Janet Flights

Living in Las Vegas one can't help but notice the "JANET" flights arriving and departing McCarran Airport several times a day but did you know why they call them "JANET"?

According to legend the "JANET" call sign stands for Just Another Non Existent Terminal.
It is also said to be the wife's name of a CIA agent in charge of "Area 51".... no-one knows for sure.

The Janet missions started as far back as 1955 with the founding of the secret airbase "Watertown Strip", but eventually became official in 1972 with a single Douglas DC-6B, followed by an additional DC-6B in 1976.
Janet Flight 737-600 by Twistedpictures1

The current fleet consists of several Boeing 737-600's (painted white with a red side stripe).
Janet Flight Beechcraft 1900 by Tomás Del Coro

They also operate Beechcraft 1900 and 200 airplanes (painted white with a blue side stripe).

Janet flights operate from McCarran and fly to several locations including "Area 51" (airport code KTKM). (The "Area 51" flight at best lasts only 25 minutes and never gets much higher than 15,000 feet.)
Janets use the airline code WWW plus a three digit flight number however after handoff from approach or departure control the name often changes.

Other Janet Flight Destinations:

• Edwards Air Force Base
• Nellis Air Force Base
• San Nicolas Island
• Point Mugu Naval Air Station
• Palmdale Flight Test Installation, AF Plant 42
• China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
• Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
• Salt Lake City International Airport
• Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Nut Tree Airport KVCB
• Creech Air Force Base
• Hill Air Force Base

Interestingly enough, there were never many Boeing 737-600's produced (only 69) with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) being the launch customer in 1995 receiving the first aircraft on September 18, 1998. The final B737-600 was delivered to WestJet in 2006.