Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.The storm hit near Cayo Costa, Florida with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph, the center said on Twitter.Hurricane Ian greatly intensified as it neared land, reaching winds of 155 mph and nearing the most dangerous Category 5 classification Wednesday morning. Hurricane force winds were 35 miles out from the center and tropical storm force winds were 150 miles from the center, according to the National Weather Service. More than 2.5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders in Florida, but legally, no residents can be forced to leave their homes. Rainfall near the storm’s landfall site could top more than 18 inches, and storm surges could push as much as 18 feet of water over nearly 100 miles of coastline, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Weather Service has also issued the highest-possible wind warning for several regions in Florida in anticipation of extreme wind damage from the storm. But meteorologists were most concerned about the flooding. A call for all available FsHub pilots has been issued for relief flights into the Fort Myers area. Due to the heavy damage done by Ian, relief supplies will have to originate at least 200 nm from Fort Myers. Relief flights will be monitored for the next 5 days. The closest major airport to Cayo Costa is Page Field [KFMY] in Fort Myers.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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04OCT22 2319Z | KNBC | KFMY | rubber duck | Boeing 737-500 (B735) | -356 ft/m | 369 nm | 01:20 | View | |
04OCT22 2006Z | KVQQ | KFMY | S Swannack | Boeing 737-600 (B736) | -100 ft/m | 312 nm | 00:56 | View | |
04OCT22 1929Z | KSGJ | KFMY | AlphaWhatnow | AERMACCHI M-346 Master (M346) | -290 ft/m | 267 nm | 00:37 | View | |
04OCT22 1924Z | KTLH | KFMY | Kaharia | Supermarine Spitfire (SPIT) | -35 ft/m | 285 nm | 00:56 | View | |
04OCT22 1529Z | KVQQ | KFMY | Unknown | Eurofighter EF 2000 / Typhoon (EUFI) | -113 ft/m | 236 nm | 00:14 | View | |
04OCT22 1243Z | KVQQ | KFMY | Dave Torkington | Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) | -110 ft/m | 282 nm | 00:44 | View | |
04OCT22 1140Z | KVQQ | KFMY | G Neild | Boeing 747-8 (B748) | -256 ft/m | 277 nm | 00:41 | View | |
04OCT22 0331Z | KLFT | KFMY | MarioH99 | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -111 ft/m | 584 nm | 01:59 | View | |
04OCT22 0102Z | KNBC | KFMY | Nick | CS KC130Extra1 0 | -172 ft/m | 388 nm | 01:15 | View | |
04OCT22 0002Z | KNTU | KFMY | Steve "Wolverine" Cocks | Bell-Boeing MV-22B VMM-2 | -507 ft/m | 719 nm | 03:11 | View | |
03OCT22 0156Z | MUHA | KFMY | Jeph 775 Heavy | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -113 ft/m | 242 nm | 00:49 | View | |
03OCT22 0029Z | KATL | KFMY | JReis | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -162 ft/m | 505 nm | 01:18 | View | |
02OCT22 2257Z | KJAX | KFMY | Chuck Beagle | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -118 ft/m | 320 nm | 00:55 | View | |
02OCT22 2128Z | CYEG | KFMY | TrailMix | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -517 ft/m | 2160 nm | 05:01 | View | |
02OCT22 2030Z | KVQQ | KFMY | Restoring 226 | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -89 ft/m | 225 nm | 00:41 | View | |
02OCT22 1911Z | KCTY | KFMY | FierceWolf | Cessna Citation Mustang (C510) | -72 ft/m | 234 nm | 00:52 | View | |
02OCT22 1708Z | MUHA | KFMY | Carelvr | Aermacchi MB-339 (M339) | -305 ft/m | 228 nm | 00:34 | View | |
02OCT22 1539Z | KHXD | KFMY | planetneutral | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -384 ft/m | 349 nm | 02:05 | View | |
02OCT22 1521Z | MUHA | KFMY | Jim Hodde | Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (E110) | -84 ft/m | 227 nm | 01:11 | View | |
02OCT22 1329Z | KATL | KFMY | dazzad22 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -354 ft/m | 482 nm | 01:10 | View |