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^ \l Events at Dulles Tower on September 11,2001

Starting at 1300 UTC or 9am Local

(all times universal coordinated time)

1300 Air traffic manager present in the radar room to monitor operations
1330 All aircraft ground stopped nationwide due to the incident at the World Trade Center
1330:27 Traffic management specialist at Dulles Tower informs Washington Center that we received iho
notification that all air traffic is stopped nationwide
1330:58 Traffic management specialist at Dulles Tower advises Manassas Tower controller that all air
traffic is ground stopped and no one is allowed to depart
1331:45 Traffic management specialist at Dulles Tower advises Martinsburg Tower controller that all air
traffic is ground stopped and no one is allowed to depart

1332:20 (time approximate) Controller at Dulles Tower xvorking the Final West position notices a fast
moving radar target, with out altitude encoding, transponder, or airspeed, headed
easibound in the direction of the White House

1332:30 (lime approximate) Controller at Dulles Tower working the Final West position informs tlic
other controllers in the radar room about die target observed moving eastboand

1332:40 (time approximale) Controllers at the Final West, West Arrival. North Departure positions inform
the supervisor in the radar room about the fast moving unidentified easibound target
1333 (time approximate) Supervisor of Dulles Tower calls Ilie White House to inform them of the fast
moving eastbound unidentified target heading in die direction of the White House

1333:38 Controller at Dulles Tower working die Final West position calls Wasllington National controller
on the voice call line to inform them of the fast moving eastbound unidentified target
heading bi the direction of the Wliite House

1333 Controllers in Dulles Tower give constant updates to the supervisor on the position of the fast
moving eastbound unidentified target heading in the direction of the White House

1333:52 The controllers in Dulles Tower again call Washington National Tower on die voice call line
and inform them of the fast moving easibound unidentified target heading in the direction
of the While House

1334:03 The controller at Dulles Tower working North Departure calls Washington National Tower and
informs them of the fast moving eastbound unidentified target heading in the direction of
Hie White House, ihc Washington National Tower controller says he see him
1334:16 The supervisor of Dulles Tower calls Washington National Tower on die telephone and informs
them of the fast moving eastbound unidentified target heading in the direction of the
White House
1334:24 The Washington National Tower controller again replies that they see die target and have
informed the White House
1334 (time approximate) The supervisor of Dulles Tower inform the Critical Event Eastern Region
hotline of the fast moving eastbound unidentified target heading in the direction of
ihe Wliite House
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1336:12 Washington National Tower controller calls Dulles Tower radar room on die voice call line to tell
them to hold aJl traffic destination Washington National Airport

1339:40 Washington National Tower controller calls Dulles Tower radar room on the voice call line to tell
them the Pentagon was hit

1341:08 The controller at Dulles Tower working North Departure position informs Washington Center
controllers dial the Pentagon was hit.

1346 Dulles Airport is ground stopped. Volunteers for essential operational positions at Dulles Tower
are solicited and remain at Dulles Tower. All other personnel are evacuated from
Dulles Tower

1355 Washington Center Potomac traffic management coordinator advises Dulles Tower that United
flight 93 is not tallting to anyone and is southeast of Piusburg Pennsylvania heading
south eastbound

1400 Eastern Region Quality Assurance instructs all aircrafl within Dulles Tower airspace to land.
The United States military is preparing to take over Dulles Tower airspace

14IS Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority closes Dulles Airport

1415 The airport manager of Manassas Airport closes Manassas Airport.