LH 458 MUC-SFO (A340) at SMF (Sacramento)
Sep 11, 2017, 11:00 pm
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LH 458 MUC-SFO (A340) at SMF (Sacramento)
I saw it land this evening. Does anyone know how it came to be at SMF? Diverted from SFO, perhaps?
Sep 11, 2017, 11:13 pm
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Looks like it's the incoming Munich flight (LH458). Landed at SMF at 1918.
We've had some lightning in the Bay Area tonight that could have impacted SFO ops.
Bay Area sees more than 800 lightning strikes in 5 hours
We've had some lightning in the Bay Area tonight that could have impacted SFO ops.
Bay Area sees more than 800 lightning strikes in 5 hours
Sep 12, 2017, 4:55 am
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Sep 12, 2017, 3:26 pm
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The thunderstorms at SFO completely overwhelmed whatever preparations (if any) were made. Inbound flights were diverted to OAK and SJC, and then to SMF, RNO, LAS, and even LAX as the airports filled up.
Sep 13, 2017, 1:17 pm
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They have very limited international service from there. These are flights due in from Guadalajara on Monday night at 2130 and 2230, so just a question of how much earlier they'd be on duty to deal with those.
Sep 17, 2017, 2:30 pm
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