Tom Eldridge

From: shirley.miller@faa.gov
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 10:29 AM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: RE: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 —request for additional information

Tom
I left a voice mail message for you.

To answer #1 I believe I gave you incorrect information initially about the times.
All of the times are zulu so the TPA to LEX flight at 20:38 is 16:38 or 4:38pm, consistent
with the Tampa airport records. I apologize for the confusion.

For #2 through #5, these are records that transferred with TSA. For #6, FAA does not have
a record of any special authorizations to allow the flight from Tampa to Lexington and
back.

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Shirley —

Thank you for responding in the midst of what I am sure is an extremely busy time for you.
We have a couple more questions based on the materials we have received. We anticipate
they will be the last ones on this issue.

1. Is the time the FAA indicates for the Tampa-Lexington Flight — 20:38 hours on
9/13/01--in "Zulu" (Greenwich Mean Time)? 2. What restrictions if any, beyond those you
have already provided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 135 (charter)
carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 3. What restrictions if any,
beyond those you have already provided us information about, were placed on flights of
Part 91 (general aviation) carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 4.
What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already provided us information about,
were placed on flights of Part 129 (foreign flag) carriers after 9/11, and when did any
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 Eh restrictions end? 5. What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already
Provided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 121 (commercial) carriers
after 9/11 and when did any such restrictions end? 6. For the Tampa-Lexington flight
(ACID HPJ32)—that the FAA records indicate took off at 20:38 hours—were there any
special authorizations required by the FAA to allow the airplane to make the flight from
Tampa to Lexington and back?
Thank you once again.

— Tom
Original Message
From: shirley.miller@faa.gov [mailto:shirley.miller@faa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:11 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional information

Tom,

The answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attached in the excel spreadsheet. To answer #3, our
database does not have tail numbers. For #5, we have no information on departure
clearances from Tampa. For the spreadsheet, if you select "entire workbook" from print
option, tl,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission fits follow up.xls)

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Shirley —
Thank you for helping to get us the answers to our QFRS on FAA data, A couple of followup
questions:
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 As regards Question 8, can you advise us what are the company names FAA records
indicate are associated with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?

2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type LJ35, ACID
HPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport
(LEX)
at approximately 16:37 hours? We have reason to believe--from records maintained by Tampa
airport—that a Lear Jet with that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time
(perhaps in addition to the flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in
answer to question 8).
3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?

4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving in
Lexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those records
indicate?
5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to depart
Tampa airport?
6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexington
back to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information contained in that plan.)
Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate your
responding to our initial questions so promptly.

— Tom
Tom Eldridge

From: Tom Eldridge

Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:00 PM
To: 'shirley.miller@faa.gov'
Subject: RE: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 —request for additional information

Shirley —
Thank you for responding in the midst of what I am sure is an extremely busy time for you.
We have a couple more questions based on the materials we have received. We anticipate
they will be the last ones on this issue.
1. Is the time the FAA indicates for the Tampa-Lexington Flight -- 20:38 hours on
9/13/01—in "Zulu" (Greenwich Mean Time)? 2. What restrictions if any, beyond those you
have already provided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 135 (charter)
carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 3. What restrictions if any,
beyond those you have already provided us information about, were placed on flights of
Part 91 (general aviation) carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 4.
What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already provided us information about,
were placed on flights of Part 129 (foreign flag) carriers after 9/11, and when did any
such restrictions end? 5. What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already
provided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 121 (commercial) carriers
after 9/11 and when did any such restrictions end? 6. For the Tampa-Lexington flight
(ACID HPJ32)—that the FAA records indicate took off at 20:38 hours—were there any
special authorizations required by the FAA to allow the airplane to make the flight from
Tampa to Lexington and back?

Thank you once again.

— Tom
Original Message
From: shirley.miller@faa.gov [mailto:shirley.miller@faa.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:11 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional information

Tom,
The answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attached in the excel spreadsheet. To answer #3, our
database does not have tail numbers. For 15, we have no information on departure
clearances from Tampa. For the spreadsheet, if you select "entire workbook" from print
option, #1,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission_flts_follow_up.xls)

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Shirley —

Thank you for helping to get us the answers to our QFRS on FAA data. A couple of followup
questions:

1. As regards Question 8, can you advise us what are the company names FAA records
indicate are associated with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?

