LHOB249

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

Qatar

06A27D

Transport - Operations - Military

18 April 2023

10:59 UTC

Origin : XJD

Al Udeid Air Base

XJD

OTBH

Ar Rayyan

Ar Rayyan Municipality

Qatar

Elevation : 40m / 130ft

Coordinates : 25°6′2″N 51°18′54″E

Destination : KBL

Hamid Karzai International Airport

KBL

OAKB

Kabul

Kabul Province

Afghanistan

Elevation : 1791m / 5877ft

Coordinates : 35°33′57″N 69°12′44″E

Comment

The first Qatari C17 we see in almost a month.
All eight C17s appear to have been grounded for a month. That's unlikely to be just maintenance.
What's the story here ?

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