AIR PICTURE — CHAGRIN FALLS, OH — 2026-06-03
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Unusually quiet day — traffic running 58% below the 7-day average, with more anonymous squawkers aloft than one would prefer.
NOTABLE TRAFFIC
IBE0311 (Spanish registration, ICAO 34754D) — Iberia heavy transiting at 36,000 ft, heading 242°. Greetings from Madrid.
KOW818 — Cruising at 47,000 ft, well above standard commercial ceilings. Consistent with a large business jet enjoying the thin air. No complaints filed.
A275B8 — Anonymous contact at 50,125 ft with no callsign broadcast. That is high, silent, and noteworthy. See Anomalies.
VV922 (AE1258) — Military hex range confirmed. Altitude 45,025 ft. Callsign VV922. It is slightly above the commercial ceiling and carrying a US military ICAO address. Make of that what you will.
RPA4722 — Republic Airways descending hard at 5,450 ft, heading 236°, likely inbound CLE. Lowest of the commercial contacts today by a considerable margin.
N101GE — Puttering along at 2,350 ft and 98 knots. Unhurried. Possibly enjoying the scenery.
ANOMALIES
Nineteen contacts transmitted no callsign despite active Mode S transponders. Of particular interest: A275B8 at 50,125 ft — highest anonymous contact of the day, no speed or heading data, no ID. Also flagged: A066E2 at 43,000 ft and A4C37E at 45,000 ft, both silent.
BWA601 (0C6063) carries an ICAO hex that falls outside all known national allocations. Callsign BWA601, 32,625 ft, heading 148°. Provenance: unknown.
Three additional unknown-hex contacts appeared: DWI5862, XARWS, and VJT779. None are in the traffic list proper — anomaly data only.
PATTERN NOTES
Traffic is 58% below the 7-day average of 826 daily contacts. Dozens of regular flights failed to appear across all hours — DAL703, DAL1390, UAL2234, SWA3239, and many others simply did not show. This is not a sensor issue; contacts were received. The sky is genuinely thinner today.
Canadian and international registrations were well-represented among visible traffic, which is routine for this corridor.
END OF DAILY AIR PICTURE