2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type LJ35, ACID
HPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37 hours?
We have reason to believe—from records maintained by Tampa airport—that a Lear Jet with
that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps in addition to the
flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in answer to question 8).
3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?

4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving in
Lexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those records
indicate?
5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to depart
Tampa airport?
6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexington
back to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information contained in that plan.)

Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate your
responding to our initial questions so promptly.

— Tom
Tom Eldridge
From: shirley.miller@faa.gov
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:11 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 —request for additional information

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Tom,

The answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attached in the excel spreadsheet. To answer #3, our
database does not have tail numbers. For #5, we have no information on departure
clearances from Tampa. For the spreadsheet, if you select "entire workbook" from print
option, #1,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission_flts_follow_up.xls)

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Shirley —

Thank you for helping to get us the answers to our QFRS on FAA data. A couple of followup
questions:

1. As regards Question 8, can you advise us what are the company names FAA records

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indicate are associated with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?

2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type LJ35, ACID
HPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37 hours?
We have reason to believe—from records maintained by Tampa airport—that a Lear Jet with
that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps in addition to the
flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in answer to question 8).

3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?

4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving in
Lexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those records
indicate?

5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to depart
Tampa airport?

6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexington
back to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information contained in that plan.)

Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate your
responding to our initial questions so promptly.

— Tom
1. As regards Question 8, can you advise us what are the company names FAA records indicate are associated with the ACID
numbers on the far left of your chart?

The known airlines and company names associated with each acid for question 8.

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure Time AIRLINE COMPANY

AMW8718 55440 13-Sep-Ol TPA EYW BE02 20010913 21:43 Air Midwest Air Midwest Inc
TRS885 60526 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL B712 20010913 23:34 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways Inc
COA4982 14618 13-Sep-Ol TPA MMUN B738 20010913 19:09 Continental Air Lines Continental Air Lines Inc
COA9835 36083 13-Sep-Ol TPA IAH MD82 20010913 14:37 Continental Air Lines Continental Air Lines Inc
COA9836 35976 13-Sep-Ol TPA PBI MD80 20010913 14:40 Continental Air Lines Continental Air Lines Inc
COA9840 14606 13-Sep-Ol TPA IAH MD82 20010913 15:04 Continental Air Lines Continental Air Lines Inc
COA9982 13046 13-Sep-Ol TPA MCO MD80 20010913 14:16 Continental Air Lines Continental Air Lines Inc
DAL1235 45077 13-Sep-Ol TPA DFW B752 20010913 22:39 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL1726 40594 13-Sep-Ol TPA CVG MD80 20010913 20:49 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL633 28993 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL B763 20010913 17:30 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL9940 38490 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL B738 20010913 12:43 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Inc
EGF883 46666 13-Sep-Ol TPA MIA AT42 20010913 20:47 Executive Airlines Executive Airlines Inc
EXR140 57636 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL C210 20010913 23:50 Flight Express Flight Express, Inc
EXR806 46581 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL C210 20010913 20:02 Flight Express Flight Express, Inc
EXR806 54233 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL C210 20010913 22:53 Flight Express Flight Express, Inc
EXR812 43161 13-Sep-Ol TPA CRG C210 20010913 22:14 Flight Express Flight Express, Inc
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX LJ35 20010913 20:38 Hop-A-Jet Hop-A-Jet Inc
MEJ28 25897 13-Sep-Ol TPA BHM U35 20010913 05:31 Medjet International Medjet International Inc
NKS270 41258 13-Sep-Ol TPA ACY DC9 20010913 17:38 Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines Inc
NKS632 57618 13-Sep-Ol TPA DTW MD81 20010913 23:36 Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines Inc
TWA128 37149 13-Sep-Ol TPA STL MD82 20010913 22:56 Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines
USA564 36323 13-Sep-Ol TPA PIT MD82 20010913 21:48 US Airways US Airways Inc
USA772 12262 13-Sep-Ol TPA CLT B752 20010913 20:37 US Airways US Airways Inc
USA894 11883 13-Sep-Ol TPA PHL B733 20010913 23:08 US Airways US Airways Inc
USC801 25382 13-Sep-Ol TPA FXE U35 2001091302:14 US Check Airlines US Check Airlines
LN405GJ 54782 13-Sep-Ol TPA GNV U35 2001091322:10
N391XP 44294 13-Sep-Ol TPA PDK H25 20010913 19:33
TN505RP 50210 13-Sep-Ol TPA MMU C550 20010913 22:49
TN619BE 43163 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL BE58 20010913 20:59
TN71GA 62268 13-Sep-Ol TPA JAX C550 20010913 23:21
2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type L335, ACID
HPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37
hours? We have reason to believe—from records maintained by Tampa airport—that a
Lear Jet with that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps in
addition to the flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in answer to
question 8).

Below are the flights listed in our database for all Aircraft Type U35, ACID HPJ32 from
Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) departing TPA or arriving LEX on Sept.
13, 2001:

Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID FLIGHT INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure Time

HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38

4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving in
Lexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those
records indicate?

Below are all records in our database of HPJ32 flying on Sept. 13, 2001.

Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID FLIGHT INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure Time

HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38

HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 22:43
6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexington back to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information
contained in that plan.)

Here are all of the messages for HPJ32 on Sept. 13, 2001.

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure Time Source Type Origination Time Route Section of Flight Plan

HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 19:30 Filed 20010913 18:21 TPA..SPNGE..CTY..ATL. LEX/0115
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38 Handoff 20010913 20:40 TPA..SPNGE..CTY..ATL. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX LJ35 20010913 19:30 Amended 20010913 20:52 TPA..SPNGE..CTY..ATL. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38 Handoff 20010913 21:08 TPA./.CTY171021..ATL. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 19:30 Amended 20010913 21:13 TPA./.ATL164112.. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX LJ35 20010913 19:30 Amended 20010913 21:38 TPA./.ATL164112.. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX LJ35 20010913 20:38 Handoff 20010913 21:44 TPA./.ATL164112.. LEX/2153
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 21:00 Filed 20010913 18:22 LEX..ATL..OTK..TPA/0115
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 21:00 Amended 20010913 22:54 LEX./.GHATS009030..ATL.OTK..TPA/2358
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 21:00 Amended 20010913 22:55 LEX./.GHATS009030..ATL..OTK..TPA/2358
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 22:43 Handoff 20010913 22:57 LEX./.GHATS009030..ATL..OTK..TPA/2358
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA LJ35 20010913 22:43 Handoff 20010913 23:35 LEX./.ATL..OTK..TPA/2358
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 21:00 Amended 20010913 23:41 LEX./.SZW032065..LEGGT..TPA
HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA LJ35 20010913 22:43 Handoff 20010914 00:11 LEX./.LEGGT..TPA
 Office of the Deputy Administrator 800 Independence Ave., S.W.
U.S. Department Washington, D.C. 20591
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration

June 8,2004

Mr. Daniel Marcus

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
United States
301 7th Street, SW
Washington DC 20407

Dear Mr. Marcus:

The responses to the Questions for the Record No. 1 request of May 25,2004 are
enclosed. Please note the data that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains
for
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Enclosure
 FAA QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD NO. 1

QUESTION #1: At what precise time was the National Airspace closed on
September 11,2001?

RESPONSE: At 9:45am, the Air Traffic Control System Command Center

(ATCSCC) issued verbal direction for all airborne aircraft to land at the
nearest destination or as soon as practical. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
was issued at 10:39am closing all operations at all airports. In addition an
advisory was issued at 11:06am by ATCSCC suspending operations in the
National Airspace System. The airspace was clear of traffic at 12:16pm-
with the exception of a small number of law enforcement/emergency
operations aircraft.

QUESTION #2: What was the policy about which airplanes could fly
during the closure of the National Air Space?

RESPONSE: Decisions to allow aircraft to fly were made collaboratively

with the Department of Defense, Department of State, United States Secret
Service, Law Enforcement and the FAA. Each aircraft was assessed for type
and class (Part 121/135/125/91, etc.), mission-type, purpose, and
registration (foreign, domestic, corporate, etc).

QUESTION #3: On what date and at what precise time did the National
Airspace reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?

RESPONSE: DOT reopened the National Airspace to U.S. carriers,

effective 1 lam on September 13, 2001, provided the airport involved had
implemented the new security measures. The then-FAA Civil Aviation
Security Office developed a series of security countermeasures that were
required to be implemented by airports and air carriers before flight
operations could be resumed. The records that contain the specifics of the
security measures that were required, and any logs of specific dates and
times when individual airports were certified to begin operations again, were
transferred to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) when TSA
assumed responsibility for the civil aviation security program.
QUESTION #4: What was the policy regarding when individual airports
could reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?

RESPONSE: We have informed the Commission that this question should

be referred to TSA.

QUESTON #5: On what date, and at what precise time did the following
airports reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks? If the date and
time differ for general aviation versus commercial, please provide both:

RESPONSE:, We have informed the Commission that this question should

be referred to TSA.
QUESTION* 6a
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The Providence flight" — A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Jet Company) flight with four
Saudi nationals departing from Providence, Rhode Island for Paris, France on or about
September 14,2001;

Our data did not include any information of flights departing Providence, RI to
anywhere in France on or about September 14, 2001.

Since the request was for "on or about", the data search included the day
before and the day after.
QUESTION* 6b

On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights
took off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

b. "The Lexington flight" — A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing 727 with 14 people,
including a Saudi prince, departing from Lexington, Kentucky for England on or about
September 16, 2001

Our data did not include any information of flights on Sept 16 or 17 departing
Lexington (LEX) and arriving in England.

The following flights were listed in our database for Sept 15 departing Lexington, KY
and arriving in England. But we could not find a 3-letter ICAO airline code for
"Jetlease" airline. The DUB flights below are Dubai Airwing, and the EFF flight is
Westair Aviation Limited.

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

DUB1 93656 15-Sep-Ol LEX EGSS 20010915 12:17 B74S

DUB2 93697 15-Sep-Ol LEX EGSS 20010915 13:04 B74S
EFF5 110846 15-Sep-Ol LEX EGLF 20010915 00:22 GLF5

EGSS Stansted Airport, London, United Kingdom

EGLF Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, United Kingdon
QUESTION* 6ci
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights
took off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with
(eventually) 26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden,
departing from i. St Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18, 2001,

There was one Ryan International flight found in our data on Sept 18 departing St.
Louis (STL). Also listed are the RYN flights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listed

Day Of:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 51645 18-Sep-Ol STL LAX 20010918 19:13 B72Q

Day After:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 57838 19-Sep-Ol LAX MCO 20010919 16:10 B72Q

QUESTION* 6cii
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" ~ Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)
26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing from
ii. Los Angeles, California, on or about September 19, 2001,

There was one Ryan International flight found in our data departing on Sept 19 out of Los
Angeles (LAX). Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we also listed all RYN
flights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 51645 18-Sep-Ol STL LAX 20010918 19:13 B72Q

Day Of:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 57838 19-Sep-Ol LAX MCO 20010919 16:10 B72Q

Day After:

FLIGHT 1Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 119908 20-Sep-Ol IAD BOS 20010920 02:54 B72Q

RYN441 121297 20-Sep-Ol MCO IAD 20010920 00:05 B72Q
RYN441 145353 20-Sep-Ol BOS CYYR 20010920 06:10 B72Q
RYN441 157071 20-Sep-Ol CYYR BIKF 20010920 09:33 B72Q
RYN441 174146 20-Sep-Ol BIKF LFPB 20010920 13:51 B72Q

CYYR Goose Bay Airport, Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

BIKF Keflavik NAS, Keflavik, Iceland
LFPB Pau Pyrenees, Pau, France
QUESTION* 6ciii
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)
26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing from
iii. Orlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or about September 19, 2001

There were no Ryan International flights found in our database on Sept 19 departing
Orlando (MCO). Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we also listed all RYN
flights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listed

Day Of:

No flights listed

Day After:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 121297 20-Sep-Ol MCO IAD 20010920 00:05 B72Q

QUESTION* 6civ
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)
26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing from
iv. Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation) on or about September 19,2001

