Mathew Magera 931028 Posted May 25, 2010 at 06:12 PM Posted May 25, 2010 at 06:12 PM We did it last year... Now it is time to do it again... LIGHT UP AMERICA 2010: EASTBOUND! With the huge success of lighting up America last year, VATUSA presents the second annual Light Up America event featuring VATUSA! From 1800z until 0300z, VATUSA will begin to light up from the far reaches of the pacific ocean all the way eastbound to the Atlantic coast. For two entire hours, all of VATUSA will be lit up as you traverse the skies eastbound with the ATC flow. Each ARTCC will be spotlighting one airport in particular that they request you begin or end your flights at. To help you in your flight planning across America, VATUSA has developed some recommended flight routes and estimated departure times for each route. Flight times for each route vary from one to nine hours in length. If you need a break, take two flights! VATUSA has also developed some recommended routes to allow for two flights during the event so that you do not miss a minute of ATC in your area. Each connecting route is planned with a max layover of 60 minutes. You take the break you need, we'll make sure you get to your destination with full ATC coverage. So, you are probably curious as to the times of the event and the airports that will be featured this year... Look no further... The event will last from 1800z thru 0300z. The spotlights begin with Hawaii and Alaska and end with the eastern time zone. Here is how the hours will break down... Oceanic Zone: 1800-0000z Pacific Zone: 1900-0000z Mountain Zone: 2000-0100z Central Zone: 2100-0200z Eastern Zone: 2200-0300z Featured Airports Below you will find a list of the featured airports for this years event. Click on an airport you wish to depart from and take a look at the recommended flight routes from that airport. Remember, even if you think the airport is small or not very well staffed, for this event, you can fly anywhere and get all the ATC you would ever want. No switches to UNICOM. Honolulu International Airport (PHNL) Honolulu, Hawaii Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) Anchorage, Alaska Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) SeaTac, Washington Reno-Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) Reno, Nevada Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) Los Angeles, California Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) Phoenix, Arizona Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) Salt Lake City, Utah Denver International Airport (KDEN) Denver, Colorado Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) Fort Worth, Texas George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH) Houston, Texas Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) Minneapolis, Minnesota Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (KSTL) St. Louis, Missouri Memphis International Airport (KMEM) Memphis, Tennessee Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) Chicago, Illinois Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) Atlanta, Georgia Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) Romulus, Michigan Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) Hebron, Kentucky Orlando International Airport (KMCO) Orlando, Florida Miami International Airport (KMIA) Miami, Florida Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) Dulles, Virginia John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) New York, New York Logan International Airport (KBOS) East Boston, M[Mod - Happy Thoughts]achusetts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Magera 931028 Posted June 12, 2010 at 05:33 PM Author Posted June 12, 2010 at 05:33 PM This event begins this afternoon. Prepare to Light Up America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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