September 18,
2001
NORAD'S Response Times, Sept. 11, 2001
PETERSON AFB, Colo. --The following timelines
show NORAD’s response to the airliner hijackings on
September 11, 2001.
* All times are Eastern Daylight Time; NEADS = North East
Air Defense Sector, NORAD
** Scramble = Order to get an aircraft airborne as soon as
possible
***Estimated = loss of radar contact
**** Flight times are calculated at 9 miles per minute or
.9 Mach
***** The FAA and NEADS established a line of open communication
discussing AA Flt 77 and UA Flt 93
American Airlines Flight 11 – Boston enroute to Los Angeles |
|
FAA Notification to NEADS | 0840* |
Fighter Scramble Order (Otis Air National Guard Base, Falmouth, Mass. Two F-15s) | 0846** |
Fighters Airborne | 0852 |
Airline Impact Time (World Trade Center 1) | 0846 (estimated)*** |
Fighter Time/Distance from Airline Impact Location | Aircraft not airborne/153 miles |
United Airlines Flight 175 – Boston enroute to Los Angeles | |
FAA Notification to NEADS | 0843 |
Fighter Scramble Order (Otis ANGB, Falmouth, Mass. Same 2 F-15s as Flight 11) | 0846 |
Fighters Airborne | 0852 |
Airline Impact Time (World Trade Center 2) | 0902 (estimated) |
Fighter Time/Distance from Airline Impact Location | approx 8 min****/71 miles |
American Flight 77 –Dulles enroute to Los Angeles | |
FAA Notification to NEADS | 0924 |
Fighter Scramble: Order (Langley AFB, Hampton, Va. 2 F-16s) | 0924 |
Fighters Airborne | 0930 |
Airline Impact Time (Pentagon) | 0937(estimated) |
Fighter Time/Distance from Airline Impact Location | approx 12 min/105 miles |
United Flight 93 – Newark to San Francisco | |
FAA Notification to NEADS |
N/A ***** |
Fighter Scramble: Order (Langley F-16s already airborne for AA Flt 77) | |
Fighters Airborne (Langley F-16 CAP remains in place to protect DC) | |
Airline Impact Time (Pennsylvania) |
1003 (estimated) |
Fighter Time/Distance from Airline Impact Location | approx 11 min/100 miles (from DC F-16 CAP) |
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