Ensuring Clear and Smooth Landings
Just to be clear, ensuring smooth landings and takeoffs for Air Force One is incredibly important. This is a key reason why Air Force One typically uses military airfields for its operations. They’re used to seeing the Commander-in-Chief arrive and depart, whereas the general public isn’t as familiar with it. Regardless of the schedule, AFO gets priority over all other aircraft.
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If Air Force One has to land at a civilian airport, it gets top priority, and air traffic controllers have to ensure that happens.
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