You're confusing an arrival with a departure. The 6:47 a.m. departure was from MSP, apparently a diversion of MSP-EWR to drop off the relief crew. This is what I can piece together from FlightAware:
Code:
Arrival @ RSTof plane w/ 47 pax:
BTA2816 E45X Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) Fri 09:37PM CDT Sat 12:21AM CDT
Arrival of another Express Jet E145 @ RST (w/the relief crew?):
BTA2997 E45X Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) Sat 06:47AM CDT Sat 07:07AM CDT
The resumption of IAH-MSP was scheduled for 8:10 a.m. this morning but I haven't found the actual flight in FlightAware:
09-Aug-2009 E45X/L Rochester Intl (KRST) Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) 08:10AM CDT 08:36AM CDT Scheduled
Departure of Express Jet E145 for Newark:
BTA2997 E45X Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR) Sat 10:21AM CDT Sat 10:26AM EDT Sat 11:32AM EDT
Originally Posted by
WBurcham
Something no one has mentioned here.... CO does not have flights to Rochester MN.
That flight arrived at 12:20am & left at 6:45am so ~ 6 1/2 hours on the ground.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/B...224Z/KIAH/KMSP
Though I originally guessed that no one would have been at the airport at that time, an NW A320 arrived, according to FlightAware at 11:56PM CDT. I cannot see how the entire airport was emptied of ground crew & TSA staff 24 minutes after a 148 seat plane arrived.
Arrivals:
BTA2997 E45X Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) Sat 06:47AM CDT Sat 07:07AM CDT
FDX2493 B722 Memphis Intl (KMEM) Sat 04:50AM CDT Sat 06:07AM CDT
USC607 C208 Dupage (KDPA) Sat 03:06AM CDT Sat 04:35AM CDT
BTA2816 E45X Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) Fri 09:37PM CDT Sat 12:21AM CDT
NWA120A A320 Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) Fri 11:40PM CDT Fri 11:56PM CDT
N490AM BE40 Davenport Muni (KDVN) Fri 10:23PM CDT Fri 10:51PM CDT
N81AX LJ25 John C Tune (KJWN) Fri 09:16PM CDT Fri 10:40PM CDT
MES3635 CRJ9 Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) Fri 09:57PM CDT Fri 10:14PM CDT
Departures:
08-Aug-2009 E45X/L Rochester Intl (KRST) Newark Liberty Intl (KEWR) 10:21AM CDT 11:32AM EDT 0:10
08-Aug-2009 E45X/L Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) Rochester Intl (KRST) 06:47AM CDT 07:07AM CDT 0:19