AIR PICTURE — CHAGRIN FALLS, OH — 2026-06-08
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Volume is marginally above the 7-day average (554 contacts, +4%), but the anomaly log ran long today — anonymous high-altitude transits, military callsigns, and a low-and-fast Southwest raising eyebrows on final approach.
NOTABLE TRAFFIC
DAL2594 / AAL1724 / SWA2144 — The usual westbound commercial parade continues overhead at FL360–370, though notably thinner than historical norms at various intraday hours.
N2C [A18D83] — Private registration at 43,000 ft, heading 066° at 510 kts. No airline affiliation. Running fast and high.
QTR8139 [06A0DF] — Qatar-coded callsign descending southbound at FL340, but ICAO hex 06A0DF falls outside any recognized national allocation. Someone's paperwork deserves a second look.
GEC8220 [3C70CA] — German-registered ICAO transiting at FL320. Expected in this airspace approximately never. Noted.
KOW125 [A067F6] — FL470. Above standard commercial ceiling. Callsign and U.S. hex suggest corporate or government-affiliated. No drama, just altitude.
EJA219 / EJA122 / EJA991 — Three NetJets contacts in the picture simultaneously. Somebody's having a good quarter.
ANOMALIES
14 anonymous high-altitude contacts (A28A22, AC72E4, ACCB22, A04692, A546C9, A3D2C0, A35E6F, A84DD1, AB6FBF, A9B007, AB48BF, A3244A, AA92C2, 3C4586, plus several others through the day) — Mode S active, no flight ID broadcast. This is not rare, but fourteen in one day merits mention.
3C4586 — German-registered and silent. Double anomaly, half credit for effort.
SLICK22 [AE03F5] / VADER08 [AE02CC] / C6543 [AE2684] — Three U.S. military hex contacts. Callsigns suggest someone in the Pentagon has seen Top Gun too many times.
DAL2333 [A3F8A1] — 2,750 ft at 260 kts. Flagged LOW_AND_FAST. Either a very committed approach or a very confused altimeter.
SWA2616 [ABD230] — Similarly low and fast at 2,925 ft / 232 kts. Southwest and Delta apparently competing for something.
PATTERN NOTES
Overall daily count is 4% above the 7-day average — headline numbers look fine. However, anomaly logs show persistent traffic deficits during multiple intraday windows, with regulars including UAL545, UAL1557, JBU541, SKW5896, DAL2872, ATN3208, and a long list of Alaska/JetBlue/JIA flights consistently absent. This is likely schedule-driven, but the volume of missing regulars is worth flagging for trend monitoring.
END OF DAILY AIR PICTURE