AIR PICTURE — CHAGRIN FALLS, OH — 2026-06-06
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Significantly below-average day over Chagrin Falls — traffic running 64% under the 7-day mean, with a notable international presence and several contacts that apparently misplaced their identification.
NOTABLE TRAFFIC
KOW700 [A95590] checked in at 45,500 feet — above the standard commercial ceiling — consistent with a large business jet or military platform. It did not stop to explain itself.
TEDDY45 [AE144B] carries a US military hex code. The callsign is either endearing or a very good cover story.
EIN9WM [4CAE31] — Aer Lingus format callsign with an ICAO hex that falls outside any recognized national allocation. Transatlantic traffic is expected; unrecognized hex blocks are less so.
International visitors crossing the area today include: KLM686 (Netherlands), IBE03HT (Iberia, Spain), BOX390 (Germany), THY181 (Turkish Airlines, Netherlands-registered), and EVA035 with an unknown hex. Chagrin Falls is apparently on the grand tour.
N4649M and N951CP were low-and-slow at 3,100 ft / 111 kts and 1,900 ft / 93 kts respectively — local general aviation going about its business at a civilized pace.
[AD8791] was observed at 1,150 feet doing 12 knots on a heading of 256°. That is less "aircraft" and more "determined cyclist with a transponder."
ANOMALIES
Nineteen contacts transmitted Mode S transponder data with no flight ID broadcast — including several at cruise altitudes between 27,000 and 43,000 feet. They are squawking, just not talking. Contacts of interest include Canadian-registered C021BE at 42,975 ft and UK-registered 407EA0 at 36,000 ft, both silent on identification.
[AE5FAE] carries a US military hex and is also running without a callsign. Noted.
VTM300 [0D0DC4] and EVA035 [8990E2] both carry ICAO hex codes outside any known national allocation. Their paperwork is, charitably speaking, a work in progress.
PATTERN NOTES
Today's count of 199 contacts is 64% below the 7-day average of 546 — a substantial departure from normal. Missing regulars span nearly every operator present in the baseline week: multiple DAL, UAL, RPA, JBU, ASA, and SKW flights simply did not appear. No single cause is identifiable from air picture data alone. The shortfall was consistent across the full observation window, not concentrated in any single hour.
END OF DAILY AIR PICTURE