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LeftInTX

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128. I don't know if they would be at the airport
Sat Sep 17, 2022, 02:26 AM
Sep 2022

The way flights work there aren't like at a regular airport. On CNN, a reporter states they were taken to a La Quinta motel for five days prior to being sent to board the plane.


The 502nd Air Base Wing directs air traffic from the control tower for both military and civilian flights, public information officer Robert Strain said, though it does not manage flight plans or handle manifests for private flights.

All private flights at the airport are serviced by the base’s operator, Atlantic Aviation. The Plano-based company, which has more than a hundred locations across North America, goes beyond refueling and can help with travel arrangements, according to its website. It’s unclear what role it played in the flights. The company said in a statement that “as with every flight from public, private or government sectors, we maintain no knowledge of an individual flight’s purpose, nor do we intervene with any flight’s operation.”

FAA records show that both flights were chartered by Ultimate Air Shuttle, a luxury private jet company based out of Ohio that normally caters to corporate executives and sports teams.https://sanantonioreport.org/kelly-field-san-antonio-ron-desantis-migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard/

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K & R Lars39 Sep 2022 #1
Where was this reported? Raine1967 Sep 2022 #2
Most likely everywhere. DeSantis sending insuspecting Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2022 #20
The bit about where the charter planes took off was in a post here last night... Hekate Sep 2022 #74
Thank you. NT Raine1967 Sep 2022 #81
This is all getting scarey. n/t KarenS Sep 2022 #3
Wow, I hadn't heard about that part. yikes 😬 secondwind Sep 2022 #4
Because inthewind21 Sep 2022 #92
K & R malaise Sep 2022 #5
Provide Proof or it didn't happen Abnredleg Sep 2022 #6
Here is a link from San Antonio Report maxrandb Sep 2022 #11
Kelly is a not a military base Abnredleg Sep 2022 #12
That is NOT true maxrandb Sep 2022 #18
It's a joint-use base Abnredleg Sep 2022 #21
I live in San Antonio SilasSouleII Sep 2022 #75
their website begs to differ. lapfog_1 Sep 2022 #19
Joint Base San Antonio has numerous locations Abnredleg Sep 2022 #25
Current FAA filing maxrandb Sep 2022 #40
the port of san antonio disagrees ans says its theirs moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #46
90% of the flights are general aviation Abnredleg Sep 2022 #51
The video of the lawyer at Martha's Vineyard said questionseverything Sep 2022 #103
I heard it was Homeland Security Abnredleg Sep 2022 #104
Well either way it's some federal agency so all this fighting questionseverything Sep 2022 #105
Of course. Isn't ICE under the jurisdiction of HS? wnylib Sep 2022 #125
Yes Abnredleg Sep 2022 #129
Here is a map. Kelly AFB is on the right side of the screen. TigressDem Sep 2022 #113
No it isn't. It's mixed use. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #115
They fly in and out routinely maxrandb Sep 2022 #54
are you trying to claim that Air Force stopdiggin Sep 2022 #85
I am not saying that. Master Sgt. White is saying that maxrandb Sep 2022 #114
ah - so they had passenger lists, all relevant documents stopdiggin Sep 2022 #121
Kelly Air Force Base closed many years ago. SilasSouleII Sep 2022 #76
Lackland, not Kelly Gruenemann Sep 2022 #60
Incorrect. Joint base means several bases merged under the same base command. Angleae Sep 2022 #122
When you follow the "reportedly" link at that site you find nothing about jets leaving from JBSAL Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #48
It isn't a military base LeftInTX Sep 2022 #57
Exactly Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #47
DeSantis has his corrupt generals all lined up flamingdem Sep 2022 #7
Righteous rant..HEADS NEED TO FUCKING ROLL! asiliveandbreathe Sep 2022 #8
Thank you for providing broader context. Raine1967 Sep 2022 #10
it is used commercially and is owned by the port of san anotnio moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #15
Is this where I insert my bad??..Seems lots of changes over the years..with DHS asiliveandbreathe Sep 2022 #31
Kelly AFB was a crown jewel in San Antonio LeftInTX Sep 2022 #123
If this is correct, Flight Aware shows it took off from Kelly Field in Texas. Raine1967 Sep 2022 #9
A good flight plan specifies SOBs (souls on board) and passenger names for each leg of the flight. TheBlackAdder Sep 2022 #24
Yes, it took off from Kelly Field. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #116
Texas. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2022 #13
Ummmm inthewind21 Sep 2022 #89
No one informed me SilasSouleII Sep 2022 #94
Me either inthewind21 Sep 2022 #96
Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso tazkcmo Sep 2022 #99
I'm sitting at the McDonald's at Woodlawn and Bandera LeftInTX Sep 2022 #117
Been there twice in one visit SilasSouleII Sep 2022 #132
It was the worst McDonald's ever LeftInTX Sep 2022 #135
Where is it? Cracklin Charlie Sep 2022 #111
they took off from kelly airfield moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #14
LETS HOPE THE heads that roll are YoshidaYui Sep 2022 #16
When I was at Lackland years ago, there were no runways. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #17
