| Date: Sunday 1st January 2012 Airline: United Airlines Flight No: UA680 Aircraft: Airbus A319-131 Aircraft Reg No: N853UA First flight date: 4th March 2002 Delivery Date: 27th March 2002 Seat No: 26F Origin: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Departure Gate No: Terminal 1, Gate D56 Departure Runway: 1R Destination: Los Angeles, California, USA Arrival Gate No: Gate 83 Arrival Runway: 25L Push-back Time: PST Take-off Time: 2:57pm PST Arrival Time on Runway: 3:35pm PST Arrival Time at Gate: 3:40pm PST Flight Duration: 38 mins 0:06 - Boarding Pass 0:18 - View of the aircraft being prepared at the Gate. 0:44 - Views of the Apron and flight attendant welcome announcement. (1:44) American Airlines MD83 at the Gate and a Condor Airlines 767-300 arriving. (1:18) Baggage Handler loading the bags. 1:24 - Captain informs us of a minor technical problem - this caused a 30 min delay. (2:13) Virgin Atlantic 747-400 taxiing to Terminal 2. 2:28 - Taxiing to the Runway. 3:40 - Turning onto the Runway. 4:00 - Take-off with great views over the Las Vegas "Strip" and outskirts. 6:09 - Views of the Desert and the mountains. 6:50 - The seat-back, legroom, pocket, headphones and safety card. 7:22 - The Tray-table. 7:53 - My complimentary refreshment - a glass of orange juice. 8:07 - Forward cabin overview. 8:21 - Starting our initial descent. 8:37 - Captain announces our descent into Los Angeles - 65 miles from touchdown. 8:58 - Municipal airport below and flight attendant announces that they will be ... |
