construction number is 24182. It was manufactured in 1990.

British Airways Boeing 747-436, G-CIVN. Its Boeing construction number is 28848/1129.

Saturday November 27

America West Express Bombardier Regional Jet CL600.

Ted Airlines Airbus A320-232.

America West Airlines Airbus A320-232, N827AW. Its Airbus construction number is 471. It was manufactured in 1995.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4.

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-7.

British Airways Boeing 747-436, G-CIVU. Its Boeing construction number is 25810/1154.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4.

Sunday November 28

America West Airlines Airbus A319-132, N822AW. Its Airbus construction number is 1410. It was manufactured in 2000.

America West Express Bombardier Regional Jet CL600-2D24, N912FJ. Its Bombardier construction number is 15012. It was manufactured in 2004.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3QB, N327AW. Its construction number is 32507. It was manufactured in 1986.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-300.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3S3, N316AW. Its construction number is 23713. It was manufactured in 1987.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4, N774SW. Its Boeing construction number is 27882. It was manufactured in 2000.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3G7, N155AW. Its construction number is 23777. It was manufactured in 1985.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990, N305AS. Its construction number is 30013. It was manufactured in 2001.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8, N784AS the "Spirit of Disneyland". Its construction number is 28199/2826. It was manufactured in 1996.

Learjet Model 60, N255BD. Its Learjet construction number is 221. It was manufactured in 2001.

America West Airlines Airbus A319-132, N828AW. Its Airbus construction number is 1552.

America West Airlines Boeing 757-2S7, N903AW. Its construction number is 23323. It was manufactured in 1985.

Gulfstream IV, N99GA is owned by Viad Corporation. Its construction number is 1198. It was manufactured in 1992.

America West Airlines Boeing 737-3Y0, N334AW. Its construction number is 23748. It was manufactured in 1987.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300.

Dassault Falcon 900, N501DB is owned by Konfara Company. Its Dassault construction number is 196. It was manufactured in 2002.

Delta Connection Bombardier Regional Jet CL600-2B19, N416SW. Its Bombardier construction number is 7089. It was manufactured in 1995.

Raytheon manufactured Hawker 1000, N545QS is owned by Netjet Sales of Oklahoma City. Its Raytheon construction number is 259045. It was manufactured in 1994.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300.

Northwest Airlines Boeing 757-251.

Learjet Model 60, N255FX. Its Learjet construction number is 220. It was manufactured in 2001.

Cessna Citation 650, N35HS is owned by Extreme Holdings Inc. of Portland, Oregon. Its construction number is 650-7072. It was manufactured in 1996.

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