Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
June 8, 2004
BY OVERNIGHT MAIL
On May 25, 2004 I received a request, on e-mail, from Mr. Steve Dunne, Deputy General
Counsel for the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Commission)
for documents and information pertaining to Washington Dulles International Airport (Dulles).
This is in addition to various prior requests for documents and information from the Commission
to which we have fully responded. The current requests and our responses are as follows:
1. On what date and at what precise time did Washington Dulles International
Airport reopen after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? If the date and time
differ for general aviation versus commercial, please provide both.
Response to Question 1:
The Dulles terminal reopened on September 12, 2001 for passengers to pick up
their baggage. The Airport Operations Office log for Wednesday, September 12,
2001 shows an entry at 1452 (2:52 pm) that "the commercial and departure
levels" of the terminal "are now open."
The airfield was reopened on September 13, 2001. The log for September 13,
2001 shows an entry at 0815 (8:15 am) that the system is to reopen at 11:00 am to
"commercial and private aviation." The log has another entry at 1047 that "Per
ATC no GA aircraft will be able to depart at 1100 HRS." The airfield reopened at
11:00 am for air carriers. General Aviation Operations resumed at Dulles on
October 5, 2001. See the log for that day and the entry for 0635 (6:35 am).
2. Did any flights land at Dulles after September 11, 2001, and before the airport
reopened? If so, please list the flights with the dates and times of arrival.
Response to question 2:
Our log entry for 1357 (1:57 pm) on Wednesday, September 12 shows that a
Beach Bonanza, N9406S was approved to land at Dulles on September 12, 2001
at 1800 (6 pm). Our information is that the flight was operated by the Red Cross.
Our log does not show that the flight actually occurred, nor would that
information normally be recorded in the airport log.
3. On what date and at what precise time do your records indicate that the following
flight landed at Dulles? If you do not have any records regarding this flight,
please state that in your response.
Response to question 3:
An entry in the log for September 19, 2001 at 1900 (7:00 pm)
"Coord with Tower for Hawthorne to park B-727 Ryanair, Tail # N521DB, on
runup block 19R for one hour to gas & go and onload 5 pax. Flight MCO-IAD-
BOS."
We also have a Handling Request, i.e., a request for services for this aircraft, a
fueling service request for aircraft N521DB and an invoice from Piedmont
Hawthorne at Dulles for fueling this aircraft. We have no record of the specific
arrival or landing times. Neither, from our inquiry, does the FAA at Dulles.
We have no record of the passengers. The Manager of Dulles Airport has a
personal recollection of being told that day by an FBI agent that Bin Laden
relatives were aboard the aircraft.
Daniel Marcus, Esq.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States
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4. On what date and at what precise time do your records indicate .that the following
flight departed from Dulles? If you do not have any records regarding this flight,
please state that in your response.
• Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with 26 passengers, most of them
relatives of Usama Bin Laden, landing at Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont
Hawthorne Aviation) on or about September 19, 2001.
Response to question 4:
5. What information, if any, do you have about the screening by law enforcement
personnel—including law enforcement personnel affiliated with the airport
facility—of individuals on these flights?
Response to question 5:
We do not have any records of passenger screening for this flight. If it was a
private charter as indicated on the Handling Notification Sheet obtained from
Hawthorne, it would not have been subject to passenger screening requirements
and it is likely that there was no screening performed.
I have enclosed the following in connection with the preceding answers to questions 1-5:
1. The Daily Activities Report for Washington Dulles International Airport (the log)
for Wednesday, September 12, 2001. (4 pages)
2. The Daily Activities Report for Dulles for Thursday, September 13, 2001.
(4 pages)
3. The Daily Activities Report for Dulles for Wednesday, September 19, 2001.
(3 pages)
4. The Daily Activities Report for Dulles for Friday, October 5, 2001. (3 pages)
I believe that this is fully responsive to Mr. Dunne's request. Please advise if additional
information is needed.
Sincerely,
Edward S. Faggen
Vice President and General Counsel
Enclosures
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METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
Cc:MA-l/2,MA-200
OPERATIONS OFFICER
WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
DAILY LOG
TIME ITEM
0036 FAA PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATION OF NEW REGULATIONS
SENT TO MA-100, 200.
0040 ACCESS HWY TRAFFIC STOP REPORTS MANY CURIOSITY
SEEKERS, THEY ARE BEING TURNED AROUND AT THE TRAFFIC
STOP.
0105 ARRANGEMENTS FOR AEROLINK BUS TO TRANSPORT 15
FIREFIGHTERS TO DCA FROM STA 1, AT 0500, AND THEN RETURN
15 FIREFIGHTERS FROM DCA TO IAD, WHO HAVE BEEN
AUGMENTING ARLINGTON ARFF OVERNIGHT.
0246 PD ADVISES THEY HAVE LIMO DRIVER AT DAAH CHECKPOINT
WHO PROFESSES TO HAVE INFO ON INCIDENT. PD HOLDING
DRIVER, FBI ON WAY TO INTERVIEW.
0325 ESCORTED THREE FBI PERSONNEL FROM LOADING DOCK TO AA
OPERATIONS AREA.
0345 CVC IS BLOCKED OFF AT CARGO DRIVE AND THE CAB LANE
BLOCKED AT COPILOT WAY. EXPECTED CLOSURES UNTIL 1430L.
