• Aircraft:

  Boeing 737-924ER

• Reg: N37466 photos
• Serial #:

  31644

• Airline: United Airlines
• Photo Date: Dec 06, 2022
• Uploaded: Dec 20, 2022
• Inflight, USA - Hawaii

Long story to get this shot. I booked a volcano tour over Mauna Loa from a Cessna, but it was cancelled for weather. Now I have to leave not knowing when I'll see this again (last eruption 38 years ago). I didn't give up & decided to change my KOA-SEA (DL485) leg to KOA-SFO (UA1724, past flight track shows this routing takes us closer to the volcano) though I would get home 6h later than planned, I thought it was worth a try. Still thought it was a long shot, considering clouds, and all those lights on the wing. As we climbed out at a sluggish climb rate, a red glow appeared after takeoff, shortly after lava was visible climbing through 14000ft.

Photographer

Aircraft

United Airlines flight 2206 departs Runway 15L bound for Denver International Airport (DEN) | 18:26L, 29

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