Flight recordLanded

Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK

N117BH moved from Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK to Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK on Aug 8, 2026.

Aug 8, 2026N117BH
Flight
  1. Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AKFairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AKPAFB → PAFBAug 8, 20262:18 PM3:48 PMEDT1h 30m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N117BH flying from Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK to Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK on Aug 8, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
PAFB → PAFB
Departure
Aug 8, 2026, 2:18 PM ET
Arrival
Aug 8, 2026, 3:48 PM ET
Airborne
1h 30m
Paired legs
outboundFairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AKAug 7, 2026, 2:50 PM
Sources & methodology

Observed movement comes from public ADS-B flight records.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N117BH
FAA type
C212 · CASA C-212 Aviocar family
Group
U.S. Forest Service
Registry
United States
Callsign
JPR17
Attribution

Attributed to USFS smokejumper CASA C-212 · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
Bighorn Airways IncValid
FAA Registry N117BH ↗current registry · not dated to this flight
Operator
Bighorn Airways, Inc.part 135
certificate BIGA · observed 2026-08-04 and 2026-08-17, not on this date
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2026-08-29Juneau, AK → Bellingham, WA4h 14m · 715 nm2026-08-15Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Anchorage, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK9h 49m · 452 nm2026-08-14Fairbanks, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK2h 20m · 6 nm2026-08-07Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK29m · 1 nm · JPR172026-08-06Palmer, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK1h 14m · 199 nm
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ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.