As you know, I’ve flown in and out of this airport on both Air Choice One and Cape Air in the past but not yet on United. Thank you for featuring this flight on your channel and for your detailed commentary and information about it. I truly appreciate you featuring the Decatur airport because I feel it is a very big asset to the region in that it provides a legacy airline connection to Central Illinois. Thanks again!!!
Thank you for sharing your trip. I am glad you can connect up here to Chicago. Yes, the approach here to Decatur looked nice. It is nice to see and I am glad the regional aircraft are flying to the medium and small towns here in Illinois.😊
Good video! Another fun flight within Illinois you can take is ORD to MWA (Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois) in Marion. It’s serviced by Contour Airlines. I think that would be a new airport and a new airline for you! Just something to consider! Have a great day, and great video as always, dude!
In March 2022, SkyWest notified the DOT of its intent to discontinue Essential Air Service to Decatur Airport. But the DOT refused to allow SkyWest to terminate service to Decatur.
EAS is something Transport Canada should look into. I know many smaller communities, including my hometown, without commercial airline service. We instead have to drive 45 minutes in sometimes severe weather to catch a flight from the nearest airport
With only 2 flights to/from ORD, you have to wonder how the ground staff keep busy between flights! As for Norfolk Southern, today's Metra Southwest Service is a remnant of what pre-merger Norfolk and Western offered between CUS and Orland Park--the train would arrive there, unload and continue on empty to Decatur for overnight servicing
3:10 Did anyone else notice the CRJ taxing on one engine? Idk just find it cool to see that in a video, I've never noticed planes doing that irl even though I know why they do it.
I like the CRJ's and ERJ's!! When I visit my mom in Bloomington, Illinois from Tampa I always schedule my trip through O'Hare to ride on the CRJ-200 or sometimes the ERJ-135-145. If that fails then I take Delta to Atlanta then onto Bloomington on the CRJ-900.
As you know, I’ve flown in and out of this airport on both Air Choice One and Cape Air in the past but not yet on United. Thank you for featuring this flight on your channel and for your detailed commentary and information about it. I truly appreciate you featuring the Decatur airport because I feel it is a very big asset to the region in that it provides a legacy airline connection to Central Illinois. Thanks again!!!
2:33 i agree. I live in Houston, one of United’s other hubs and all of their planes looks as good as new with the livery
Two avgeeks uploading 2 trip reports on my Birthday! Thank you for the unintended birthday gift of a new trip report!
Thank you for sharing your trip. I am glad you can connect up here to Chicago. Yes, the approach here to Decatur looked nice. It is nice to see and I am glad the regional aircraft are flying to the medium and small towns here in Illinois.😊
I fly out of BMI pretty regularly, so it’s cool to see other central Illinois airports featured on your channel!
Good video! Another fun flight within Illinois you can take is ORD to MWA (Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois) in Marion. It’s serviced by Contour Airlines. I think that would be a new airport and a new airline for you! Just something to consider! Have a great day, and great video as always, dude!
In March 2022, SkyWest notified the DOT of its intent to discontinue Essential Air Service to Decatur Airport. But the DOT refused to allow SkyWest to terminate service to Decatur.
Nice Thanks for sharing the trip with details
That flight is always late, like SPI and DEC get the worst delays but when I took it, it was a great flight never the less
That's because it's SkyWest, Chicago, and a CRJ200
EAS is something Transport Canada should look into. I know many smaller communities, including my hometown, without commercial airline service. We instead have to drive 45 minutes in sometimes severe weather to catch a flight from the nearest airport
With only 2 flights to/from ORD, you have to wonder how the ground staff keep busy between flights! As for Norfolk Southern, today's Metra Southwest Service is a remnant of what pre-merger Norfolk and Western offered between CUS and Orland Park--the train would arrive there, unload and continue on empty to Decatur for overnight servicing
They clock off and go home
I caught this flight when it continued on to JLN. I was the only passenger DEC-JLN.
3:10 Did anyone else notice the CRJ taxing on one engine? Idk just find it cool to see that in a video, I've never noticed planes doing that irl even though I know why they do it.
Big hubs almost always use single engine taxi operations, because they massive and can take a long time go get to/from the runway
"A slight walk" heck you should be able to take a cab for how long a walk it is!
Did you hear that United is adding direct flights to Denver from Peoria March 30th?
Awesome video 🎉😊
I did LHR-ORD-DFW earlier this month… the DFW flight was out of E6. That blue hallway is creepy.
i miss the DEC-CMI on OZARK 11 mins. total
Fairchild or DC9?
@@pokerpokerfla dc9
@@paulleconte7658 that would’ve been a heck of a ride in todays day and age.
Terminal 2 also leases gates to jetBlue.
The allegiant 737 is coming to bloomington again
Cool!
I like the CRJ's and ERJ's!! When I visit my mom in Bloomington, Illinois from Tampa I always schedule my trip through O'Hare to ride on the CRJ-200 or sometimes the ERJ-135-145. If that fails then I take Delta to Atlanta then onto Bloomington on the CRJ-900.
Cool purple sweats haha
7:14 This is literally around 600 feet above the Khunjerab Pass.
I’m taking a flight from ORD to CRW (Charleston WV) for Christmas this year. I wonder if the route is also “essential air service” do you know?
As far as I know crw has regional service but it's not eas. Airline has enough passengers to fly without a subsidy 3:24
I wanted to see the terminal.
You can see it in a video uploaded on this channel about a month ago when he flew out of Decatur.
Decatur get better air service to chicago than does SPI
Have you ever flown from Chicago Midway?
@@CaptainHamdaanAbid not in a long time but my next video will be of a flight I took earlier this month to MDW
@ Alright!
You crazy for picking a 200 over a cessna 402 lol. At least the 402 got some windows to look out haha