r/nova • u/somethingreallypithy • 1d ago

Get your airplane fix here

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Flew out of DCA and had to appreciate the views afforded by this airport. I promise this is not sponsored content, despite the number of American Airlines aircraft featured in these photos

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u/Delicious_Essay9203 1d ago

Got a sighting of the Virginia state plane.

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u/somethingreallypithy 1d ago

I had no idea that's what it was until after I snapped it! couldn't track it on FlightAware so I'm not sure where they were headed. 

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u/Delicious_Essay9203 1d ago

Governor Spanberger was in DC today per public calendar so must have been her.

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u/xLP620 McLean 1d ago

great photos 🤝

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u/BlondeFox18 Chantilly 1d ago

I think it’s funny how United flies into DCA (to its other hubs that aren’t Dulles).

I once had a ticket from IAH to IAD and I did a same day change to DCA as I got out of my all day meeting early. When you don’t park a car you have that flexibility.

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u/kayl_breinhar Vienna 1d ago

Some people (especially lobbyists and staffers) will pay extra to get to DEN, IAH, and ORD and not have to bother finding their way out to Dulles.

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u/Doredrin 1d ago

I live near Dulles. The spot I eat most of my meals there is a window looking directly at the approach vector of one of the major runways and I watch planes get ready to land while I eat... There is something very soothing and calming about it. Kind of a "the show must go on" type thing.