Ah, the 757! Medium-haul workhorse, backbone of several major airlines at one point or another, and one of the nost ridiculous thrust-to-weight ratios in aviation! Today we’re flying from Colombia to Atlanta, home of the 757’s largest passenger operator, Delta Air Lines.
Server: Solo
Airline: Delta Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Origin: El Dorado International Airport, Fontibón, Colombia (BOG)
Destination: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia (ATL)
Flight Number: DL983
Route: SKBO-KATL
Seat: 16A (Delta Comfort+)
Time En Route: 4 Hours 51 Minutes
The Flying Pencil in Bogotá. While the type is largely used on transcontinental routes, high-demand flights between Delta’s hubs, and to certain vacation destinations like Las Vegas and Orlando, the Pencils also are seen on quite a few Latin American routes, including the route between Bogotá and Atlanta, which sees the jets twice-daily.
Turning onto the runway by the cargo apron
PW2000s getting us airborne to Atlanta. The high thrust-to-weight ratio is a boon for flying out of hot and high airports like El Dorado International, which sits over a mile and a half above sea level
Climbing out of Bogotá with the infamous Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano some 80 miles or so to the west
Heading north over the Carribean near Cartagena
In cruise over Jamaica
We’re in some bumpy air in our descent over southern Georgia due to a cold front having recently passed through
Twilight arrival in Atlanta
Taxiing by where a sea of red tails would be on a long trip to the E Gates
Deplaned at Gate E5 after a comfortable flight up from South America
aside, great trip report!