(4K) Air Force One Boeing VC-25A with Joe Biden Arriving | Ottawa Airport

Hello everyone! Welcome!
On March 23, 2023, President of the United States of America- Joe Biden and First Lady of the United States- Jill Biden visited Canada for the first time under the presidency. The visit comes as is traditional that the first country the newly elected President visits is the neighboring country to the North. This was originally delayed due to President Biden being elected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast forward to the recent North American Leaders Summit January 2023 in Mexico, Biden announced he planed to visit Canada in March and come March, the dates were unveiled as the 23rd-24th with a days stay in Ottawa.
Well, let me tell you that this day was an adventure. Waking up early in Toronto and driving with two good friends all the way to Ottawa to see Air Force One for the first time sounded amazing. However, once we got there, the weather didn't seem to cooperate. After a crazy rain period over the majority of the morning, the entire airport was left covered in a thick layer of fog with very limited visibility. And it didn't seem to get better. Can't beat Mother Nature. The security was nuts (as expected) and a big shoutout to the officers for helping us along the way, trying almost every spot out and in the end being restricted to the T&T Supermarket Lot on the north side of the field. So it goes ;)
Air Force One (Boeing VC-25A) departed Andrews AFB and made north for Canada with SAM46 (the Boeing C-32A) following twenty minutes behind. The two flights both landed on RWY 32 between 1815 and 1835hrs local and taxied over to the Canadian Reception Centre (CRC). With visibility down to only a few hundred feet, all we were able to see were the roll outs and taxi to the CRC. We did attempt a shot at the motorcade, however the light was pretty dark, fog was everywhere and secret service and local police had closed the majority of the roads off.
Nevertheless, that was Air Force One's visit to Ottawa, not entirely the way we wanted things to plan out but definitely a day to remember.
All the best,
Ernest G.
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AIRCRAFT INFO:
Airline: Operated by the United States Air Force
Flight: AF1/ SAM46
Call sign: "AIR FORCE ONE/ SAM FOUR SIX"
Aircraft: Boeing VC-25A/ Boeing C-32A
Registration: 82-8000/ 09-0018
Origin: Andrews Air Force Base (KADW)
Date Filmed: March 23rd, 2023
Times: AF1 arrival 1815hrs, SAM46 arrival 1835hrs
© Ernest Gutschik Aviation 2023

[@eyetrapper]

Fantastic catches mate 👏

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks brotha!

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

The snow made it more Canadian! Great video.

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Hahaha thanks a lot!

[@TheFlightLevel]

Good stuff Ernest! Nice to have the ATC clear also. Unfortunate the weather and visibility wasn’t better, but you captured the essence! Blue skies!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Cheers! Yeah, can’t beat Mother Nature but we gave it a shot anyways!

[@pfsantos007]

I was hoping he would come to Toronto purely to see AF1 in person. Should have made the road trip to Ottawa! Thanks for posting.

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Cheers! We were hoping Toronto too but in the end it was concluded only Ottawa was part of the visit.

[@JelmersAviation]

Really awesome video man!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks Jelmer!

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Beautiful arrival in a snowy weather with the Boeing VC-25A and the Boeing C-32A 😁😎

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Cheers man!

[@aviationwithlucas3093]

hi Ernest it’s me Lucas nice footage

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Cheers Lucas! Thanks for watching man!

[@aviationwithlucas3093]

Love the content keep it up.

[@tonyjhutti3454]

Wow Ernest. what a Amazeing Capture. Nice. Jerry will love that and Big Jet Tv Chat Familiy

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks a lot! I sure hope they’ll enjoy it 😎

[@joseliusvelez829]

My Air Force One Royal Forever 24/7 🇺🇸

[@davidcarlson8328]

Excellent Job Ernest-Glad to see you posting videos again-Have missed your posts !

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks David! Took a little time off but we’re back for more :)

[@jacplanespotting314]

Ernest - excellent stuff as usual, including the ATC, considering the low cloud base and fog at the airport (no fog south of the airport, but AF1 was above the cloud base!)

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks! Yeah visibility was down to 200ft in some areas but the fog could’ve gone away 😂

[@StarTheAvgeek]

That seemed chaotic but great dedication from you, Ernest!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

It was chaotic! A sane person would never do this 😂 thanks for watching!

[@bryanbrewer4272]

Awesome footage! Thanks!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks Bryan!

[@Nottsboy24]

Hey bro 👍dedication and motivation to get this one :)

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Yup! Definitely. It was an adventure.

[@Erick.Aviation]

Awesome job!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks Erick!

[@kiloechocharliekool2151]

Been wondering where you've been Ernest! Great captures in unbelievable weather. Love that 75. Anytime, anywhere, any weather eh? Glad you're back! 👍

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks Ken! It was an adventure for sure :)

[@quistian]

A brave effort.

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks Russell 🤘

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

It is nice to know that the Mango Mussolini is not aboard that Plane

[@garykee1]

great job buddy! what a great catch despite the weather conditions..how far away did you and your fellow avgeeks have to stay away from the area since there may or may not have been a bigger military border around the airport upon his arrival. thanks again for the vid! see you in the next one!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks! We tried every location but in the end we were restricted to the only spot which was the T&T Supermarket on the north side of the airport (it’s a big public mall lot) so they can’t close it down. We made do with what we could.

[@joseliusvelez829]

Statehood PR USA Forever 24/7 🇺🇸⭐⚖️🔵🔴

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

lol what a disaster that was

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Mother Nature always wins 😂 for our hike in the park I put ‘the boys get arrested for domestic terrorism’ as the caption.

[@MarkBrandonAviation]

But we didn’t get caught!

[@ApexAviation9782]

Big W

[@StarTheAvgeek]

Indeed.

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Thanks guys!

[@joseliusvelez829]

Im King 🇺🇸 Forever 24/7

[@MaoZedongCatMapping]

:buffering:

[@wesleyjenkins2382]

Did anyone see Joe Biden on that plane?

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

None of us did from our vantage point but him and his wife were certainly onboard.

[@jamiecooke1072]

Shocking using gas power airplane again

[@joseliusvelez829]

My White House Forever 24/7 🇺🇸

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

Joe applauded the Chinese for this landing!

[@expertbrody9914]

Thanks to joe banning exports to them the Chinese are now gasping for air as their economy drives straight into the shitter. 52 trillion dollars of Chinese debt. But believe what you want to.

[@johnnyfive1412]

Leave him there. Fly back and pick up the real POTUS in FL.

[@taxiway207]

If he was the real POTUS then he would be on that plane

[@CapStar362]

@@taxiway207 you entirely missed the point there

[@taxiway207]

@@CapStar362 no I don’t think I did

[@CapStar362]

@@taxiway207 okay then, i guess you like tyranny then

[@taxiway207]

@@CapStar362 it’s not tyranny, but I think this country is in shambles. No one man can save this country, Trump or Biden. We all need to take a big step back and collect ourselves. Focus on the important issues in this country

[@robv.1503]

Is this fake Canadian enthusiasm for the leader of the free world?? More at 11!