No flights were found in our data for Ryan Flight 441 departing Washington Dulles Airport
(IAD) on Sept 18, 19 or 20.
QUESTION# 6cv
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)
26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing from
v. Boston, Massachusetts (and the United States) on or about September 20, 2001

There was one Ryan International flight found in our data departing Boston (BOS) on Sept
20. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 20, we also listed all RYN flights for the
day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listed

Day Of:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

RYN441 145353 20-Sep-Ol BOS CYYR 20010920 06:10 B72Q

Day After:

No flights listed
QUESTION* 6d
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights
took off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

d. "The First Las Vegas flight" - Flight DC-8-73, a chartered Republic of Gabon
airplane with 46 people, including several members of the Saudi royal family, departing
from Las Vegas, Nevada for Geneva, Switzerland on or about September 19,2001

There were no Republic of Gabon flights found in the database. However, below are all
the flights departing Las Vegas (LAS) and arriving in Geneva on or about Sept. 19, 2001.
Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we searched for the day before and the
day after.

Day Before:

No flights found.

Day Of:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

TRLTZ 117990 19-Sep-Ol LAS LSGG 20010919 23:12 DC87

Day After:

No flights found.

LSGG Geneva Cointrin, Geneva Switzerland

QUESTION* 6e
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

e. "The Second Las Vegas flight" ~ Chartered Flight B 727-21, with 18 people, members
of the same Saudi royal party, departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Stamstead,
England on September 20, 2001

There are no flights listed in our data departing Las Vegas (LAS) to Stansted, England
(EGSS) on or about Sept. 20, 2001. However, below are all flights listed from LAS to
anywhere in the United Kingdom for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

VIR44 33810 19-Sep-Ol LAS EGKK 20010919 01:39 B742

Day of:

No flights listed

Day After:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

VIR44 159105 21-Sep-Ol LAS EGKK 20010921 01:26 B742

EGKK Gatwick Airport, London, United Kingdom

QUESTION* 6f
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

f. "The Third Las Vegas flight" - American Trans Air flight L-1011 with 34 members of
the party of Saudi Prince Turki, departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Paris, France on
September 24, 2001

There were no flights listed in our database departing from Las Vegas (LAS) to anywhere
in France on or about Sept. 24, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 24,
we searched for the day before and the day after.
QUESTION* 6g
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

g. "The Universal Weather Boston Flight" — Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc.,
N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals, flight departing Boston Logan airport for
Gander, Newfoundland on or about September 18, 2001

There were no flights listed in our database departing Boston Logan (BOS) to Gander Int'l
(CYQX) on Sept. 18, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 18, we also
listed all RYN flights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listed

Day of:

No flights listed

Day After:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

LN978E 107203 19-Sep-Ol BOS CYQX 20010919 03:41 U35

N727AK 72741 19-Sep-Ol BOS CYQX 20010919 01:13 B721

CYQX Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland

QUESTION* 6h
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

h. "The Hanscom Flight" — N706JA Gulfstream 3, with two Saudi nationals, departing
Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts on or about September 23, 2001

There are no flights listed in our data departing Hanscom Airfield (BED) on September 22
or September 23 that used the callsign 'N706JA' or that was a Gulfstream model.

However, there were flights listed in our database on September 24 that are similar:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

TN702JA 223111 24-Sep-Ol BED CYUL 20010924 00:27 GLF2

TN706JA 206069 24-Sep-Ol BED CYUL 20010924 00:53 G3

CYUL Pierre Elliott Trudeau International, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

QUESTION* 6i
On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights took
off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

i. "The VIP New York Flight" - VIP Flight from New York, New York to Paris with 12
persons, including four Saudi nationals, departing New York on or about September 22,
2001, for Paris, France

Below are the flights listed in our database departing New York, NY and arriving in France
on or about Sept. 22, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 22, we
searched the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

FLIGHT 1Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

AAL120 161787 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 02:51 B763

AAL44 252740 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 23:36 B772
COA54 162517 21-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010921 02:21 B764
COA56 155104 21-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010921 00:25 B772
AFR11 159002 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 01:51 B744
AFR23 248748 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 21:20 B772
AFR5 249253 21-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010921 21:31 B744
AFR6437 20509 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 16:58 B742
AFR9 166272 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 03:15 B772
DAL118 254841 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010921 23:27 B763
DAL82 156070 21-Sep-Ol JFK LFMN 20010921 00:33 B763

