callsign "Reach"

[Flying Illini]

Anyone know who it is? I've been hearing them on freq a lot lately.

 

[Airpiraterob]

c-5 unit i believe out of the northeast....springfield mass?
anyone clarify this?

 

[Big Duke Six]

"Reach" is the callsign for all Air Mobility Command airlifters, as far as I know. C-5's, C-17's and C-141's all use it. Anybody seen any 141's lately?

 

[UM#1]

Reach is also used by many airlines transporting troops. Sometimes we use it sometimes we don't. I know that when using that callsign there are certain limitations when flying into/within/ or landing at certain countries and their airspace.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Anybody seen any 141's lately?

I've seen a few at Hickam...I think they are from the March AFB unit.

 

[FN FAL]

I've seen a few at Hickam...I think they are from the March AFB unit.

There's never a reach around, when you need one.

 

[TonyC]

Anybody seen any 141's lately?

Tennessee Air National Guard in Memphis flies 'em.

 

[SiuDude]

The Air Mobility Command is headquartered at Scott AFB in S. Illinois.

 

[schafjet]

Commercial Airlines use the reach call sign when flying troops. Omni, World and ATA among others use the reach call sign. I've used the call sign while flying troops in and out of Kuwait, so you use it all over the world.

 

[FracCapt]

Anybody seen any 141's lately?

Saw one yesterday. FL330, holding about 100mi West of Newman VOR.....stuck right under us in the stack!