Amtrak Southern Tour Tour Details

Status: Active
Description: The North America Rail Series consists of 4 tours which will follow various Amtrak & Canadian passenger rail routes. There are 3 Amtrak tours that will cover north, central and southern United States. There is 1 Canadian tour that will go from the west coast of Canada to the east coast. An award badge will be awarded at the completion of each tour. A series completion badge will be issued at the completion of all 4 tours. The Amtrak Southern Tour will traverse the southern USA from Miami to Los Angeles. The route will follow 3 Amtrak routes, the Silver Service/Palmetto from Miami to Washington DC, the Crescent from Washington DC to New Orleans and the Sunset LTD. in it's entirety from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Tour submitted by MEC235 Jim S, thanks Jim!

NOTE: This tour is primarily for GA aircraft, however, Lear/Corp jet aircraft are authorized for a few of the longer legs 200+ NM. NOTAM: The correct ICAO for Yuma, AZ. is KNYL. FSX shows Yuma as KYUM.

NOTAM: The correct ICAO for Yuma, AZ. is KNYL. FSX shows Yuma as KYUM. .
Amtrak Southern Tour

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Tour Flights

Leg Departure Arrival Flight Aircraft Distance
1Opa-locka Airport (KOPF)Winter Havens Gilbert Airport (KGIF)TORAMS101DUKE TURBINE152 nm
2Winter Havens Gilbert Airport (KGIF)Cecil Field (KVQQ)TORAMS102DUKE TURBINE130 nm
3Cecil Field (KVQQ)Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI)TORAMS103DUKE TURBINE177 nm
4Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI)Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field (KFAY)TORAMS104DUKE TURBINE149 nm
5Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field (KFAY)Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)TORAMS105EMB505248 nm
6Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field (KLYH)TORAMS106DUKE TURBINE137 nm
7Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field (KLYH)Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)TORAMS107DUKE TURBINE138 nm
8Concord Regional Airport (KJQF)DeKalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK)TORAMS108DUKE TURBINE200 nm
9DeKalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK)Birmingham International Airport (KBHM)TORAMS109DUKE TURBINE124 nm
10Birmingham International Airport (KBHM)Key Field (KMEI)TORAMS110DUKE TURBINE125 nm
11Key Field (KMEI)Lakefront Airport (KNEW)TORAMS111DUKE TURBINE153 nm
12Lakefront Airport (KNEW)Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)TORAMS112DUKE TURBINE166 nm
13Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH)Ellington Field (KEFD)TORAMS113DUKE TURBINE106 nm
14Ellington Field (KEFD)Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF)TORAMS114DUKE TURBINE174 nm
15Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF)Del Rio International Airport (KDRT)TORAMS115DUKE TURBINE129 nm
16Del Rio International Airport (KDRT)El Paso International Airport (KELP)TORAMS116EMB505318 nm
17El Paso International Airport (KELP)Ryan Field (KRYN)TORAMS117EMB505245 nm
18Ryan Field (KRYN)Yuma International Airport (KNYL)TORAMS118DUKE TURBINE177 nm
19Yuma International Airport (KNYL)Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP)TORAMS119DUKE TURBINE119 nm
20Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP)Bob Hope Airport (KBUR)TORAMS120DUKE TURBINE95 nm
Total Distance Of Tour: 3260 nm

Pilot's Progress

START: KOPFLeg: 1 To: KGIFLeg: 2 To: KVQQLeg: 3 To: KJZILeg: 4 To: KFAYLeg: 5 To: KDCALeg: 6 To: KLYHLeg: 7 To: KJQFLeg: 8 To: KPDKLeg: 9 To: KBHMLeg: 10 To: KMEILeg: 11 To: KNEWLeg: 12 To: KLCHLeg: 13 To: KEFDLeg: 14 To: KSSFLeg: 15 To: KDRTLeg: 16 To: KELPLeg: 17 To: KRYNLeg: 18 To: KNYLLeg: 19 To: KPSPLeg: 20 To: KBURComplete
1RAOUF RIZK - MEC0318                     
2Jim SIMS - MEC0235
3Tom Taylor - MEC0031
4William Podolak - MEC0011
5Gary Barns - MEC0032
6Larry Lundberg - MEC0263
7Dave Anderson - MEC0025     
8Gary Brooks - MEC0542

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