Today we’re flying a San Marino-registered Challenger 350 based at Dubai-Al Maktoum from Southern California to Montana. Pretty wierd place for an airplane that mostly flies around Africa, the Middle East, and Europe to be, right?
Server: Solo
Operator: ExecuJet
Aircraft: Bombardier Challenger 350
Origin: Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California (VNY)
Destination: Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Belgrade, Montana (BZN)
Flight Number: N/A
Route: KVNY-KBZN
Seat: N/A
Time En Route: 2 Hours 16 Minutes
Boarding on the north ramp of Castle & Cooke Aviation at VNY
Taxiing past the north general aviation ramp
Taking off with Santa Monica, Venice, Century City, El Segundo, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Palos Verdes in view
Nothbound turn at 35,000 feet near Barstow
Cruising over Las Vegas
Descent into an overcast Bozeman
Arriving in the busiest airport in Montana
Clearing the runway
Parked and unloading ski equipment on a ramp that’s an absolute zoo of Citations, Challengers, Globals, Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers, Lears, Beechjets, and even a Westwind or two this time of year