N42RF — WP-3D Orion of United States Department Of Commerce
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Live status
Last seen on radar: August 26, 2026.
Facts
- Type
- WP-3D Orion
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed
- Country
- United States
- Serial (MSN)
- 5622
- ICAO hex
- A4FAC3
Rarity & spotters
★★★★★N42RF is one of 7 WP-3D Orion in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 1
- Airborne time
- 0.7 h
- Max altitude
- 25,000 ft
- Max speed
- 335 kt
- Typical cruise
- 16,650 ft · 285 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
About the type: Lockheed WP-3D Orion
The Lockheed WP-3D Orion is a highly modified P-3 Orion used by the Aircraft Operations Center division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The aircraft are operated by officers of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Only two of these aircraft exist, each incorporating numerous features for the role of collecting weather information. During the Atlantic hurricane season, the WP-3Ds are deployed for duty as hurricane hunters. The aircraft also supports research on other topics, such as Arctic ice coverage, air chemistry studies, and ocean water temperature and current analysis.
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