Branson Airport & Air Show - May 8-10, 2009

[txzeke]

Updated Freqs & License for Branson Airport located south of Hollister and East of Highway 65.

FCC FRN # is 0017747759

111.35000 WQJR717 B BKG
118.40000 WQJL383 B BKG Ground Control AM Aircraft (Also WQKB680)
122.95000 WQKA748 B BKG Unicom VHF AM Aircraft (Also WQKB680)
124.62500 WQJJ661 B BKG ATIS/AWOS AM Aircraft
128.15000 WQJL383 B BKG Local Control AM Aircraft (Also WQKB680)

332.15000 WQJR715 B BKG Unicom UHF AM Military Aircraft

453.88750 WQJL625

Thunderbirds arrive in the area on May 7th in the afternoon. Thunderbirds might be seen within 5 mile radius of Airport on May 8th surveying the area for the Air Show. Full rehearsal of Air Show starts at 11 am on May 8th. Actual Air Show starts at 6pm on the 8th. On Saturday and Sunday, show starts at 11 am. This will be considered a Top 5 in the USA Air Show, simply due to Airport is the first in the USA to be a privately developed and operated Commercial Service Airport along with the top name aerobactics demostration teams that have been assembled for this Air Show.

Airport then opens for full Commercial Air Service with Air Trans and SunCountry Airlines as it's carriers.

Full details on performers and more located at Branson Airshow .

A ticket has been submitted to add the updated frequency/license info to the Taney County Businesses, Attractions, Recreation & Airports section, but has not been posted/updated yet.

[nodak1crdet3]

The Yankee Air Force B-17 is heading for Branson right now. You can follow his progress on the link below. It's on about a 6 minute delay.


Your tracked aircraft N3193G has just taken off from KYIP (Willow Run) en route to KBBG (Branson) for an arrival at 04:44PM GMT.

For more information on this flight, visit the FlightAware website at FlightAware > Live Flight Tracker > N3193G
To manage your personal Flight Alerts, visit FlightAware > Live Flight Tracker > Flight Alerts (Beta)

[txzeke]

This link is pics of some Aircraft arriving today at the Branson Airport for this weekends Air Show.

SendPix

Below is Freqs heard for TBirds as they did their familiarization flights of the Airport upon arrival:


140.925000 TBirds ( AM Mode )
141.075000 TBirds ( AM Mode )
148.150000 TBirds ( FM Mode - Ground Support )
413.275000 TBirds Maint ( In the clear / FM Mode )

No Air Boss yet. Friday night the Air Show starts with a special night time Show filled with pyrotechnics.

[txzeke]

During the practice runs I was still hearing TBirds Diamond members using 141.075000.
Was not hearing anything for Solo's as far as seperate channel chatter.

148.150000 is actually the Springfield CAP crew acting as volunteers for Air Show.

Golden Knights were on 123.475000.

Air Boss was on 118.400000