Air Force plane practices landings on a clear Juneau day

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Air Force plane practices landings on a clear Juneau day
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If you were wondering why a big military transport plane kept flying over Juneau today — well, so were we.

A C-17 cargo plane over downtown Juneau, preparing to land at the airport on June 27, 2022.

The large Air Force transport plane seen flying over downtown Juneau on Monday was a C-17 doing training exercises at the airport. According to Patty Wahto, Juneau’s airport manager, the plane was taking advantage of the clear weather to practice visual approaches of the runway, which means landing without using instruments.Jennifer PembertonI bring stories from the community into the KTOO newsroom so that all of our reporting matters. I want to hear my community’s struggles and its wins reflected in our coverage.

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