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Embraer 175 (N167SY)
A combination snow and ice storm had just ended and this Skywest Embraer arrival from SFO became the first aircraft to land on the plowed, but very slippery, runway 16R. In so doing, it provided me with this extremely rare photo angle. Most aircraft, after landing on the 11,002 foot long 16R, exit at some location midway down the runway. However, on this bleak early morning just moments after the storm had stopped, and because every taxiway was closed except at each end of runway 16R-34L, this flight had no choice after landing but to taxi all the way to the end of 16R in order to exit the runway and gain access to taxiway Alpha, which was the only open taxiway. And that meant it would be turning directly toward me as it came off 16R. The odds are very much against this opportunity ever occurring for me again. So despite the gray early morning light conditions, this one is a rather special capture for me.
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Gary, they say that fortune favours the brave. And luck follows those who persevere. You deserve the opportunity for these rare - and fantastic - snaps. Awesome picture !! FIVE *****
Very good shot, at a glance it looked like it was on a football field at a school!?
Cade ... Hi, and Thank You very much. (Wave)
Viv ... It truly WAS a bunch of luck. On this morning, because of the steady wind coming out of the north, the approach runway was 34L. So I had located here, at 34L, to capture the morning departures and any first-of-the-day arrivals. But the precip ended and the pilots of this flight requested a wrong-direction approach to land FROM the north ... on 16R. And the tower granted the request because there was a long queue of aircraft lined up at November pad to be deiced, meaning there were no imminent departures. So when this Embraer landed, it had to come all the way down to exit ... and I was there awaiting all the departures. If you take a fast glimpse thru my folder, you'll discover that of the hundreds of pics, this is the first one where I'm at this end and catch a headon shot of any aircraft coming AT me. And another stroke of pure luck ... had it not been for the ice storm, the other taxiways located at midpoints along 16R would have been open so this one would have turned off at one of those. That's why I comment that I'll never get another pic of this type at this location again. I've been snapping here constantly since 1995 and this angle is a first for me -- it won't occur again.
Jim ... Now that you mention it, it does indeed. 34L-16R is 2000 feet longer than 34R-16L and the extra 2000 feet is found at this end. There is nothing but barren space and an underground creek behind 34R which is one reason why it does not extend as far back. The other reason is because there is a mountain very near the southeast approach to 34R so aircraft using 34R must stay a bit higher during their final approach. There are tech businesses and warehouses in those building in the far background.
Viv ... It truly WAS a bunch of luck. On this morning, because of the steady wind coming out of the north, the approach runway was 34L. So I had located here, at 34L, to capture the morning departures and any first-of-the-day arrivals. But the precip ended and the pilots of this flight requested a wrong-direction approach to land FROM the north ... on 16R. And the tower granted the request because there was a long queue of aircraft lined up at November pad to be deiced, meaning there were no imminent departures. So when this Embraer landed, it had to come all the way down to exit ... and I was there awaiting all the departures. If you take a fast glimpse thru my folder, you'll discover that of the hundreds of pics, this is the first one where I'm at this end and catch a headon shot of any aircraft coming AT me. And another stroke of pure luck ... had it not been for the ice storm, the other taxiways located at midpoints along 16R would have been open so this one would have turned off at one of those. That's why I comment that I'll never get another pic of this type at this location again. I've been snapping here constantly since 1995 and this angle is a first for me -- it won't occur again.
Jim ... Now that you mention it, it does indeed. 34L-16R is 2000 feet longer than 34R-16L and the extra 2000 feet is found at this end. There is nothing but barren space and an underground creek behind 34R which is one reason why it does not extend as far back. The other reason is because there is a mountain very near the southeast approach to 34R so aircraft using 34R must stay a bit higher during their final approach. There are tech businesses and warehouses in those building in the far background.
Perfectly framed too! Hardly looks like RNO! Looks more like GRR,LAN or YIP! Thanks Gary! Cheers!!
