Beta Barnstorming Tour

Feb 25, 2025, Kyle Hodgson

Beta flew its Alia CX300 across big parts of the continental US over the last week. They're calling it Barnstorming, which is fun!

They've put some videos on LinkedIn and on YouTube about the experience:

• LinkedIn Post
• Beta Barnstorm: Vermont to Ohio
• Beta Barnstorm: Ohio to Texas
• Beta Barnstorm: Texas to Arizona

The route they've chosen is interesting!

Starting in Plattsburgh isn't a surprise given that this aircraft usually operates out of there. It's a fun region for Beta too, given that they operate heavily out of Burlington Vermont, have multiple chargers in the area, and both Plattsburgh and Burlingon also see a lot of Pipistrel Velis activity (which I assume is training).

Next stop was 150 km away in Gelns Falls NY. We don't have any other activity for this airport, and don't have a known charger there either - but that doesn't mean there isn't one, of course. Rutland, only ~ 60 km east, would have had a charger.

• KRME - charger site

• KROC Rochster - no charger

• KJHW Chataqua has both airside and parking lot chargers

• KCAK Akron which has airside chargers

Flew past Springfield where there is a charger, and historically has some solid electrified fixed wing aviation to John Glenn in Columbus - with no public charger

• Cincinnati Lunken Field - no public charger

• Clark Regional KJVY Louisville - no public charger

• KEVV Evansville - no public charger

• Cape Girardeau - no public charger

• KARG walnut ridge - Beta public charger

• KAMA Amarillo - no charger

Then Santa Rosa "Route 66" question mark? While Beta doesn't spell this out anywhere, the ADSB network seems to place the aircraft at KSXU. And, possibly before that at Tucumcari Municipal KTCC also - but the signals are pretty fuzzy out in this stretch of New Mexico desert.

• KAEG Albuquerque - no charger

• KGUP Gallup - no charger

• KINW Winslow AZ - no charger

• Grand Canyon airport AZ - no charger

Beta Barnstorm flights