That was years ago! LeftInTX Sep 2022 #62
Wow, yup, it looks like the Airport is manned and operated by the Air Force Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #22
It's a joint-use base Abnredleg Sep 2022 #26
Sure, next time you're out flying maxrandb Sep 2022 #29
its owned by the port of san antonio moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #32
The current FAA filing disagrees with you maxrandb Sep 2022 #41
It's not an issue Abnredleg Sep 2022 #35
Yeah, no doubt Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #34
Not really. Immigrants are often put on flights and sent to host families LeftInTX Sep 2022 #58
Yeah and someone would have had to told them that. Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #63
censured and explitive deleted . AllaN01Bear Sep 2022 #23
I have a bad idea. Somebody roll Abbott onto a plane by lying to him. Take away any cash flying_wahini Sep 2022 #27
Don't forget to give him a couple of cans of sardines to snack on! 70sEraVet Sep 2022 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author haele Sep 2022 #28
K&R spanone Sep 2022 #30
Fellow DU'er LeftInTx reported this yesterday. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #33
MSM silent on this so far? Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #36
The OP is misleading Abnredleg Sep 2022 #37
This is directly from what you posted maxrandb Sep 2022 #45
Flight Base Operations are private Abnredleg Sep 2022 #59
Kelly is a closed AFB LeftInTX Sep 2022 #64
SMH inthewind21 Sep 2022 #90
Ali Velshi is on it! True Blue American Sep 2022 #131
JHC Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #133
What part of this is hard to understand? Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #38
The flights originated from Texas, not Florida. Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #65
Then why are we reading headlines like the one below? Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #67
I gathered that DeSantis paid for it radical noodle Sep 2022 #69
Floridians should be flaming mad that he's using our money for other states. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #71
This Floridian is flaming mad radical noodle Sep 2022 #127
desatan did NOT "pay for it", the taxpayers* are. 12 MILLION for two private niyad Sep 2022 #84
Yes, I guess I wasn't clear about that radical noodle Sep 2022 #126
Because Florida organized and funded the flights... Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #79
I know that now. This gets crazier and crazier. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #82
Usually excitable threads start with excited reaction but no additional info, Hortensis Sep 2022 #77
We are wondering the same thing. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #78
Yes! "Cruel" is a word I'm seeing while we wait for "illegal" and others. Hortensis Sep 2022 #83
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... but yes, there will be investigations on the federal level ... investigation uponit7771 Sep 2022 #112
DeSantis has shown us the humanity of Democrats and why Republicans are unfit to govern dlk Sep 2022 #42
Former air force base. Progressive dog Sep 2022 #43
"I understand they took off from Joint Air Base San Antonio-Lackland?" Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #44
So, I provided a link maxrandb Sep 2022 #49
That site is WRONG Jack the Greater Sep 2022 #55
No- not At ALL. James48 Sep 2022 #72
thanks. +1 stopdiggin Sep 2022 #86
wrong information James48 Sep 2022 #50
Note: James48 Sep 2022 #52
On the original post, to the far left of "Reply to thread" is an "Alert abuse" feature. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2022 #101
I know that. James48 Sep 2022 #102
Kick dalton99a Sep 2022 #53
Maybe it's time to CLOSE that airbase Captain Zero Sep 2022 #56
It was closed in 1994-2000 LeftInTX Sep 2022 #61
No SilasSouleII Sep 2022 #73
I'm dumbfounded inthewind21 Sep 2022 #91
+1. obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2022 #97
If this is scary to you, what are you doing about it? Kaleva Sep 2022 #66
My Guess Is That This Was A National Guard Operation DallasNE Sep 2022 #68
Could be! LeftInTX Sep 2022 #124
But worse, HLS agents True Blue American Sep 2022 #134
Time for some Court Martials. Bluethroughu Sep 2022 #70
Commander in Chief needs to kick some ass packman Sep 2022 #80
Connected Dots czarjak Sep 2022 #87
Incorrect inthewind21 Sep 2022 #88
It's owned by the DOD. Lunabell Sep 2022 #95
Is it? inthewind21 Sep 2022 #98
The lawyers reviewing the falsified paperwork says questionseverything Sep 2022 #106
I don't know if they would be at the airport LeftInTX Sep 2022 #128
Yes Lunabell Sep 2022 #108
Oh, I see you're relatively new here at DU. Lunabell Sep 2022 #110
Regardless of airfield ownership, heads should roll for this illegal trafficking of humans dlk Sep 2022 #93
Thank you for the scorcher clarification... bluboid Sep 2022 #100
We'll hopefully find out whether any federal resources or authority Wingus Dingus Sep 2022 #107
Kelly has not been an air force base for about 20 years. Progressive dog Sep 2022 #109
Clap them in irons too! GreenWave Sep 2022 #118
K&R for exposure Blue Owl Sep 2022 #119
Their commander and chief is President Biden MyMission Sep 2022 #120
Not good. DeSantis went too far. Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #130
Literally...what is DeSantis's connection to Texas? LeftInTX Sep 2022 #136
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