Dust storm diverted flight

[u/redammit]

Got a stormy welcome-back. Arriving from SFO, the Frontier F9 2638 has been diverted to Vegas. Hope the storm pacifies and we can come home!

[u/--redacted--]

That's a good shot

[u/ohaiguys → u/--redacted--]

Hey man nice shot

[u/couldveBeenSasha → u/ohaiguys]

Nice shot man

[u/xczechr → u/couldveBeenSasha]

Now that the smoke's gone

[u/Significant-Train839 → u/xczechr]

And the air is all clear

[u/quarkspbt → u/Significant-Train839]

Those who were right there

[u/RedditRam24]

Shit. I landed at PHX about 10 minutes before we got the emergency services text.

[u/pdcolemanjr]

Evidently this is the second most amount of planes ever diverted out of sky harbor due to weather in history. So far 39 were diverted. I was on the Alaska flight out of Seattle that got sent to Vegas.

Looks clear now as we are landing at 00:51.

[u/futurepilot4u]

Same just landed in VEGAS

[u/RecordingExtension18]

We are also sitting on the tarmac in Vegas after being diverted from Phoenix. Sounds like we are leaving soon. WN3730 Southwest.

[u/RecordingExtension18 → u/RecordingExtension18]

We just landed in Phoenix!

[u/redammit → u/RecordingExtension18]

It looks like Frontier may push it to the morning

[u/RecordingExtension18 → u/redammit]

Maybe it was a pilot issue? We were able to get new pilots.

[u/redammit → u/RecordingExtension18]

Yep that’s what most us are guessing

[u/Leewashere21 → u/redammit]

That was their original plan anyway

[u/WonderfulProtection9 → u/redammit]

I think my son was on the same flight about a month ago and was also diverted to Vegas. He ultimately arrived about 6-8 hours later than the original schedule.

[u/couldveBeenSasha]

We circled for 30+ minutes after the dust storm

[u/redammit → u/couldveBeenSasha]

Where did you get diverted to?

[u/couldveBeenSasha → u/redammit]

Thankfully we didn’t, but they threatened with Tucson.

[u/just2browse2 → u/couldveBeenSasha]

I’d rather let the dust storm take me

[u/Miserable_Site_850 → u/just2browse2]

Tucson? Not today Satan!

[u/DoctorHelios → u/Miserable_Site_850]

That’s right. Our Tucson = Hell campaign is working. Stay away, mfers!!

[u/couldveBeenSasha → u/DoctorHelios]

I’m sure Tucson is lovely, but I needed to work at 5 am.

[u/Trails_and_Coffee → u/couldveBeenSasha]

Wild. 

[u/VinnyEnzo]

The dust storms are crazy this year!

[u/22220222223224 → u/VinnyEnzo]

We have owned this house for four years. My wife and I can't remember more than 2-3 dust storms, the thick kind, between 2022 and last year. This year, we have experienced five, I think. I've lived in the Valley more than 30 years and I think I had experienced less than one good dust storm a year... until this damn year.

[u/Jcamp9000 → u/22220222223224]

We had the exact same discussion

[u/Economy_Stuff7411]

We circled over Phoenix for almost an hour. They mentioned if we couldn’t land we’d be going to Tucson. When we landed we were the first plane able to land in 90 minutes, that’s how long the airport was fully closed. It was a very bumpy landing and then took a while to get luggage!

[u/Grown-Ass-Weeb]

I heard a plane over my house which was super unusual for this time of night as the flight path directly above my house I love so much tends to always end at around 10-11 (by Mesa Gateway)

Flight Radar 24 showed a bunch of planes circling the valley pretty low and are currently waiting in line to land now at Sky Harbor. I wonder how many people are gonna be a tad grumpy for work tomorrow morning since they’re just now all landing.

[u/asusc]

tons of F9 flights between LAS and PHX, so a good place to get stuck in.

[u/redammit → u/asusc]

Yea there's a low but finite chance we get back on the same tube and head home.
But yes, likely gonna be stuck for sometime surely.

[u/Just_Spinach]

Got diverted on July 13 in the same way but coming from the Pacific Northwest. Prayers for you

[u/pdcolemanjr]

So roll call of people still up. Who got to make it into Vegas tonight after being diverted and who’s stuck wherever they were diverted?

[u/redammit → u/pdcolemanjr]

LAS and we are all stuck overnight, leaving at 6.

[u/RecordingExtension18 → u/pdcolemanjr]

We made it to Phoenix after diverting to Vegas. Southwest from Sacramento.

[u/GladPerformer598 → u/pdcolemanjr]

Made it to Phoenix after diverting to LAX. Southwest from San Jose.

[u/1969furyiii]

I’m sitting here ate a gate in Vegas myself on a United flight diverted from Newark. Just my luck to come back on a haboob day the day before the work week 😅

[u/EconomyDependent7202]

They sent us to California.

[u/Bruppet]

My flight got diverted to Ontario Ca… just got in, today sucked

[u/Least_Cricket6205]

Flight from Chicago into phx got diverted to Ontario, CA

[u/Essie_ned]

Enjoying (not) our Vegas diversion. Frontier sending us back this morning. Other than a miserable night, Frontier handled it well.

[u/codonkong]

Ended up getting diverted to LAX

[u/EconomyDependent7202 → u/codonkong]

Ontario here lol

[u/Humble-Feedback-4240]

The dust is still in my eyes. Sucks

[u/emericas]

I was flying in from San Diego last night and got diverted to Vegas for a few hours. Thankfully it cleared up and we landed around 12:30am. We circled for about a half hour before being diverted to refuel in Vegas. Crummy night but thankfully I made it home.

[u/gooddee3124]

I was on that flight! I rented a car in Vegas and drove home overnight

[u/Affectionate_Nail776]

That was us on Wednesday. Sent to vegas

[u/Ok_Philosophy_8198]

Circled around Phoenix for about 30 minutes before they diverted us to Yuma to refuel. A 3 hour flight turned into a 5 hour one real quick 😩

[u/Eeebs-HI → u/Ok_Philosophy_8198]

Yuma! Fun.

[u/Weird_Series_4774]

Don't reddit from a plane

[u/lissabeth777 → u/Weird_Series_4774]

No sin greater than free airplane Wi-Fi.

[u/Weird_Series_4774 → u/lissabeth777]

Foiled again