Delta 767-300 Landing at DCA

[@maxo.5421]

I think this was the proving run for the 767 before the 2009 inauguration flights. However, this was not the first widebody at Reagan. There was at least one DC-10 many years before that landed there due to weather.

[@armoredgaming2352]

i vaguely remember as a kid around 2005-2009, i would always see american DC-10s at DCA. i never thought about how huge they looked for the size of the airport.

[@mr.mteaches8674]

His video caption states first ever wide body-in the description though it clarifies as first scheduled wide body. While this was the proving run flight ahead of Obama inauguration, delta did fly 767s in during that time. Yes a dc10 made an emergency landing prior to this, but alas it was not a scheduled Dca arrival

[@kcw906]

@@armoredgaming2352American retired DC-10s in 2001

[@armoredgaming2352]

@@kcw906 must have been something else but i DEFINITELY remember seeing tri-engine aircraft at DCA at the time. im a 2000s kid

[@gerardmoran9560]

Great video! Back in the '90s widebodies were a common site at LGA. The runway at DCA is a smidge loner than LGA. I flew plenty of arrivals into LGA in the 767-332. Delta and TWA flew L-1011s and Eastern flew the A-300. In fact, I'd guess that 75% of widebody landings cleared before the runway intersection of 4/22 when landing on runway 31, that's probably a bit more than 5K'. It all depended on the weather- if it was low at LGA and all around you'd have an extra 10-20K of fuel for a distant alternate. That fuel meant higher weight and approach speeds. It worked out, but the full range of the widebodies wasn't possible for departures but that didn't matter since LGA had a max range limit to balance traffic with JFK and EWR. The farthest legal destination was DEN, which was more than the rule but it was grandfathered in.

[@scorpio767er]

We had a Nassau flight on the weekends before 9/11 and that has now gone by the wayside. Our partners at Dulles have Cancun service on Saturday.

[@travismpsu12]

i think it was a regular flight. they do flights to SLC and LAX out of DCA now

[@atctim747]

It wasn't the first ever scheduled wide body at DCA. There were scheduled wide-bodies there in the mid-1990s.

[@Africanwildchild]

PHX 120: We get 767-300 & 400 and we got the a30-300 its pretty kool when you first get to work those plays at other stations.

[@cgmd75]

I remember when that dc 10 of United's made that emergency landing at DCA, I worked for United at that time and the weather was bad in both BWI and IAD at that time and there was no other option for them

[@bob80q]

last I heard USAirways has daily nonstop to Nassau out of DCA and Southwest is adding carribbean flights at BWI due to the merger with AirTran, not likely to see any int. flights added at DCA. There will not be any routine wide body flights at DCA due to weight and safety concerns, no need since 737-800 has more than adequate range to fly to west coast with almost as many seats as a 767.

[@cjracer1000]

wow this is sooo cool, i thought the first time a wide body landed in DCA was inugration week? i guess i was wrong, but isn't DCA's runway short, really short?

[@travismpsu12]

ya me neither so i guess its one of those once-in-a-while flights to someplace.

[@travismpsu12]

this was almost 2 months before the inauguration

[@allenprospere4181]

Great video! The music is a little weird though...if you make another video I'd go with the natural engine sounds

[@SouthArcher]

Beautiful! Thanks, Scorpio.

[@australoameribelge03]

@b111791 DCA has flights to Canada, but that's not technically international.

[@redlegsfan21]

@chefwolf UA had a DC-10 make an emergency landing at DCA.

[@hanschap]

great music.

[@deltafan909]

that was a beautiful approach and landing 5 stars

[@scorpio767er]

We have had more 767 scheduled since

[@scorpio767er]

I verified that we never had Delta L1011 land at DCA. I know some people confused the L1011 with the B-727

[@jo.frmva1]

It landed at my home airport omg

[@d0rkiishchris]

i accidently landed the level-d 767-300 at DCA when i meant to go for iad, i got the icao code wrong in the fms. The runways aren't very forgiving for a 767-300 to be honest. To land there with that safely according to boeing and the FAA, i'd imagine the plane has to be landing with 10% fuel, probably less. Theres no way it could land with heavy cargo or say 40% fuel, no way.

[@bugsbunny2198]

lmao I bet buddy

[@scorpio767er]

from ATL. They used this aircraft for President Obama's inauguration. It is not used daily. The last I heard they were considering adding a 767 SLC-DCA-SLC

[@bob80q]

yes and that's long compared to other major airports like Orange County (5,700) and Chicago Midway (6,450) although they do not have wide body flights. Its also a safe bet this aircraft was flying with a minimal fuel load to save weight, wouldn't need anywhere near capacity for a flight of about 80 minutes.

[@tomsamuelson8512]

Orange County {John Wayne} has A300-600 flights with FedEx and UPS

[@scorpio767er]

Yes. it was a regular scheduled flight.

[@ajcrw]

you know they flew it in full? That's why they send a 767, they needed all of the seats.

[@travismpsu12]

wait, so were there people on this flight?

[@wn676]

Did they have to bulk-load this thing?

[@raginglightstorm116]

what days does the 767 visit dca,ever since its first time to dca i never really them,could u tell when there coming

[@scorpio767er]

Do you have a refernce to that? I did my research and founf that a DC-10 made an emergency landing there once but it was not a scheduled flight.

[@anil30395]

dude looks like u work for ground crew

[@Cactus732]

Runway isn't that short almost 7,200ft. That's more than enough for a 767

[@SouthArcher]

Scorpio, What title has previously music on this film? Thanks and greetings from Poland Bye

[@theKing4720]

where is this at?

[@rjendo]

Where was that plane coming from?

[@akmueller310]

What's the old song you had on here?

[@scorpio767er]

Yes he did

[@Murphyslaw4267]

Beautiful.

[@Jacksonart55]

Atlanta (ATL), Georgia

[@hbcrazyman]

does anybody know where this flight came from?

[@shadddey5]

Sad, you don't even know the runway numbers at DCA.

[@familyguy958]

from where?

[@Eric2221]

you ROCK!!!!

[@travismpsu12]

washington area ppl call it reagan

[@user-cy2iq1gl1t]

travismpsu12 ... Washington area people call it National.

[@hawktb9]

WOW! A B767-300?!!! 6,000 feet of runway?!!! That bird had to have a MASSIVE weight restriction (landing limits) in order to be flown into DCA... The 757 has the thrust to slow the airplane down as soon as it touches down, but a 767 would be way too heavy for a landing at this partcular airport... Just... WOW!!!

[@hawk45653]

why just to for fun or...

[@FlyingWing92]

+1!

[@scorpio767er]

Revenue

[@d0rkiishchris]

i got it safely down on 15, lol.

[@FlyHighPhotography]

Your right my bad i shoulda known better lol...

[@FlyHighPhotography]

Washington Reagan International

[@NICOCRAFTAviation737]

Shut up its National not International

[@travismpsu12]

ah ha

[@akmueller310]

What's the old song you had on here?