Horizon DH8D near Medford on Sep 5th 2017, smoke screen at destination
Last Update: September 7, 2017 / 20:14:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
QX-2207
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Medford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N432QX
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport ICAO Code
KMFR
Passengers reported the crew announced visibility at Medford had been reduced to less than half a mile by forest fires so that a landing was not possible. They were rebooked onto later flights.
More than two dozen wildfires were raging in Oregon and into Washington State, nine of those fires are burning in the vicinity of Medford and were even named.
Metars:
KMFR 060253Z 00000KT 1SM R14/P6000FT FU OVC027 28/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02780122 51011=
KMFR 060153Z 26004KT 1/2SM R14/5000FT FU OVC026 29/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02890122=
KMFR 060053Z 30005KT 1/2SM R14/5000FT FU OVC023 30/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03000122=
KMFR 052353Z 30007KT 1/2SM R14/4000V5000FT FU OVC022 31/12 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP106 T03110117 10328 20239 56012=
KMFR 052253Z 33008KT 1/2SM R14/3500FT FU OVC021 32/11 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03170106=
KMFR 052153Z 32004KT 3/4SM R14/4000V5500FT FU BKN024 OVC032 32/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03220117=
KMFR 052053Z 31003KT 3/4SM R14/6000VP6000FT FU BKN024 OVC030 31/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03110106 58020=
KMFR 051953Z 31004KT 3/4SM R14/P6000FT FU OVC023 29/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02890106=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 5, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
QX-2207
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Medford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N432QX
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport ICAO Code
KMFR
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