Something odd going on with Bear Force One (Bruins Charter)

[Fenway]

Still on the ground in Omaha - almost 2 hours now

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ2155/history/20160314/1700Z/KOMA/KSJC

 

[Gee Wally]

I work in aviation, so I apologize for my nerd-ing out on this stuff.

Range for a Boeing 737-400 is 2,370 miles, and range as the crow flies from Bedford to San Jose is 2,673 miles. Rarely are pilots afforded the opportunity to fly in a straight-line, though, depending on wind conditions, storms, and traffic across very busy North American skies. Flying into a headwind means you need to leave your engines at a slightly higher setting to keep your airspeed up, thus, there's going to be a higher burn rate for your fuel, thus, your aircraft's range will decrease.

So in layman's terms, pilots ran into a head wind that they more than likely planned for before the flight took off. More than likely a scheduled fuel stop in Omaha.

No worries here.

Thanks!

 

[617Marine]

They're off the ground in Omaha, back to your regularly scheduled Monday programming.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWQ2155/history/20160314/1700Z/KOMA/KSJC

 

[Fenway]

On that note *click*