Skywest Callsigns
11-07-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JMT21
Whats the story behind Skywest adding letters to the end of some of their callsigns? IE: 'Skywest Twenty-Four Echo' Surely they haven't run out of numbers?
11-07-2006, 05:01 PM
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I don't work for Skywest; with that being said I think other airlines use them when they have a continuation flight.
IE Flight 5069 scheduled BOS - MIA going through ORD. Flight 5069 is BOS - ORD and flight 69A (actually 5069A but you can't do more then 4 #, so it becomes 069A, which is 69A; flight 3995 would become 995A and so forth) is ORD - MIA.
Basically, you can't (or shouldn't) have two flight plans with the same # in the system around the same depature time. This has become an issue because let's say 5069 (BOS - ORD) is delayed and another plane is used for the second segment; flight 5069 (ORD - MIA) then departs at the same time flight 5069 (BOS - ORD) is arriving in Chicago. Two planes, seperate flight plans, same company and flight #, on the same freq. Not good!!
Hope that helps.
IE Flight 5069 scheduled BOS - MIA going through ORD. Flight 5069 is BOS - ORD and flight 69A (actually 5069A but you can't do more then 4 #, so it becomes 069A, which is 69A; flight 3995 would become 995A and so forth) is ORD - MIA.
Basically, you can't (or shouldn't) have two flight plans with the same # in the system around the same depature time. This has become an issue because let's say 5069 (BOS - ORD) is delayed and another plane is used for the second segment; flight 5069 (ORD - MIA) then departs at the same time flight 5069 (BOS - ORD) is arriving in Chicago. Two planes, seperate flight plans, same company and flight #, on the same freq. Not good!!
Hope that helps.
Last edited by fosters; 11-07-2006 at 05:15 PM.
11-07-2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fatmike69
Typically this is done if the aircraft is being repositioned on the ground. Without a valid flight number, the callsign we use is the gate number we're repositioning to. In SFO: "Ground Skywest 76 Alpha reposition to gate 76A." In flight though, I'm not sure.
Last edited by dojetdriver; 11-07-2006 at 05:41 PM.
11-07-2006, 05:15 PM
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Good thoughts so far, thanks. Check it out:
http://flightaware.com/live/findflight/KSLC/KPSC
All the Skywest flights between these particular spots (SLC-PSC) have a letter at the end. All turn around and head back to SLC.
http://flightaware.com/live/findflight/KSLC/KPSC
All the Skywest flights between these particular spots (SLC-PSC) have a letter at the end. All turn around and head back to SLC.
11-07-2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JMT21
Good thoughts so far, thanks. Check it out:
http://flightaware.com/live/findflight/KSLC/KPSC
All the Skywest flights between these particular spots (SLC-PSC) have a letter at the end. All turn around and head back to SLC.
http://flightaware.com/live/findflight/KSLC/KPSC
All the Skywest flights between these particular spots (SLC-PSC) have a letter at the end. All turn around and head back to SLC.
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