September 11th Timeline

[monkeyboy]

7:59 A.M. - American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 92 people on board, departs Boston's Logan International Airport bound for Los Angeles International Airport.

8:14 A.M. - United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 with 65 people on board, departs from Boston's Logan International Airport bound for Los Angeles International Airport.

8:20 A.M. - American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 with 64 people on board, departs Washington Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles International Airport.

8:40 A.M. - The FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector of the suspected hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11.

8:42 A.M. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 with 44 people on board, departs from Newark International Airport bound for San Francisco International Airport.

8:43 A.M. - The FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector of the suspected hijacking of United Airlines Flight 175.

8:45 A.M. - American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the north World Trade Center tower (1 Tower).

8:46 A.M. - Jet fighters are scrambled from Otis Air National Guard Base in Fallmouth, Massachusetts.

9:03 A.M. - United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south World Trade Center tower (2 Tower).

9:08 A.M. - The FAA bans all takeoffs of flights going to or through New York airspace.

9:17 A.M. - The FAA shuts down all New York City-area airports.

9:21 A.M. - All bridges and tunnels into Manhattan are closed.

9:24 A.M. - The FAA notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector of the suspected hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77.

9:25 A.M. - The FAA orders shutdown of all airports nationwide, banning takeoffs of all civilian aircraft.

9:31 A.M. - President George W. Bush makes a statement from Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida calling the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack."
9:35 A.M. - NORAD scrambles two F-16 fighters from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

9:40 A.M. - American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the west side of the Pentagon.

9:45 A.M. - An operator receives a cell phone call from a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, who reports that the flight has been hijacked and that the passengers are going to fight back.

9:45 A.M. - The FAA orders all airborne aircraft, over 4500, to land at nearest airport.

9:48 A.M. - The White House's West Wing and the U. S. Capitol are evacuated.

@9:55 A.M. - Scrambled Jet fighters reach Washington, D.C. area.

9:57 A.M. - President George W. Bush leaves Sarasota, Florida.

10:05 A.M. - The south World Trade Center tower (2 Tower) collapses.

@10:07 A.M. - United Airlines Flight 93 crashes near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

10:10 A.M. - A walled section of The Pentagon collapses.

10:29 A.M. - The north World Trade Center tower (1 Tower) collapses.

10:50 A.M. - New York's primary elections are postponed.

10:56 A.M. - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat makes a statement offering condolences.

11:00 A.M. - New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani orders the evacuation of lower Manhattan south of Canal Street.

11:04 A.M. - The United Nations is completely evacuated.

11:44 A.M. - President George W. Bush lands at Barksdale Air Force Base.

12:04 P.M. - Los Angeles International Airport, destination of three of the hijacked airplanes, is closed and evacuated.

12:15 P.M. - San Francisco International Airport, destination of United Airlines Flight 93, is closed and evacuated.

12:30 P.M. - The FAA reports that only 50 flights remain airborne.

1:04 P.M. - President George W. Bush makes a statement from Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport, Louisiana.

1:38 P.M. - President George W. Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base for Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska.

1:47 P.M. - Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.

2:51 P.M. - The U.S. Navy dispatches missile destroyers to New York City and Washington, D.C.

3:07 P.M. - President George W. Bush arrives at U.S. Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska.

4:36 P.M. - President George W. Bush leaves Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska.

5:25 P.M. - World Trade Center 7 collapses.

6:42 P.M. - Department of Defense Briefing on Pentagon Attack.

6:55 P.M. - President George W. Bush arrives at the White House.

7:15 P.M. - Joint Briefing by Attorney General, Secretary of HHS, Secretary of Transportation and the Director of FEMA.

7:40 P.M. - State Department Briefing

8:30 P.M. - President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office.

8:35 P.M. - President George W. Bush attends a national security meeting.

10:21 P.M. - The national security meetings ends and President Bush heads to bed.

 

[cstraub]

Thanks for posting this. I never have seen it in timeline form. Very intreresting. It's such a shame that flight 93 ever left the ground. Looks like the FAA suspected a highjacking at 8:40 and flight 93 took off at 8:42. Can't help but think if they new this info the pilots on board flight 93 would have never opened the cockpit door and would have landed their plane. If we had only known. It's a very sad day.

 

[petrymom]

May we never forget!!!!

We watched one of the specials on TV last night. Recently went to the movie World Trade Center. It is unreal how many feelings the memories bring back.

I feel for all those who lost loved ones that day. They are our true heroes......

 

[LargoLori]

Thank you for posting this. What a difficult day this will be as the country weeps.

 

[luvflorida]

Your posting brings back a lot of sad memories. I remember watching all of it unfold on television. I remember my daughter calling me from school. She was upset because she heard what had happened and she knew her dad was flying that day. I had heard from him and he was fine. I went to school and picked up my daughter. I wanted her at home.

Tears welled up in my eyes when I dropped her off at school this morning. There was a large American flag hanging from the front of the school.

It is indeed a very sad day. My heart goes out to everyone who lost someone on that horrible day.

 

[TruBlu]

Thanks for posting. I've been on the verge of tears all morning. What a sad day.

 

[punkin712]

Just a small correction to the timeline...the South Tower fell at 9:59am.

May God bless the families and loved ones of those who died that day.

 

[LoraJ]

Didn't the PA flight crash an hour later or so than on your timeline? I'm watching the Today show replay now and there is no talk of it yet. And I am pretty sure I was close to home when the reports came out that the plane was missing. And I don't think I got home until around 11am.