HOTH Mission
Honor Flight Rochester
Mission 82
All Military Branches
Rochester, NY - 04/21/2024
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 1, Reion 2
About the Mission:
Welcome Home our Veterans from their trip to Washington DC
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
04/21/2024 at 11:15am
Staging Location:
Greater Rochester International Airport
1200 Brooks Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624
At the Airport White Lot on Buell Rd. about a quarter mile North of 1200 Brooks Ave.
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Nigel Heaton
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 8 March 2022
Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.
Special Information:
The Flight is expected shortly after 11:55 am with our Veterans coming thru the gate around 12:45 pm.
We need to be in the Terminal for Primary Briefing at 11:50 pm.
Staging; 11:15 pm at the Airport White Lot on Buell Rd. about a quarter mile North of 1200 Brooks Ave. Weather is forecast to be in the low 50s and 0% chance of rain as of Wednesday 4/17/2024. Preliminary Briefing around 11:25 am. We will ride in as a group, weather permitting, and Honor Flight says our arrival is something they look forward to. Those that cage can drive in with us but you do need to have a flag or other symbol to signify you are part of the procession.
Kick Stands up for the ride in at 11:35 am. They will have parking set aside for Bikes. Cages, please park in the garage closest to the West Tower (right side facing the airport bring your parking pass in for validation at the Honor Flight Desk inside the terminal SECOND FLOOR far west side as soon as you enter the terminal.
PLEASE NOTE: The far west terminal entrance is closed for construction!! There will be an 11:50 am briefing. We will meet on the far east end of the Terminal where the rental car counters are on the first floor.
Please make sure you have a clean American Flag.
For those on the North side of town who wish to ride in together, based on dry weather meet at Dunkin Donuts Mt Read and Maiden Lane in Greece AT 10:45 am.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
Nigel Heaton
rb 04/17; MER