A fleet of six Boeing 737s provide commuter service between Las Vegas International Airport, Area 51, TTR, Palmdale Plant 42 and sometimes other destinations as needed. The airline uses the callsign Janet and the planes are known as Janets. There are also seven smaller Beech Executive aircraft that operate out of the same terminal in Las Vegas. They are also known as Janets and use this callsign. Further down on this page you will find more information on the Beech Janets.
The six 737s make about 14 round-trip flights to Area 51 and about 10 to TTR every weekday. Some flights listed below do not operate every day. There may also be occasional flights as needed that are not listed below. There are usually no 737 Janet flights on weekends. The tables below show the flight schedule as of 06/01/2021.
Janets from Las Vegas to Area 51 or TTR usually turn off their Mode-S transponder (the device that allows aircraft tracking websites to display the aircraft's position) when entering the NTTR air space. So, how do we know which flights are going to Area 51 and which are going to TTR? Very simple: The altitude in the visible part of the flight path from Las Vegas to Area 51 is 14,000ft. and 15,000ft. for the return flight. For flights to/from TTR, the flight altitude is FL200/FL190. In addition, flights to Area 51 usually enter the ranges around Indian Springs or Mercury while TTR-bound flights usually follow US-95 towards Tonopah or head north-west from Mercury inside the ranges.
Las Vegas - Area 51 round trip
Las Vegas -> Area 51 (14,000 ft.)
Janet 11 03:40am - 04:05am
Janet 33 04:05am - 04:30am
Janet 77 05:05am - 05:30am
Janet 43 06:05am - 06:30am
Janet 87 07:10am - 07:35am
Janet 17 08:20am - 08:45am
Janet 41 09:05am - 09:30am
Janet 53 09:05am - 09:30am Norm. to TTR, if to Area 51 cont. to TTR as Janet 89
Janet 46 11:10am - 11:35am
Janet 27 01:30pm - 01:55pm
Janet 51 02:15pm - 02:40pm
Janet 15 04:10pm - 04:35pm
Janet 61 05:00pm - 05:25pm
Janet 25 06:35pm - 07:00pm
Area 51 -> Las Vegas (15,000 ft.)
Janet 22 04:25am - 04:50am
Janet 44 04:55am - 05:20am
Janet 88 06:05am - 06:30am
Janet 54 08:00am - 08:25am
Janet 18 08:05am - 08:30am
Janet 42 10:05am - 10:30am
Janet 86 12:45pm - 01:10pm
Janet 82 01:30pm - 01:55pm
Janet 34 01:45pm - 02:10pm
Janet 16 02:45pm - 03:10pm
Janet 62 03:25pm - 03:50pm
Janet 26 05:35pm - 06:00pm
Janet 72 06:20pm - 06:45pm
Janet 36 08:15pm - 08:40pm
Las Vegas - Tonopah Test Range round trip
Las Vegas -> Tonopah Test Range (FL 200)
Janet 55 04:35am - 05:10am
Janet 65 05:25am - 06:00am
Janet 31 05:55am - 06:30am
Janet 75 08:00am - 08:35am
Janet 53 09:15am - 09:50am +/- 1 hr; occasionally to Area 51, see Janet 89
Janet 47 12:55pm - 01:30pm
Janet 39 02:45pm - 03:20pm
Janet 73 03:25pm - 04:00pm
Janet 37 03:55pm - 04:30pm
Janet 83 06:15pm - 06:50pm
Tonopah Test Range (TTR) -> Las Vegas (FL 190)
Janet 24 06:10am - 06:45am
Janet 76 06:40am - 07:15am
Janet 30 06:50am - 07:25am
Janet 12 09:10am - 09:45am
Janet 64 11:30am - 12:05pm
Janet 74 02:30pm - 03:05pm
Janet 48 04:00pm - 04:35pm
Janet 84 05:00pm - 05:35pm
Janet 68 05:15pm - 05:50pm
Janet 14 07:30pm - 08:05pm
Tonopah Test Range (TTR) - Area 51 Flight
Janet 50 08:50am - 09:20am Tue-Thu; usually via Hwy 95; some days direct, then landing at 9:05am
This direct flight from TTR to Area 51 usually operates Tuesday thru Thursday. Most days it flies down the US-95 corridor like the Janets from TTR to Vegas at FL190. At waypoint JAYSN south of Mercury it turns north and descends to 14,000ft for the Area 51 approach. Occasionally, if R-4807A is cold it flies direct at 14,000ft.
