Trump Force One doing circles over West Virginia after visiting Iowa State Fair. Any idea why?
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If you watch the overall air traffic, it appears lots of planes follow that same flight track through WV/VA into Baltimore (other than the diversion loops).
My guess is air traffic was getting a bit congested, and they wanted to maintain spacing between aircraft for security, so they did some laps while the other traffic cleared.
Just a guess though.
Sounds like a good guess to me. Thanks!
Here is the low down from Langley Flying School of all places.
Very good info, thanks!!
Good guess. The original flight does not appear for me (live flight not found) but what you have just described is called a holding pattern.
Certainly plausible. That kind of thing has happened to me on a flight or two. Air traffic congestion, or not enough ground personnel at the gate to handle the arrival. Have to wait aloft for the second-stringers to get called in.