Aboard UA 5325 to IAH

I don’t remember the taxi to the runway being so long at COS. It is a small airport after all. On the other hand, COS shares the runway with Peterson Space Force Base, so perhaps it makes sense.

In any event, we were in the air by 8:00a … soaring smoothly above Peterson and the surrounding neighborhoods … with clear views of Pikes Peak — our local 14er — before turning south for the flight to Houston, Texas.

We are 30 minutes into the flight. The UA app tells me that we will be arriving in 1 hour and 27 minutes. That would put us at IAH 20 minutes ahead of schedule … despite our delay departing COS by the same number of minutes.

UA5325 is aboard a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ700) operated by SkyWest Airlines. Our seats in the domestic first cabin are comfy enough … we opted for the single seats on the port side, so Mui’s sitting behind me. There’s only a snack and beverage service since the flight is so short . Typical.

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