#SFO ATC DELAY REGISTRATION#

Due to not enough distance, the 737 had to turn again. The jet got landing clearance, then the other aircraft was asked to line up on the runway and wait, and then the other aircraft had to clear the runway. The United 737 then began its second approach to runway 28L, and basically the same thing happened. Air traffic controllers have tough jobs and there’s a lot of variability, so the vacancy isn’t always perfect. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough space, so the 737 had to go around. That plane had to wait for another jet to clear the runway before it could take off, and at this point the 737 was less than two miles from final. Shortly thereafter, while the 737 was on final four miles, air traffic controllers cleared another United aircraft to line up on the runway and wait. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 28L.

#SFO ATC DELAY REGISTRATION#

The flight was operated by an approximately 14-year-old Boeing 737-900 with the registration code N75428. The incident occurred on May 12, 2023, and involves United Airlines flight UA1390 from Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO). One conversation I find particularly interesting was just uploaded, whereby a pilot was furious after two (probably unnecessary) go-arounds. VASaviation does a great job of posting videos on YouTube with interesting air traffic control audio as well as a visual of what happened. We sometimes hear audio of air traffic controllers losing patience with pilots, but in this case it’s the other way around… United Boeing 737 makes two rounds at SFO due to traffic Along those lines, here’s an interesting exchange between a United Airlines pilot and an air traffic controller.

As an aviation geek, I spend a lot of my free time tracking flights on Flightradar 24, and listening to air traffic control audio.

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