Dean JK ... Yes, sir, it is.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 14-Jan-2026 | E75L | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 11:45AM CST | 01:29PM CST | Scheduled |
| 14-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:55AM CST | 10:44AM CST | Scheduled |
| 13-Jan-2026 | E170 | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 02:36PM CST | 04:06PM CST | Scheduled |
| 13-Jan-2026 | E170 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | 12:21PM CST | 01:35PM CST | Scheduled |
| 13-Jan-2026 | E170 | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 09:25AM CST | 10:57AM CST | Scheduled |
| 12-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 05:05PM CST | 06:27PM CST | 1:22 |
| 12-Jan-2026 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 01:58PM CST | 03:01PM CST | 1:03 |
| 12-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 10:21AM MST | 12:40PM CST | 1:19 |
| 12-Jan-2026 | E75L | Great Falls Intl (KGTF) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 06:19AM MST | 07:43AM MST | 1:24 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Great Falls Intl (KGTF) | 08:05PM MST | 09:51PM MST | 1:45 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | Clinton National (KLIT) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:01PM CST | 06:03PM MST | 2:01 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Clinton National (KLIT) | 02:42PM CST | 03:37PM CST | 0:55 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 11:45AM EST | 01:23PM CST | 2:37 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 07:30AM CST | 10:19AM EST | 1:48 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 05:04AM CST | 06:08AM CST | 1:03 |
| 10-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 04:51PM CST | 05:50PM CST | 0:59 |
| 10-Jan-2026 | E75L | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 01:41PM CST | 02:57PM CST | 1:16 |
| 10-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | 10:40AM MST | 12:58PM CST | 1:17 |
| 10-Jan-2026 | E75L | Monterey Rgnl (KMRY) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 06:20AM PST | 09:38AM MST | 2:18 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Monterey Rgnl (KMRY) | 07:29PM MST | 08:39PM PST | 2:09 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | E75L | Savannah/Hilton Head Intl (KSAV) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 04:03PM EST | 05:49PM MST | 3:45 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Savannah/Hilton Head Intl (KSAV) | 10:14AM MST | 03:04PM EST | 2:49 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | E75L | Great Falls Intl (KGTF) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 06:10AM MST | 07:36AM MST | 1:25 |
| 08-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Great Falls Intl (KGTF) | 08:20PM MST | 09:51PM MST | 1:31 |
| 08-Jan-2026 | E75L | Greenville/Spartanburg Intl (KGSP) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 04:37PM EST | 06:11PM MST | 3:33 |
| 08-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Greenville/Spartanburg Intl (KGSP) | 10:56AM MST | 03:33PM EST | 2:36 |
| 08-Jan-2026 | E75L | Midland Intl Air and Space Port (KMAF) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 07:22AM CST | 07:42AM MST | 1:19 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Midland Intl Air and Space Port (KMAF) | 07:30PM MST | 09:58PM CST | 1:27 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Des Moines Intl (KDSM) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:20PM CST | 06:02PM MST | 1:41 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Des Moines Intl (KDSM) | 01:49PM MST | 04:04PM CST | 1:15 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Tucson Intl (KTUS) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 10:45AM MST | 12:13PM MST | 1:27 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Tucson Intl (KTUS) | 07:54AM MST | 09:58AM MST | 2:03 |
| 07-Jan-2026 | E75L | Joe Foss Fld (KFSD) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 06:20AM CST | 06:49AM MST | 1:29 |
| 06-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Joe Foss Fld (KFSD) | 08:54PM MST | 11:07PM CST | 1:12 |
| 06-Jan-2026 | E75L | Missoula Montana (KMSO) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:25PM MST | 06:51PM MST | 1:25 |
| 06-Jan-2026 | E75L | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Missoula Montana (KMSO) | 02:11PM MST | 04:03PM MST | 1:51 |
| 06-Jan-2026 | E75L | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 12:51PM CST | 01:07PM MST | 1:16 |
| 06-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Wichita Eisenhower (KICT) | 10:08AM CST | 11:59AM CST | 1:51 |
| 05-Jan-2026 | E75L | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 09:16PM EST | 09:41PM CST | 1:25 |
| 05-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | 05:10PM CST | 07:25PM EST | 1:15 |
| 05-Jan-2026 | E75L | Colorado Sprgs Muni (KCOS) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 12:47PM MST | 03:48PM CST | 2:00 |
| 05-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Colorado Sprgs Muni (KCOS) | 09:41AM CST | 11:10AM MST | 2:28 |
| 05-Jan-2026 | E75L | Kansas City Intl (KMCI) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:18AM CST | 07:23AM CST | 1:05 |
| 04-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Kansas City Intl (KMCI) | 06:26PM CST | 07:37PM CST | 1:10 |
| 04-Jan-2026 | E75L | Montrose Rgnl (KMTJ) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 01:00PM MST | 04:15PM CST | 2:14 |
| 04-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Montrose Rgnl (KMTJ) | 09:37AM CST | 11:33AM MST | 2:55 |
| 04-Jan-2026 | E75L | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:32AM CST | 07:49AM CST | 1:16 |
| 03-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | 09:32PM CST | 10:31PM CST | 0:58 |
| 03-Jan-2026 | E75L | Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 05:57PM EST | 06:17PM CST | 1:19 |
| 03-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF) | 02:40PM CST | 04:54PM EST | 1:13 |
| 03-Jan-2026 | E75L | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:31AM EST | 12:50PM CST | 2:19 |
| 03-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 07:40AM CST | 10:15AM EST | 1:34 |
| 02-Jan-2026 | E75L | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 04:29PM CST | 06:11PM CST | 1:42 |
| 02-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | OKC Will Rogers Intl (KOKC) | 01:34PM CST | 03:23PM CST | 1:48 |
| 02-Jan-2026 | E75L | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 10:00AM CST | 11:30AM CST | 1:30 |
| 02-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | 07:55AM CST | 09:10AM CST | 1:14 |
| 02-Jan-2026 | E75L | Shreveport Rgnl (KSHV) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 05:14AM CST | 05:55AM CST | 0:40 |
| 01-Jan-2026 | E75L | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Shreveport Rgnl (KSHV) | 06:37PM CST | 07:13PM CST | 0:35 |
| 01-Jan-2026 | E75L | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 03:48PM CST | 05:02PM CST | 1:13 |
| 01-Jan-2026 | E75L | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | 01:24PM CST | 02:56PM CST | 1:32 |
| 01-Jan-2026 | E75L | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 10:06AM CST | 11:41AM CST | 1:35 |
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