Official Government Aircraft

Photos of Air Force One and similar government aircraft, highlighting their distinctive blue and white design, with officials aboard at various airports.

Air Force One in May 1992

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Melbourne, Australia, on February 9, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Bangkok in Camp Springs, Maryland on July 30, 2019.

Air Force One, carrying President Joe Biden, arrives at Brussels-National Airport, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Brussels.

Air Force One in May 1992

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Warsaw, Poland, en route to Jerusalem, Israel, on March 26, 2022.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs from Bogota, Colombia on January 21, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Greece on September 27, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Prague, Czech Republic, on August 13, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Nicosia, Cyprus, on September 12, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Brussels, Belgium en route to Joint Base Andrews on March 25, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs New Dehli, India, en route to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on July 28, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will board his plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland en route to to Pyongyang on July 5, 2018.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - This Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, a modified Boeing 747, is fitted with struts on top that will attach to space shuttle Atlantis for a piggyback flight. Atlantis landed at Edwards on May 24, which concluded mission STS-125, after two landing opportunities at Kennedy were waved off due to weather concerns. Atlantis is being returned to Florida on a ferry flight on the SCA. Atlantis' next assignment is the STS-129 mission, targeted to launch in November 2009.

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden departed Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2022. During his first visit to Japan since being elected, he met with Japanese government officials in order to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

The press pool gathers under the wing of Air Force One, prior to President Barack Obama's departure from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, Texas, Oct. 16, 2009.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Istanbul Airport en route to Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, on November 13, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Berlin, Germany en route to Paris, France on June 24, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs London, United Kingdom, on January 30, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson lands in the Philippines, August 5, 2017. Secretary Tillerson travels to Manila, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur August 5-9. In Manila, he will participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit Ministerial, the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial, and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial. During these meetings, Secretary Tillerson will meet with his counterparts and discuss a range of issues including the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, maritime security, and counterterrorism.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 30, 2021.

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-105. CODEL members walking toward USA aircraft on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Air Force One, a Boeing 747-200B with President Obama on approach to Berlin Tegel, 18. 06. 20013, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 14, 2021.

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence arrive aboard Air Force Two at Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility on July 20, 2019. Pence, who chairs the National Space Council, visited the Florida spaceport on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first two humans on the Moon. He recognized the historic mission, while also addressing NASAs future plans to travel to the Moon and on to Mars.

020304-F-3188G-001. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-10. Air Force One and USCG personnel on ATC ramp3. Hurricane Katrina

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) returns to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 on Aug. 11 after a productive month of science flights out of Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand.

President Donald J. Trump disembarks Air Force One at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Manchester, N.H.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, en route to London, United Kingdom on May 2, 2021.

President Barack Obama arrives in Baton Rouge, La on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Paris, France, on October 6, 2021.

Arrival of President Barack Obama and family at Tegel Airport, with Air Force One, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Spectators watch as Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, taxis on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Feb. 20, 2018. During his visit, Pence will chair a meeting of the National Space Council in the high bay of the center's Space Station Processing Facility. The council's role is to advise the president regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Liverpool, United Kingdom, on December 12, 2021.

Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-290-8. Hurricane Katrina

Germany, Sinsheim, Concorde at the Auto & Technik Museum

President Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., July 23, 2014.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to tow a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to the mate-demate device, in the background, for mating with space shuttle Discovery. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is a Boeing 747 jet originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. NASA 905 is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. Discoverys new home will be the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) returns to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 on Aug. 11 after a productive month of science flights out of Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Ottawa, Canada, on August 22, 2019.

Air Force One parked at the RAF, United Kingdom. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Ljubljana Jo_e Pu_nik Airport in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on August 13, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from San Jose, Costa Rica on June 2, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from San Jose, Costa Rica on June 2, 2021.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Berlin, Germany, on January 18, 2020.

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-15. Air Force One arriving. Hurricane Katrina

USA, California, Los Angeles, LAX Airport, Front portion of shuttle carrier plane NASA905 Boeing 747-123

040602-F-1621B-001. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 17, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Secretary Blinken departs Munich, Germany, on February 19, 2022.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to tow a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to the mate-demate device for mating with space shuttle Discovery. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is a Boeing 747 jet originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. NASA 905 is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. Discoverys new home will be the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.

Vice President Dick Cheney lands at MFA for Bay Area Visit Air Force Two parked on tarmac @ MFA

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Berlin, Germany, on January 20, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Brussels, Belgium, on June 12, 2021.

SOFIA 1st shakedown flight out of WACO, TX

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for departure from Cleveland, Ohio en route to Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 14, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en-route to Kabul, Afghanistan on March 22, 2020.

120904-N-NX070-003NORFOLK (Sept. 4:: 2012) President Barack Obama arrives at Naval Station Norfolk aboard Air Force One.

Air Force One taxis at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported U.S. President Joseph R. Bidens visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Liverpool, United Kingdom, on December 12, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his airplane upon arriving in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, on August 30, 2015, to meet with foreign ministers and high-level leaders from the seven other Arctic nations, as well as countries in intergovernmental bodies with strong interest in the Arctic, at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Shuttle Training Aircraft, piloted by STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell, rolls to a stop in line next to another STA at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. The cockpit of the STA is outfitted like the Shuttle, which provides practice at the controls, especially for landing. The STS-98 crew recently arrived at KSC to prepare for their launch Feb. 7 to the International Space Station. The seventh construction flight to the Space Station, it will carry the U.S. Laboratory Destiny, a key module for space experiments

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs from Joint Base Andrews for London on January 29, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in London, the United Kingdom on May 2, 2021, to attend the G7 Foreign and Development Minister�s Meeting in London.

