Leg 17: Amman (OJAI), Jordan to Tel Aviv (LLBG), Israel
Summary
PLOT TWIST! Our DC-6 has been traded in, upgraded, converted into the 21st century and has become the Fenix A320. I’m sorry for the DC-6 fans - the Fenix A320 is just so much more fun to fly. So we will use this for a few legs, then maybe we will switch to the 737, or the MD-80 or even the BAe 146…who knows. It’s our trip, and we make the rules 
Today’s leg - after a bit of a long stop over in Jordan, is the very short hop to Israel. Almost too short for an A320 - we barely get up before we are coming down! Interestingly, there is no airport in Jerusalem in Israel - and so we have to go to Tel Aviv, where the major international airport in Israel is - Ben Gurion. It’s a nice early morning trip with some lovely views of the sunrise. And very short!
Israel
- Capital: Jerusalem
- Population 9.5 million
- Area 22,072 sq km (8,522 sq miles)
- Major language Hebrew
- Major religion Judaism
- Life expectancy 83 years
Logbook
| This Leg | Leg | 17 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | ||||
| Departure Airport | ICAO | OJAI | ||
| Airport | Queen Alia International Airport | |||
| Capital City | Amman | |||
| Country | Jordan | |||
| Runway | 26R | |||
| Arrival Airport | ICAO | LLBG | ||
| Airport | Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) | |||
| Capital City | Jerusalem | |||
| Country | Israel | |||
| Runway | 30 | |||
| Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 05:23 | ||
| Take Off Time | 05:32 | |||
| Touchdown Time | 05:49 | |||
| Arrival Time | 05:51 | |||
| Air time | 00:17 | |||
| Total Time | 00:28 | |||
| Ground Distance (Nm) | 109 | |||
| Air Distance (Nm) | 108 | |||
| Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 59 | |||
| Fuel Start (lbs) | 10,505 | |||
| Fuel End (lbs) | 7,920 | |||
| Fuel Used (lbs) | 2,585 | |||
| SID | OSAMA6D | |||
| Route | OJAI/26R OSAMA6D OSAMA DCT SALAM SALAM3E LLBG/30 | |||
| STAR | SALAM3E | |||
| Approach | ILS 08L | |||
| Passengers (000 lbs) | 90 | |||
| Cargo (000 lbs) | 3000 | |||
| Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 125.7 | |||
| Cruising Altitude (feet) | 16,000 | |||
| Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 6,959 | ||
| Air Distance (Nm) | 6,956 | |||
| Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 5,664 | |||
| Total air time | 05:20 | |||
| Total time | 01:08:27 | |||
| Fuel Used (lbs) | 85,258 |
Flightplan:
IFR Queen Alia Intl (OJAI) to Ben Gurion (LLBG).lnmpln (1.5 KB)
Timelapse Video
Screenshots
Overall route so far
UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA OTHH OERK OJAI LLBG
