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The workers at Groom Lake and Tonopah Test Range Commute to work on a 737-200 "Janet" aircraft. The Janet terminal at McCarran airport in Las Vegas is only two blocks from the Las Vegas Strip. So, "they" do not go to great links to keep the Janet flight secret. The aircraft itself is 100 feet in length, and can seat up to 138 persons. All the Janet aircraft look the same with a red stripe along the side and no company name or insignia. The Janet flights also shuttle workers between Groom Lake and Palmdale, the San Fransico bay area, and possibly Los Alamos.
The schedules below are based on observations from July 12, 1999 through July 15,1999. The observation point was the 22 floor on the east side of the Luxor Hotel.
I could not get a clear count on the number of workers boarding each plane. On most flights there were between 60-100 passengers going and coming from Groom Lake and Tonopah.
| Groom Schedule | ||||||
| Leave Las Vegas | Arrive Groom | # of Workers | ||||
| 4:15am | 4:45am | - | ||||
| 5:15am | 5:45am | - | ||||
| 6:00am | 6:30am | - | ||||
| 7:00am | 7:30am | 84 | ||||
| 8:00am | 8:30am | - | ||||
| 8:00am | 8:30am | - | ||||
| 2:50pm | 3:20pm | - | ||||
| 4:00pm | 4:30pm | - | ||||
| 4:15pm | 4:45pm | - | ||||
| 6:45pm | 7:15pm | - | ||||
| Tonopah Schedule | ||||||
| Leave Las Vegas | Arrive TTR | # of Workers | ||||
| 4:55am | 5:25am | - | ||||
| 5:45am | 6:15am | - | ||||
| 7:05am | 7:35am | 96 | ||||
| 7:45am | 8:15am | - | ||||
| 5:15pm | 5:45pm | - | ||||
There were four private jets that were parked at the Janet terminal the whole time I was there. I do not know what the planes were used for or if the planes had any connection with Groom Lake or Tonopah Test Range at all. The private jets are painted light blue with a dark stripe down the center. Both wings and tail wings are painted white. I could not find any company name or insignia.
| Private Jets | ||||||
| Leave Las Vegas | Destination unknown | # of Workers | ||||
| 4:50am | ?? | - | ||||
| 5:55am | ?? | - | ||||
| 7:20am | ?? | - | ||||
These are all the times that a Janet Jet arrived at Las Vegas. The origins of these flights are unknown
| Arrive Las Vegas | ||||||
| Arrive | # of Workers | Notes | ||||
| 5:10am | - | - | ||||
| 6:05am | - | - | ||||
| 6:25am | - | - | ||||
| 6:30am | - | Arrival of 4:50am Private Jet | ||||
| 6:45am | - | - | ||||
| 7:15am | 19 | - | ||||
| 3:10pm | - | - | ||||
| 3:45pm | 54 | - | ||||
| 4:30pm | - | - | ||||
| 5:25pm | 75 | - | ||||
| 5:40pm | 3 | Private Jet | ||||
| 5:45pm | 59 | - | ||||
| 4:30pm | - | - | ||||
| 4:30pm | - | - | ||||
This schedule was given to me from Joerg Arnu of The Dreamland Resort
| Joerg Arnu's Schedule | ||||||
| Time | Tail Number | # of Workers | ||||
| 3:10pm | N5175U | lands full | ||||
| 3:30pm | N5294E | lands full | ||||
| 3:42pm | N5176Y | lands full | ||||
| 3:56pm | N5294E | takes off empty | ||||
| 4:05pm | Beechcraft 1900 N27RA | lands full | ||||
| 4:09pm | N5176Y | takes off empty | ||||
| 4:30pm | N4529W | lands full | ||||
| 4:47pm | N5294M | lands full | ||||
| 5:12pm | N5294M | 10-20 passengers | ||||
| 5:32pm | N5294E | lands full | ||||
| 5:44pm | N5176Y | lands full | ||||