A C-40 Clipper of the 89th Airlift Wing taxiing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Hitching a ride on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, a modified Boeing 747, space shuttle Atlantis is ready for takeoff from El Paso. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 24, which concluded mission STS-125, after two landing opportunities at Kennedy were waved off due to weather concerns. Atlantis is being returned to Florida on a ferry flight on the SCA. Atlantis' next assignment is the STS-129 mission, targeted to launch in November 2009.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The pathfinder” aircraft for space shuttle Discovery’s ferry flight arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to support Discovery’s ferry flight.The NASA C-9 aircraft will fly about 100 miles ahead of Discovery to scout for the safest route between destinations. Its crew includes an SCA flight engineer who studies the weather patterns along the flight path to find a route free of rain and other turbulence. The carrier aircraft, also known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, and is assigned to all remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. After its arrival at Dulles, Discovery will be placed on display in the Smithsonian's National Air and

USA, California, Los Angeles, Air Force One about to land at Los Angeles International Airport

SOFIA Returns to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703Caption: SOFIA returns to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California on March 16, 2021 after spending six months in Germany conducting science observations.

Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), is attached beneath the company's L-1011 Stargazer aircraft at the hot pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Oct. 14, 2018. The Stargazer will take off from the hot pad and travel to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Pegasus XL rocket will launch ICON from the Skid Strip at the Cape. ICON will study the frontier of space - the dynamic zone high in Earth's atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. The explorer will help determine the physics of Earth's space environment and pave the way for mitigating its effects on our technology and communications systems.

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-136. USA aircraft at ATC Mobile. Hurricane Katrina

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-11. Air Force One arriving. Hurricane Katrina

Spectators leave the KC-46 Pegasus static display during the 2022 Thunder Over Dover Airshow, May 22, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The event was the first airshow and open house held at Dover AFB since September 2019.

Close-up of an airplane windows

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Brussels, Belgium en route to Joint Base Andrews on March 25, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, en route to London, United Kingdom on May 2, 2021.

VC-25A Air Force OnePrimary function: Presidential air transport. Speed: 630 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 195 ft. 8 in.; length 231 ft. 10 in.; height 63 ft. 5 in. Range: 7,800 miles unrefueled. Crew: 26

Visitors go aboard for a tour of a KC-10 Extender aircraft during a static display. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

NASA Monsoon Multidisciplinary analysis (NAMMA) deployment, Sal Island, Cape Verde Africia

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to depart London, United Kingdom, en route to Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 5, 2021.

An E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) aircraft flies high over the Midwest on a training mission out of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Paris, France on June 24, 2021.

Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), is attached beneath the company's L-1011 Stargazer aircraft at the hot pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Oct. 14, 2018. The Stargazer will take off from the hot pad and travel to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Pegasus XL rocket will launch ICON from the Skid Strip at the Cape. ICON will study the frontier of space - the dynamic zone high in Earth's atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. The explorer will help determine the physics of Earth's space environment and pave the way for mitigating its effects on our technology and communications systems.

Aerospace industry representatives view actual and mock-up versions of 'X-Planes' intended to enhance access to space during a technical exposition on June 22, 2000 at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. From left to right: NASA's B-52 launch aircraft, in service with NASA from 1959 to 2004; a neutral-buoyancy model of the Boeing's X-37; the Boeing X-40A behind the MicroCraft X-43 mock-up; Orbital Science's X-34 and the modified Lockheed L-1011 airliner that was intended to launch the X-34.These X-vehicles are part of NASA's Access to Space plan intended to bring new technologies to bear in an effort to dramatically lower the cost of putting payloads in space, and near-space environments. The June 22, 2000 NASA Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Exposition included presentations on the history, present, and future of NASA's RLV program. Special Sessions for industry representatives highlighted the X-37 project and its related technologies. The X-37 project is ma

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-164. USA aircraft with stairs down on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to New Delhi on October 25, 2020.

President Bush attends a New Jersey Republican fundraiser

Vice President Dick Cheney lands at MFA for Bay Area Visit Air Force Two lands and taxi at Moffett Field

Northrop Grumman's L-1011 Stargazer is being readied for takeoff June 6, 2018, from the hot pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The company's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), is attached beneath the aircraft. The explorer will launch on June 15, 2018, from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands (June 14 in the continental United States). ICON will study the frontier of space - the dynamic zone high in Earth's atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. The explorer will help determine the physics of Earth's space environment and pave the way for mitigating its effects on our technology, communications systems and society.

Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-290-13. Hurricane Katrina

. USA H60 and USA 747 on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

USA, California, Los Angeles, Air Force One about to land at Los Angeles International Airport

TWA hostages return to Andrews Air Force Base USA on July 2, 1985

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, nimmt Teil am Treffen der G7- Aussenministerinnen und Aussenminister in Tokyo, Japan. Hier bei einem Statement nach Ankunft auf dem Flughafen in Tokyo

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, rolls down the runway at NASA Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. The SCA touched down at 5:05 p.m. EDT to prepare for shuttle Endeavours ferry flight to the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 17.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020.

Douglas Aircraft Company President John C. Brizendine speaks at the delivery ceremony for this KC-10A Extender aircraft..

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