In Spring 2011 most of the Janet flight numbers have changed. However, except for the different numbers, the schedule stayed mostly the same, with a few adjustments to accomodate co-operation between Groom, TTR and the Palmdale development facilities of Lockheed and/or Northrop.
The schedule below is based on data from May 2011. Contrary to older schedules, the new flight numbers are no longer an indication for the direction or destination of a flight. There appears to be no system, other than in most cases a given aircraft returns to LAS with a flight number that is 112 higher than the outbound flight. In FlightAware and other aircraft tracking web sites, the Janets use the airline code WWW. So, Janet 474 would show as flight WWW474.
The Las Vegas Janet terminal is located in the 400 block of S. Haven Street, only a couple of blocks off the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. For some good view spots please see our Map and Aerial Photo of the Las Vegas Janet Terminal.
Vegas - Groom round trip
Las Vegas -> Area 51 (14,000 ft.)
Callsign
Time
Groom Callsign
Notes
Janet 211
3:40am - 4:05am
... 26
Janet 772
4:10am - 4:35am
... 87
Janet 456
5:10am - 5:35am
... 71
Janet 738
6:10am - 6:35am
... 53
Janet 621
7:10am - 7:35am
... 36
Janet 866
7:55am - 8:20am
... 81
Mondays only
Janet 652
8:10am - 8:35am
... 67
Janet 451
9:10am - 9:35am
... 66
Janet 876
11:10am - 11:35am
... 91
Janet 675
2:10pm - 2:35pm
... 90
Janet 331
3:00pm - 3:25pm
... 46
Janet 812
4:00pm - 4:25pm
... 27
Janet 555
5:00pm - 5:25pm
... 70
Janet 362
7:00pm - 7:25pm
... 77
Janet 482
(varies)
... 97
Only occasionally no set schedule
Janet 634
(varies)
... 49
Only occasionally no set schedule
Area 51 -> Las Vegas (15,000 ft.)
Callsign
Time
Groom Callsign
Notes
Janet 323
4:25am - 4:50am
... 38
Janet 884
4:55am - 5:20am
... 99
Janet 568
5:55am - 6:20am
... 83
Janet 537
7:05am - 7:30am
... 52
Mondays only
Janet 328
8:00am - 8:25am
... 43
Janet 764
10:00am - 10:25am
... 79
Janet 563
1:15pm - 1:40pm
... 78
Janet 288
2:15pm - 2:40pm
... 12(!)
Janet 733
2:45pm - 3:10pm
... 48
Janet 787
3:15pm - 3:40pm
... 13(!)
Janet 443
4:15pm - 4:40pm
... 58
Janet 224
5:15pm - 5:40pm
... 39
Janet 667
6:15pm - 6:40pm
... 82
Janet 474
8:15pm - 8:40pm
... 89
Janet 514
(varies)
... 29
Only occasionally no set schedule
Janet 522
(varies)
... 37
Only occasionally no set schedule
Groom Callsign is the alternate callsign used by Groom Approach/Departure and Groom Tower, after the flight is handed off from Nellis Control. The name changes frequently, but the number is always the same for a given Janet flight. In most cases it is the last two digits of the original flight number plus 15. E.g. Bunny 89, Colt 89, Maple 89, Tiger 89 etc. for Janet 474.
Vegas - TTR round trip
Las Vegas -> TTR (FL 200)
Callsign
Time
Notes
Janet 571
4:50am - 5:30am
Janet 586
5:20am - 6:00am
Janet 435
5:50am - 6:30am
Janet 715
7:40am - 8:20am
Janet 741
8:00am - 8:40am
Tue-Fri only
Janet 232
12:55pm - 1:35pm
Janet 265
3:45pm - 4:25pm
Not every day
Janet 845
3:55pm - 4:35pm
Janet 336
6:10pm - 6:50pm
TTR -> Las Vegas (FL 190)
Callsign
Time
Notes
Janet 683
5:30am - 6:10am
Janet 618
6:20am - 7:00am
Janet 547
6:35am - 7:15am
Tue-Fri only
Janet 827
11:30pm - 12:10pm
Janet 853
2:25pm - 3:05pm
Janet 273
3:50pm - 4:30pm
Janet 377
4:50pm - 5:30pm
Not every day
Janet 257
5:05pm - 5:45pm
Janet 448
7:10pm - 7:50pm
Groom - Palmdale round trip
Since at least Summer of 2010 there are two weekly Janet 737 commuter flights between Area 51 and Palmdale Regional Airport (KPMD). On Mondays, workers from Palmdale (likely Lockheed Plant 42) fly out to Area 51 on Janet 754 and on Fridays they return home on Janet 281. They stay at Area 51 during the week.
Area 51 -> Palmdale Regional
Palmdale Regional -> Area 51
Callsign
Time
Groom Calls.
Callsign
Time
Groom Calls.
Notes
Janet 642
6:55am - 7:40am
-
Janet 754
8:10am - 8:55am
... 69
Mondays, arrives at Palmdale from TTR
Janet 281
11:15am - 12:00pm
... 96
Janet 313
12:35pm - 1:20pm
... 28
Fridays only
Groom - TTR
Last, but not least, the mysterious Janet 278, flying on Mondays from the non-existent airport code KTKM to KTNX (TTR). As it turns out, this flight returns the aircraft that flew from TTR via Palmdale to Groom (see above) to TTR, to "balance" the schedule. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the only direct flight of a Boeing 737 Janet between Groom and TTR. The airport designation "KTKM" stands for Area 51. For details why this flight is needed, please see our Detailed Janet Flight Schedule.
Area 51 (KTKM) -> TTR (KTNX)
Callsign
Time
Groom Calls.
Notes
Janet 278
1:15pm - 1:45pm
... 93
Mondays only
Destination Codes
During clearance delivery the destination of a Janet flight is given. However, instead of actual names, the following codes are used:
Destination
Code
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 (KPMD)
Station 1
Groom Lake (KTNX/KTKM)
Station 3
??
Station 6
TTR (KTNX/KTKM)
Station 7
Las Vegas Janet Terminal (KLAS)
Station 9
Other Destinations
The smaller Beech King Air turboprops of the Janet fleet, as well as a handful of other small aircraft, also operate more or less regular flights from Las Vegas to TNX (TTR/Groom) and to a few other locations. The flight plans for the King Airs no longer show on flight tracking web sites. In radio communications with civilian ATC's they use their tail number as call sign (a common practice for small aircraft). On Groom Approach and Tower they use the same prefix as the Janets with a single digit number (e.g. "Bunny 1", "Bunny 3"). Destinations besides Groom and TTR include:
