The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a component of the 403rd Wing located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., is a one-of-a-kind organization. It is the only operational unit in the world flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis.
The mission of the Hurricane Hunters is to recruit, organize and train assigned personnel to perform aerial weather reconnaissance. They provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The unit also flies winter storm missions off both coasts of the United States.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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20OCT25 1900Z | KBIX | TNCC | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -117 ft/m | 1663 nm | 04:46 | View | |
17OCT25 1756Z | Unknown | KBIX | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -89 ft/m | 78 nm | 00:19 | View | |
16OCT25 2247Z | SH1 | KBIX | Ashley Marie Robinson | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -86 ft/m | 67 nm | 00:17 | View | |
16OCT25 2223Z | Unknown | SH1 | Ashley Marie Robinson | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -345 ft/m | 305 nm | 01:00 | View | |
16OCT25 1810Z | Unknown | KLAL | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -235 ft/m | 591 nm | 02:11 | View | |
15OCT25 2242Z | KBIX | KWRB | Ashley Marie Robinson | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -60 ft/m | 119 nm | 02:08 | View | |
15OCT25 1441Z | KBIX | KLAL | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -225 ft/m | 424 nm | 01:18 | View | |
14OCT25 2105Z | KBIX | KBIX | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -186 ft/m | 456 nm | 01:24 | View | |
10OCT25 1835Z | TNCC | KBIX | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -77 ft/m | 1717 nm | 05:00 | View | |
08OCT25 2219Z | TNCC | TNCC | Emerson Charles | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (C130) | -63 ft/m | 2562 nm | 08:34 | View |