A Portuguese A321 just flew over northern Virginia. He's headed southwest.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=49524a

He had that look that he was coming from JB Andrews. He was already pretty high up. I thought it might be Pence going somewhere. It isn't.

[greenjar_01]

1. Wow

Fascinating.

[DonaldsRump]

2. Apparently, it's a Belgian Air Force plane

https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/airbus-a321-200-cs-trj-belgian-air-force/ejm8ke

[klook]

3. Belgian Air Force?

https://www.planespotters.net/hex/49524A

Are they giving Trump asylum?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Belgium, Portugal; what's the difference? NT

[Pachamama]

5. Portuguese Diplomat? NATO?

I confess I am a little confused why this would be seen as odd...

[MineralMan]

6. So? What is that supposed to mean?

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. It could be headed to Mobile.

They build the A320 there

https://airbusalabama.com/

[Pachamama]

8. Nope - about to land in Florida

Check it out - right now at 5000 ft

On edit - very strange - landed then took off and climbing on altitude

[A HERETIC I AM]

10. Yup...Tampa....

If you go to the link in the OP again and scroll in on its ground movements at Tampa, it went to an Executive side of the airport. Looks like it started taxiing from Signature Flight Support.

There is a postal facility I visit a few times a month right on the other side of that north/south runway

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Maybe they were picking up or dropping off someone at CENTCOM

And for some reason, didn't put down at McDill;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command

Of course, who knows, other than the folks onboard, right?

[Alhena]

9. Red Dawn, only with the damned Portugese

[Pachamama]

12. No - It took off from Andrews Air Force Base - Went to Tampa and landed briefly and now looks like

...it is returning back to Andrews AFB.

My guess is that it is a NATO plane and this particular aircraft is registered with Portugal.

Maybe a military exercise? Maybe a Diplomatic Run?

It is fascinating to speculate...

[cwydro]

13. Not sure what the point is here...

[Pachamama]

14. None of us are....

Just watching...

[cwydro]

15. Lol.

Thanks!