Day of:

FLIGHT 1Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

AAL120 9006 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 02:46 B763

AAL44 94435 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 23:02 B772
COA54 9691 22-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010922 02:17 B764
COA56 2634 22-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010922 00:55 B772
DAL118 96017 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 22:55 B763
AFR11 6373 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 01:55 B744
AFR5 91621 22-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010922 21:33 B744
AFR9 13246 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 03:12 B772
DAL82 3582 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFMN 20010922 00:36 B763
N368CE 112489 22-Sep-Ol EWR LFPB 20010922 14:34 B733
AFR23 91205 22-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010922 21:22 B772
Day after:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

AAL120 102704 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010923 02: 32 B763

AAL44 169395 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010923 22: 54 B772
COA54 103154 23-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010923 02: 12 B764
COA56 98738 23-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010923 00: 23 B772
AFR11 136007 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010923 01: 38 B744
AFR5 166379 23-Sep-Ol EWR LFPG 20010923 21: 33 B744
AFR9 105222 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010923 03: 29 B772
D ALII 8 171261 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFPG 20010923 23: 23 B763
DAL82 99323 23-Sep-Ol JFK LFMN 20010923 00: 51 B763

LFPG Charles De Gaulle, Paris, France

LFMN Cote D Azur, Nice, France
LFPB Le Bourget, Paris, France
QUESTION* 7

7. What information does the FAA have about a flight departing from Tampa Florida to
Lexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationals on board on or about September 13,2001?

Below are the flights listed in our database departing Tampa (TPA) and arriving in Lexington
(LEX) on or about Sept. 13, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 13, we
searched the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listed

Day of:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Aircraft Type

HPJ32 41251 13-Se;p-01 TPA LEX 20010913 20:38 U35

Day after:

FLIGHT Departure Arrival

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Aircraft Type

TN525JV 89716 14-Sep-Ol TPA LEX 2001091413:11 C525

QUESTION* 8

8. Please list all flights the FAA has records for departing from Tampa, Florida on
September 13, 2001, including the company flying, the tail number, the destination, the
number of people on board, and the precise time of the flight's departure?

Below are the flights listed in our data departing from Tampa (TPA) on September 13,
2001:

FLIGHT [Departure Arrival Aircraft

ACID INDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type

AMW8718 55440 13-Sep-Ol TPA EYW 20010913 21:43 BE02

COA9982 13046 13-Sep-Ol TPA MCO 20010913 14:16 MD80
COA9840 14606 13-Sep-Ol TPA IAH 20010913 15:04 MD82
COA9836 35976 13-Sep-Ol TPA PBI 20010913 14:40 MD80
COA9835 36083 13-Sep-Ol TPA IAH 20010913 14:37 MD82
COA4982 14618 13-Sep-Ol TPA MMUN 20010913 19:09 B738
DAL9940 38490 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL 20010913 12:43 B738
DAL633 28993 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL 20010913 17:30 B763
DAL1726 40594 13-Sep-Ol TPA CVG 20010913 20:49 MD80
DAL1235 45077 13-Sep-Ol TPA DFW 20010913 22:39 B752
EGF883 46666 13-Sep-Ol TPA MIA 20010913 20:47 AT42
HPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX 20010913 20:38 LJ35
MEJ28 25897 13-Sep-Ol TPA BHM 2001091305:31 LJ35
NKS632 57618 13-Sep-Ol TPA DTW 20010913 23:36 MD81
NKS270 41258 13-Sep-Ol TPA ACY 20010913 17:38 DC9
TRS885 60526 13-Sep-Ol TPA ATL 20010913 23:34 B712
USA894 11883 13-Sep-Ol TPA PHL 20010913 23:08 B733
USA772 12262 13-Sep-Ol TPA CLT 20010913 20:37 B752
USA564 36323 13-Sep-Ol TPA PIT 20010913 21:48 MD82
USC801 25382 13-Sep-Ol TPA FXE 20010913 02:14 U35
N391XP 44294 13-Sep-Ol TPA PDK 20010913 19:33 H25
TN505RP 50210 13-Sep-Ol TPA MMU 20010913 22:49 C550
EXR806 46581 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL 20010913 20:02 C210
EXR812 43161 13-Sep-Ol TPA CRG 20010913 22:14 C210
EXR806 54233 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL 20010913 22:53 C210
EXR140 57636 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL 20010913 23:50 C210
TN71GA 62268 13-Sep-Ol TPA JAX 20010913 23:21 C550
TWA128 37149 13-Sep-Ol TPA STL 20010913 22:56 MD82
TN619BE 43163 13-Sep-Ol TPA ORL 20010913 20:59 BE58
LN405GJ 54782 13-Sep-Ol TPA GNV 20010913 22:10 U35

MMUN Cancun International, Cancun, Mexico

Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR
FAA QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD No. 1
Lee H. Hamilton The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
VICE CHAIR
(the "Commission") requests that the Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Ben-Veniste
(FAA) provide the Commission with a written response to the following
Fred F. Fielding questions for the record no later than June 8, 2004:
Jamie S. Gorelick
1. At what precise time was the National Air Space closed on
Slade Gorton September 11,2001?
Bob Kerrey
2. What was the policy about which airplanes could fly during the
John F. Lehman closure of the National Air Space?
Timothy J. Roemer
3. On what date and at what precise time did the National Air Space
James R. Thompson reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?

Philip D. Zelikow
4. What was the policy regarding when individual airports could
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?

5. On what date, and at what precise time did the following airports
reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks? If the date
and time differ for general aviation versus commercial, please
provide both:

a. Providence, Rhode Island

b. Tampa, Florida
c. Lexington, Kentucky
d. St. Louis, Missouri
e. Los Angeles, California
f. Orlando, Florida
g. Washington (Dulles)
h. Boston (Logan), Massachusetts
i. Las Vegas, Nevada
j. New York (JFK and La Guardia)
k. Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts

6. On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate

the following flights took off? If the FAA does not have any
records, please state that:

a. "The Providence flight" ~ A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Jet

Company) flight with four Saudi nationals departing from
Providence, Rhode Island for Paris, France on or about
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FAX (202) 296-5545
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September 14, 2001;

b.'The Lexington flight" — A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing
727 with 14 people, including a Saudi prince, departing
from Lexington, Kentucky for England on or about
September 16, 2001;
c. "The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a
Boeing 727 with (eventually) 26 passengers, most of them
relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing from
i. St. Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18, 2001,
ii. Los Angeles, California, on or about September 19,
2001,
iii. Orlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or about
Septemberl9, 2001,
iv. Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation)
on or about September 19,2001, and
v. Boston, Massachusetts (and the United States) on or
about September 20, 2001.
d.'The First Las Vegas flight" -- Flight DC-8-73, a chartered
Republic of Gabon airplane with 46 people, including
several members of the Saudi royal family, departing from
Las Vegas, Nevada for Geneva, Switzerland on or about
September 19, 2001;
e. "The Second Las Vegas flight" -- Chartered Flight B 727-21,
with 18 people, members of the same Saudi royal party,
departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Stamstead, England
on September 20, 2001;
f. "The Third Las Vegas flight" -- American Trans Air flight L-
1011 with 34 members of the party of Saudi Prince Turki,
departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Paris, France on
September 24,2001;
g.'The Universal Weather Boston Flight" ~ Universal Weather
& Aviation, Inc., N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals,
flight departing Boston Logan airport for Gander,
Newfoundland on or about September 18, 2001;
h.'The Hanscom Flight" -- N706JA Gulfstream 3, with two
Saudi nationals, departing Hanscom Airfield in Bedford,
Massachusetts on or about September 23, 2001; and
i. "The VIP New York Flight" -- VIP Flight from New York,
New York to Paris with 12 persons, including four Saudi
nationals, departing New York on or about September 22,
2001, for Paris, France.

7. What information does the FAA have about a flight departing

from Tampa Florida to Lexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationals
on board on or about September 13, 2001?
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8. Please list all flights the FAA has records for departing from
Tampa, Florida on September 13, 2001, including the company
flying, the tail number, the destination, the number of people on
board, and the precise time of the flight's departure?

