{"id":7120,"date":"2022-09-05T22:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7120"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:51:28","slug":"20220905aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of American Airlines Flight 500 and 2878 from Denver to Washington DC via Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My flights back to Washington DC after a week of mountaineering trips in Colorado.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_105341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_105341.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>National Mall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The two flights back home were actually during the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 5, so I was quite surprised that American Airlines still priced them as award flights at 9.5k miles, which was really a bargain compared with the cash prices. The only downside was that the first leg was an overnight flight to Miami.<\/p>\n<p>With not much to do after sunset the previous night, I returned the rental car and arrived at the airport early, with a few hours to kill before my flight&#8217;s departure. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205044.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Baggage Claim at Denver Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Baggage Claim at Denver Airport<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The racks in the background were dedicated for ski equipment. A sign for the region\u2019s popularity in winter sports.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205446.jpg\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/a><\/br>Main Lobby<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some improvement projects were going on in the lower left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205605.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/a><\/br>Main Lobby<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As a result of the improvement projects, only one security checkpoint was in operation. Not an issue for late night departures.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_211125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_211125.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Headhouse for Concourse A\" \/><\/a><\/br>Headhouse for Concourse A<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Denver was one of the newest airports in the country, featuring some nice design features. Like this headhouse where most of the dining and shopping options were located right above the tram station, and then terminal gates extending beyond it on two sides.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220904_205044.jpg\" alt=\"Baggage Claim at Denver Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220904_205446.jpg\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220904_205605.jpg\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220904_211125.jpg\" alt=\"Headhouse for Concourse A\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Denver Airport interior.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205044.jpg\" alt=\"Baggage Claim at Denver Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Baggage Claim at Denver Airport<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The racks in the background were dedicated for ski equipment. A sign for the region\u2019s popularity in winter sports.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205446.jpg\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Main Lobby<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some improvement projects were going on in the lower left.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_205605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_205605.jpg\" alt=\"Main Lobby\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Main Lobby<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As a result of the improvement projects, only one security checkpoint was in operation. Not an issue for late night departures.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220904_211125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220904_211125.jpg\" alt=\"Headhouse for Concourse A\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Headhouse for Concourse A<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Denver was one of the newest airports in the country, featuring some nice design features. Like this headhouse where most of the dining and shopping options were located right above the tram station, and then terminal gates extending beyond it on two sides.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While waiting for the flight, somehow I felt the terminal was a bit hot. Maybe the air-conditioning was on &#8220;heat&#8221; as temperature was colder outside at night, or maybe I over-dressed for the day and it&#8217;s the remnant of the day&#8217;s hot feelings. Either way, it&#8217;s not the most pleasant wait. <\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 500<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N830NN)<br \/>\nSeat 27A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 12:33am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 12:45am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 06:23am<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 06:13am<br \/>\n3 hours and 28 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121976108&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Not much to talk about for this flight as I slept most of the way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_043548C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_043548C9.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N830NN) at Miami\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines B738 (N830NN) at Miami<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane from Denver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once I landed in Miami, I had a connection of just over an hour. With PPS membership, I could choose to visit Turkish Airlines Lounge in Concourse E, or visit the &#8220;Corona Beach House&#8221; restaurant. With a pleasant experience at the Turkish lounge in Dulles a few weeks ago, I decided on the former.<br \/>\nWhich was a big mistake.<br \/>\nTo begin, Turkish Airlines operated two lounges at Miami, one in Concourse E and one in J. Its own flights operated out of Concourse J, so I probably shouldn\u2019t have any expectations for the lounge in Concourse E.<br \/>\nIt turned out that the only highlight of the lounge was its comfortable chairs. Apart from that, it featured some buffet trays that were taped off, a drink counter awkwardly staffed by a waiter. And worse of all, the only (three) food options were behind a QR code, and my guess was, they were only barely edible.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, I didn&#8217;t have that long a connection before I was on the second flight to Washington Reagan. <\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 2878<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N862NN)<br \/>\nSeat 10A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 08:30am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 08:47am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 11:00am<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 10:55am<br \/>\n2 hours and 8 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121976442&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff, overlooking North Biscayne Bay, the extensive suburbia and the distant Everglades, concluding with views of a rainbow.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMUaAOTzjtU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_085153C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_085153C9.jpg\" alt=\"Hard Rock Stadium\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hard Rock Stadium<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sign of Formula 1 track around the stadium still visible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, I tried to catch more sleep from the previous flight, so there wasn&#8217;t much to talk about.<br \/>\nOnly that I realized I lost my PPS card some time between entering the Turkish Lounge and boarding the aircraft, from the same trouser where I lost a metro card a week ago. Just some more bad memories with the Turkish Lounge in Miami&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Until we approached Washington DC, and I got one more tour of National Mall from a classic river visual approach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_104737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_104737.jpg\" alt=\"I66-I495 Interchange\" \/><\/a><\/br>I66-I495 Interchange<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_105337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_105337.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/a><\/br>National Mall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_105342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_105342.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/a><\/br>National Mall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220905_104737.jpg\" alt=\"I66-I495 Interchange\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220905_105337.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails-s\/20220905_105342.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_104737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_104737.jpg\" alt=\"I66-I495 Interchange\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>I66-I495 Interchange<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_105337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_105337.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>National Mall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/20220905_105342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/09\/05\/thumbnails\/20220905_105342.jpg\" alt=\"National Mall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>National Mall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CjhtqF7rRYw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There was some wait at the baggage carousel, and I got my bag 27 minutes after we arrived at the gate. Combined with realization of the PPS card loss, that&#8217;s not the most pleasant way to end a journey.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My flights back to Washington DC after a week of mountaineering trips in Colorado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,593,2],"tags":[188],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10395,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7120\/revisions\/10395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}