Remembering 9/11, 25 years on

1American Airlines Flight 11
Passengers: 76, Crew: 11, Hijackers: 5
2United Airlines Flight 175
Passengers: 51, Crew: 9, Hijackers: 5
3American Airlines Flight 77
Passengers: 53, Crew: 6, Hijackers: 5
4United Airlines Flight 93
Passengers: 33, Crew: 7, Hijackers: 4

UNITED STATES

Sarasota, Florida
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Portland
ATLANTIC OCEAN
NEW JERSEY
OHIO
KENTUCKY
WEST
VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
DELAWARE
VIRGINIA
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
MASSACHUSETTS
CONNECTICUT
Otis Air National Guard Base
Langley Air Force Base
Logan Airport, Boston
Dulles
Washington D.C.
Pentagon
Shanksville
World Trade Center, New York City
Newark
1234
100 miles
160km

Sep 11, 2001 05:45am: Hijack ringleader Mohammed Atta and Abdul Aziz al-Omari pass through airport security at Portland, Maine. They board shuttle flight to Boston’s Logan International Airport, where they connect to American Airlines Flight 11

07:59: Flight 11 takes off from Boston with Atta, al-Omari and three other hijackers on board

08:14: United Airlines Flight 175 also departs Boston’s Logan Airport with five hijackers on board

08:19: Flight attendant on Flight 11 alerts American Airlines to hijacking

08:20: American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington Dulles International Airport with five hijackers on board

08:24: Atta accidentally transmits to air traffic control while attempting to communicate with Flight 11 cabin: “We have some planes. Just stay quiet, and you’ll be okay”

08:37: Boston air traffic control notifies military of Flight 11 hijacking

08:42: United Airlines Flight 93 departs Newark International Airport, New Jersey, after delay caused by congested runways. Four hijackers on board

08:46: Flight 11 crashes into North Tower of World Trade Center, killing all 92 people on board and many people inside building

08:46: Military orders two F-15 fighters from Otis Air National Guard Base to scramble

08:50: President George W. Bush, visiting school in Sarasota, Florida, is informed that “small plane” has hit World Trade Center

09:02: South Tower public-address system tells civilians to begin orderly evacuation

09:03: Flight 175 crashes into South Tower of World Trade Center, killing all 65 people on board and many people inside building

09:05: Chief of Staff Andrew Card informs Bush: “A second plane hit second tower. America is under attack”

09:24: Military orders F-16 fighters from Langley Air Force Base to scramble toward Washington area

09:37: Flight 77 crashes into Pentagon, killing all 64 people on board and 125 people inside building

09:42: Federal Aviation Administration orders all civilian aircraft in U.S. airspace to land at nearest suitable airport and stops further departures

09:45 : White House is evacuated

09:48 : U.S. Capitol is evacuated

09:57: After learning about attacks through telephone calls with people on ground, Flight 93 passengers launch assault to retake aircraft

09:59: South Tower of World Trade Center collapses, killing civilians and first responders who remain inside and around building

10:03: Flight 93 crashes into field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fight hijackers. Jet’s possible targets believed to have included U.S. Capitol or White House

10:28: North Tower of World Trade Center collapses, killing many

11:02: New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani orders evacuation of Lower Manhattan

11:45: Air Force One lands at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Bush is briefed and addresses nation from base

14:50: Air Force One lands at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, home of U.S. Strategic Command. Bush meets with senior advisers

17:20: World Trade Center Building 7, adjacent to ruined towers, collapses

18:54: Bush returns to White House

20:30: Bush addresses nation, pledging to bring those responsible to justice

FINAL DEATH TOLL
2,977 people killed in 9/11 attacks, excluding 19 hijackers

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Sources: 9/11 Commission Report, National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Miller Center at University of Virgini
Pictures: Getty Images