May 25, 2004 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel
Thomas H. Kean FAA Questions for the Record
CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR 1. At what precise time was the National Air Space closed on September 11,
2001?
Richard Ben-Veniste
2. What was the policy about which airplanes could fly during the closure of the
Max Cleland National Air Space?
3. On what date and at what precise time did the National Air Space reopen after
Fred F. Fielding the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?
Jamie S. Gorelick 4. What was the policy regarding when individual airports could reopen after the
September 11, 2001 terror attacks?
Slade Gorton 5. On what date, and at what precise time did the following airports reopen after
the September 11,2001 terror attacks (if the date and time differ for general
John Lehman
aviation versus commercial, please provide both)?:
Timothy J. Roemer
• Providence, Rhode Island
James R. Thompson • Tampa, Florida
• Lexington, Kentucky
Philip D. Zelikow • St. Louis, Missouri
EXECUTIVE • Los Angeles, California
DIRECTOR • Orlando, Florida,
• Washington (Dulles), and
• Boston (Logan), Massachusetts
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• New York (JFK and La Guardia)
• Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts

6. On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following
flights took off (if the FAA does not have any records, please state that)?:

a. "The Providence flight" - A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Jet Company)

flight with four Saudi nationals departing from Providence, Rhode
Island for Paris, France on or about September 14, 2001;
b.'The Lexington flight" - A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing 727 with 14
people, including a Saudi Prince, departing from Lexington, Kentucky
for England on or about September 16, 2001;
c. "The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727
with (eventually) 26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive
Osama Bin Laden, departing from
i. St. Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18, 2001,
ii. Los Angeles, California, on or about September 19, 2001,

TEL (202) 331-4060

FAX (202) 296-5545
www.9-1 lcommission.gov
Questions for the Record
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iii. Orlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or about September 19,

2001
iv. Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation) on or about
September 19, 2001, and
v. Boston, Massachusetts (and the United States) on or about
September 20, 2001.
d.'The First Las Vegas flight" - Flight DC-8-73, a chartered Republic of
Gabon airplane with 46 people, including several members of the Saudi
Royal family, departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Geneva,
Switzerland on or about September 19, 2001;
e. "The Second Las Vegas flight" - Chartered Flight B 727-21, with 18
people, members of the same Saudi royal party, departing from Las
Vegas, Nevada for Stamstead, England on September 20, 2001;
f. "The Third Las Vegas flight" - American Trans Air flight L-1011 with 34
members of the party of Saudi Prince Turki, departing from Las Vegas,
Nevada for Paris, France on September 24, 2001;
g.'The Universal Weather Boston Flight" - Universal Weather & Aviation,
Inc., N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals, flight departing Boston
Logan airport for Gander, Newfoundland on or about September 18,
2001;
h.'The Hanscom Flight" N706JA Gulfstream 3, with two Saudi Nationals,
departing Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts on or about
September 23, 2001;
i. "The VIP New York Flight" - VIP Flight from New York, New York to
Paris with 12 persons, including four Saudi nationals, departing New
York on or about September 22, 2001, for Paris, France.

7. What information does the FAA have about a flight departing from Tampa
Florida to Lexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationals (possibly including one
Saudi Prince) on board on or about September 13, 2001?

8. Please list all flights the FAA has records for departing from Tampa, Florida
on September 13, 2001, including the company flying, the tail number, the
destination, the number of people on board, and the precise time of the
flight's departure?

The Commission requests that the information requested above be provided as soon as possible,
even though all information may not be provided at the same time, through means of a "rolling"
production.

If access to any of the requested information is withheld, even temporarily, based on an alleged
claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon
as possible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe such information,
as well as the alleged basis for withholding it, with sufficient specificity to allow a meaningful
challenge to any such withholding.
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If the respondent cannot answer some of the questions listed in this request but has information
about where answers to such questions might be found, the Commission requests that the
respondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date.

If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of this request,
the Commission asks that any such questions or concerns be raised with the Commission as soon
as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the production date.

May 17, 2004 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel