I giant Russian-made Antonov 124 cargo plane got special permission to land at the Kona airport and at Kaneohe Marine Base. The plane was delivering oversized military cargo. See below the post from Hawaii 24/7. What is the purpose of these cargo deliveries?
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Big plane makes big delivery at Kona
Posted on 8:47 am, Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Tags: antonov an-124, kona international airport, volga-dnepr
This Antonov AN-124 was in Kona to drop off some military equipment Friday. (Hawaii 24/7 photo courtesy of Colin Gould)An eagle-eyed Hawaii 24/7 reader sent in these photos of the Antonov AN-124, the world’s second largest aircraft behind the Antonov AN-225, as it made a stop Friday, Jan. 15 at Kona International Airport.
The Russian-built plane measures more than 225 feet long and has a wingspan of 240 feet. It is believed to be one of the largest planes ever to land at Kona’s airport and needed special permission.
Here’s the application for emergency exemption:
Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline requests an emergency exemption to permit Volga-Dnepr to operate three one-way all-cargo charter flights, utilizing Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124-100 aircraft, to transport outsized cargo from March Air Reserve Base, California to Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Airfield and Kona International Airport at Kaneohe, Hawaii, on or around January 11-15, 2009, on behalf of US TRANSCOM.
The outsized cargo to be transported by Volga-Dnepr from March AFB to Kanehoe Bay MCAF on January 11, 2010, will consist of a combination of UH-1H Huey Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-702 x W-113 x H-128, AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-696 x W-141 x H-156, and associated/unit equipment. Number of helicopters will be determined by configuration/combination of helicopters and associated/unit equipment.
The outsized cargo to be transported by Volga-Dnepr from March AFB to Kaneohe Bay MCAF on January 13, 2010, will consist of a combination of UH-1N Huey Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-702 x W-113 x H-128, AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-696 x W-141 x H-156, and associated/unit equipment. Number of helicopters will be determined by configuration/combination of helicopters and associated/unit equipment.
The outsized cargo to be transported by Volga-Dnepr from March AFB to Kona Int’l at Keahole on January 15, 2010, will consist of a combination of UH-1N Huey Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-702 x W-113 x H-128, AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters with the dimensions in shipping configuration of L-696 x W-141 x H-156, and associated/unit equipment. Number of helicopters will be determined by configuration/combination of helicopters and associated/unit equipment.
— Find out more:
www.volga-dnepr.com/
www.airlineinfo.com/ostpdf76/772.pdf
The Russian-built Antonov AN-124 is the world’s second largest plane. (Hawaii 24/7 photo courtesy of Colin Gould)