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kea001

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Haiti Earthquake - Port au Prince Airport - MTPP
« on: January 13, 2010, 12:57:55 PM »
Interesting watching the various aircraft en route in response to the earthquake. Officially the airport is closed until tomorrow but it is functioning, however, according to one report on CNN, the electricity is out.
 
Supposedly commercial flights will resume tomorrow but I would hazard a guess that that would be a problem due to security issues.

State department states the terminal building is inoperable. (Jan. 13/2010 - 2:42 EST)

http://flightaware.com/live/airport/MTPP/enroute

This is ONE BIG DISASTER and could very well shape up to be the worst natural disaster in the western hemisphere in terms of lives lost, considering the estimates that 3,000,000 people have been affected.

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Icelandair "Iceair" (Iceland)
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ICE1200/history/20100113/1638Z/KBOS/MTPP

All 37 international team members were called to the ICESAR (Iceland Search and Rescue) headquarters last night and were sent away again to prepare around midnight. They took off at around 10.00 GMT this morning.

http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2010/01/13/iceland-sends-earthquake-help-to-haiti/










« Last Edit: January 13, 2010, 02:42:48 PM by kea001 »



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Re: Haiti Earthquake - Port au Prince Airport - MTPP
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 04:58:50 PM »
"Officials said two C-130 aircraft were departing Wednesday for Haiti with the team of military engineers, operational planners, communications specialists and a command and control group. The Air Force is sending people to provide air traffic control and operations at the Port-au-Prince airport."

Looks like this might be the flight?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/LYC485/history/20100113/1605Z/KIAD/MTPP

Also an ole DC-3 carrying Missionaries into MTPP

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N200MF/history/20100113/1825Z/KFPR/MTPP

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Re: Haiti Earthquake - Port au Prince Airport - MTPP
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 11:39:35 PM »
First U.S. military aid reaches quake-stricken Haiti

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.us.coast.guard/index.html

82nd Airborne Soldiers Begin Haiti Deployment
http://ow.ly/WzeY



China sends rescue team to quake-hit Haiti
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/14/content_12806338.htm

Air China
Airbus A330-200
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA6076




Belgium has sent a rescue team, which includes 20 doctors and 30 rescuers, the country's foreign minister said. The Belgian plane also carries water purification equipment.
http://en.rian.ru/natural/20100114/157538407.html

Belgian Air Force
Airbus A330
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAF602/history/20100114/0445Z/CYHZ/MTPP



FAA suspends flights to Haiti
January 14, 2010 1:15 p.m. EST

"...ramp space is too crowded, and there is no fuel."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/01/14/faa.haiti.flights/index.html?hpt=T2



Chaos at Haiti airport calmed by Air Force
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/14/us.haiti.airport/index.html?hpt=T2




« Last Edit: January 15, 2010, 09:17:01 AM by kea001 »

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Re: Haiti Earthquake - Port au Prince Airport - MTPP
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 11:40:58 AM »
"PORT-AU-PRINCE — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Haiti on Saturday carrying relief supplies as the U.S. poured in massive aid four days after the earthquake that local officials say killed up to 200,000."

From:

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20100112/NEWS-US-QUAKE-HAITI/?CID=NET_Newshero

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Re: Haiti Earthquake - Port au Prince Airport - MTPP
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 02:16:29 PM »
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The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is setting up a control centre in Miami to manage the air traffic between the USA and Haiti.

from http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a/Logistics%20Cluster_%20Haiti%20Update_100115/at_download/file

Does anyone know details on this FAA control centre?

Found this info on this site, http://www.logcluster.org/countries/hti .  Has lots of info on Airport, air traffic info and other logistics info.