Hurricane Awareness Tour

Event Information

Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) & the United States Air Force (USAF) will visit five U.S. East Coast locations, flying aboard a USAF Reserve WC-130J hurricane hunter aircraft and a NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft, to raise awareness of the impacts from tropical cyclones threats and the danger of being caught without a personal hurricane plan.

What	2024 Hurricane Awareness Tour
Where	Orlando Sanford International Airport 2841 Flight Line Ave Sanford, FL 32773
When	May 10th, 2024
Admission	Free! Registration is Required!
Register	https://seminolehurricanehuntertour.eventbrite.com

Things To Do

Tour Hurricane Hunter aircraft
Meet the pilots & flight crew
Speak with hurricane forecasters
Meet with local National Weather Service meteorologists
Walk through exhibits from various agencies & organizations
Learn about weather safety & preparedness

About The Planes

WC-130J "Hercules"

The WC-130J is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft used in weather reconnaissance missions. This plane is configured to penetrate tropical disturbances and storms, hurricanes and winter storms and obtains data on the movement, size and intensity of these systems. The WC-130J is the weather data collection platform for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. It carries a minimal crew of five: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, aerial reconnaissance weather officer and weather reconnaissance loadmaster. The crew collects and reports weather data as often as every minute.

WP-3D "Orion"

The versatile turboprop aircraft is equipped with a variety of scientific instrumentation, radars, and recording systems for both in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere, the earth, and its’ environment. Orion aircraft collects low-altitude data to fill gaps in data not available from ground-based radar or satellite imagery.

Public Tours Schedule

1:30 P.M. Gates Open For Public Tours
3:00 P.M. Gates Closed For Public Tours

Tours Will Continue Through 4:00 P.M.

Register Here: https://seminolehurricanehuntertour.eventbrite.com

Parking Information

The Hurricane Awareness Tour will be held at the Orlando Sanford International Airport:
Million Air, 2841 Flight Line Ave, Sanford, FL 32773

Guests will be directed to the main parking lot upon arrival:
3060 Carrier Ave, Sanford, FL 32773.