Janet 89/20 03:15pm - 03:40pm Only on days when Janet 53 lands at Area 51 instead of TTR; seems to go direct, across the R-4807A air space
Palmdale round trip flights
Two weekly round trip flights transport workers from USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA to Area 51 on Monday mornings and back on Friday nights (Thursdays before a holiday weekend). Plant 42 is home to the Lockheed ("Skunkworks") and Northrop black projects development division. The workers stay at Area 51 during the week.
Area51/TTR -> Palmdale -> Area51/TTR (Mondays)
Callsign From To Time Notes
Janet 19 Area51/TTR Palmdale 07:05am - 07:50am Origin seems to alternate weekly between Area 51 and TTR
Janet 29 Palmdale Area51/TTR 08:30am - 09:10am Destination seems to alternate weekly between Area 51 and TTR
Las Vegas - Area 51 -> Palmdale -> Las Vegas (Fridays)
Janet 60/90 Las Vegas Area 51 06:40pm - 07:05pm Sometimes flies as Janet 60, other times as Janet 90
Janet 92 Area 51 Palmdale 07:40pm - 08:25pm
Janet 93 Palmdale Las Vegas 08:50pm - 09:30pm
JANET99 - Mostly to Kansas City International Airport, MO for overhaul/maintenance
Beech Executive Aircraft "Janet" Flights
The seven Beech "King Air" Executive Aircraft are registered to the same owner as the 737 Janets and operate from the same Las Vegas terminal. Since 02/2021 they also use the Janet call sign, but with a single digit flight number (e.g. "Janet 4" in radio traffic and "JANET04" on flight tracking web sites). The number is the last digit of the aircraft registration (tail number). See our list of Janet Tail Numbers. The exceptions are N20RA, which goes by "Janet 5" and N910CB, which goes by "Janet 10".
The King Airs make somewhat regular round trip flights to the destinations listed below as needed. There is usually at least one such trip every weekday, including some of the destinations listed. Most of the round trips originate from and end in Las Vegas. However, since the Las Vegas Janet terminal only has room for four of the seven jets some of them are always at Area 51 or TTR over night and occasionally make round trips from there.
Sometimes one of the King Airs provides support for tests inside the ranges. In June of 2020 N654BA was stationed at TTR and flew test missions over the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range (TPECR) and over the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) using the callsign Greyhound 1. N661BA has also been spotted supporting an Area 51 mission using the Area 51 call sign Sabre 45.
LAS - Las Vegas International Airport, NV (home base)
TNX - Tonopah Test Range, NV (TTR)
9L2 - Edwards AFB North Base, CA
PMD - Palmdale Regional Airport, CA (USAF Plant 42)
IYK - Inyokern Airport, CA (NAWS China Lake)
OXR - Oxnard Airport, CA (NAS Point Mugu)
CMA - Camarillo Airport, CA (NAS Point Mugu)
DVT - Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, AZ
IWA - Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ
COS - Colorado Springs Airport, CO (Peterson AFB, Space Force)
FAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (Fresno Air National Guard Base)
PAE - Paine Field, WA (Boeing)
MCI - Kansas City International Airport, MO (Overhaul Facility, callsign mostly JANET99)
OGD - Ogden-Hinckley Airport, UT (Near Hill AFB)
Older destinations seen in the past
HND - Henderson Executive Airport, NV
NSI - San Nicolas Island, CA
ALM - Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport, NM
SLC - Salt Lake City International Airport, UT
During clearance delivery the destination of a Janet flight is given. However, instead of actual names, the following codes are used:
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 (KPMD) Station 1
Groom Lake (KXTA/KTNX) Station 3
Las Vegas Janet Terminal (KLAS) Station 9