0346 COORD MADE FOR ONE SECURITY CHECKPOINT TO BE OPENED
AT 0500L FOR EMPLOYEES TO ENTER TO GO TO WORK.
0508 PD REPORTS DOOR CS-380 MAKING STRANGE NOISE. TERM
ELECTRICIAN DISPATCHED BY WORK ORDER TO CHECK.
0523 RUNWAY CHECKS COMPLETED.
0606 PD ADVISES US MARSHAL AUGMENTEES FOR SECURITY
CHECKPOINTS WILL NOT, REPEAT NOT, BE UTILIZED TODAY.
THIS MAY CHANGE AS STAFFING REQUIREMENTS ARE
FINALIZED, BUT WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE USED THIS AM.
0627 SHOP-1 NOTIFIED TO REMOVE LIGHTED SIGN BOARD FROM
ACCESS HWY AT CROSSOVER 1.
0628 OPS IS ADVISED TRAFFIC IS BEGINNING TO BUILD ON THE DAAH
INBOUND.
0702 APPROVED PAINTERS TO OPERATE ON ALL RUNWAYS TODAY.
SIGNED:
REVIEWED:
"WARNING NOTICE: This document may contain sensitive information and is subject to the provisions of 14 CFR 191. No part of this document may be
released without the express written permission of the Washington Dulles International Airport Manager, or his designated representative."
DAILY LOG
TIME ITEM
_
WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SIGNED:
REVIEWED:
"WARNING NOTICE: This document may contain sensitive information and is subject to the provisions of 14 CFR 191. No part of this document may be
released without the express written permission of the Washington Dulles International Airport Manager, or his designated representative."
DAILY LOG
TIME ITEM
0005 HALEY & ALDRICH WORKING AT APM 103,108 & 114. RAMP NOTIFIED.
0050 TLB WORKING ON TXL E BTWN GATE C-12 & C-14. RAMP NOTIFIED.
0245 MAIN TERMINAL CHECK COMPLETE.
0300 HALEY & ALDRICH WORKING ON TXL E ABEAM GATE D-16.
0345 TWY Z CLSD AT TXL E FOR PMC.
0500 TLB COMPLETE.
0515 HALEY & ALDRICH COMPLETE.
0530 JOINT SEALER COMPLETE ON GATE B-38 & B-45.
0550 RWY 1L/19R CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
0600 RUNWAY CHECKS COMPLETE.
0640 COORDINATED WITH ATC FOR LOOK AND GO TO ALL VAULTS. ALSO
COORDINATED LOOK AND GO FROM TXY A TO TXY A3, RAMP TOWER
NOTDJ1ED.
0650 LOOK & GO SET UP FOR PMC ACROSS TXL A TO A-3.
0705 US AHIWAYS ADVISED IT TOOK 1 HR FOR EMPLS. TO GET FROM NORTH
LOT TO WORK, SHUTTLE PORT NOT ANSWERING CALLS TO THEIR OPS,
MGR PAGED.
0715 ANDERSON ARCHEOLOGY IN AREA 26, POLICE ADVISED.
0725 SHUTTLE PORT MGR RETURNED PAGE & ADVISED HE WOULD CHECK
ON BUS STATUS.
0754 ALERT II, ACA FLIGHT 308, POSSIBLE HIJACK SITUATION. FBI
TREATING SITUATION AS A REAL HIJACK. RUNWAY 12/30 CLOSED AND
TXY Z SOUTH OF TXY E CLOSED, MA-1 PAGE SENT.
0803 AmCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 12/30 AND STAGED ON TXY Q4, OPS, FIRE,
POLICE, AND FBI RESPONDING. AIRCRAFT TAIL NUMBER N329UE.
0813 ALERT II TERMINATED, FBI INTERVIEWING PASSENGERS AND CREW,
RWY 12/30 AND TXY Z RTS, TXY Q4 CLSD, MA-1 PAGE SENT. RELAYED
INFORMATION TO CASFO AGENT.
0825 INCIDENT TERMINATED, AIRCRAFT TAXIING TO THE GATE, TXY Q4 RTS,
MA-1 PAGE SENT.
0911 MAC ENGINEERING WORKING ON SOUTH SffiE OF TXY E, RAMP TOWER
NOTD7IED.
1020 CONCOURSE A & B CHECKS COMPLETE.
1040 RUNWAY CHECKS COMPLETE.
DAY: WEDNESDAY DATE: SEPTEMBER 19,2001
WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SIGNED:
REVIEWED:
"WARNING NOTICE: This document may contain sensitive information and is subject to the provisions of 14 CFR 191. No part of this document may be
released without the express written permission of the Washington Dulles International Airport Manager, or his designated representative."
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DAILY ACTIVITIES REPORT
4. Log-October 5, 2001
DAILY LOG
TIME ITEM
SIGNED:
REVIEWED:
"WARNING NOTICE: This document may contain sensitive information and is subject to the provisions of 14 CFR 191. No part of this document may be
released without the express written permission of the Washington Dulles International Airport Manager, or his designated representative."
Signature
Ryan International would like lo operate ibc following pnJaW charter through your facility.
Pkasc review the Limes and advise us of any problems and/or conflictsj<e might have. If the schedule is
acceptable please sign the receipt and fax Jt back to 503-460-6608.^ If you would like lo discuss ihe
schedule in detail you can contact us at 503-460-2906. .After hours we can be contacted at §00-942-1638
or 800-693-6052. Thank you for your help and cooperation.
•* ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL "
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