[xrp]

Use airliners to attack Pearl Harbor? That isn't exactly the smartest thing to do. Pearl Harbor has US Navy warships. US Navy warships consist of Aegis DDGs and CGs. These Aegis ships carry the Standard-3 surface to air missile. A CG carries around 90 of these SAMs and a DDG carries around 70. If an airliner were to go unresponsive to calls from controllers and it had been deemed to have been hijacked, the plane wouldn't within 40 miles of Pearl Harbor.

[John H K]

Well, you'd have to hijack a plane at Honolulu. Ships in port don't have their radars on...heck, I believe an AEGIS radar is actually a health hazard if it's on and you're near it. If one could hijack and control a plane now (extremely doubtful) you could probably get one to Pearl before a ship got the radar fired up and ready to go.

[RaceBannon]

Ever been on a ship at Pearl? Almost eveyone is on Liberty unless you are setting the SPECIAL SEA AND ANCHOR Detail the next day!

[ErnBatavia]

If an airliner were to go unresponsive to calls from controllers and it had been deemed to have been hijacked, the plane wouldn't within 40 miles of Pearl Harbor.

IMO, this is just another wild rumor....but geographically, keep mind that Honolulu airport is very, very close to Pearl - maybe 5 miles? Something would have to happen right after takeoff.

Another interesting point - Hono is one of the very few commercial airports that is "shared" with the military. Having flown in and out of their probably a dozen times, it's a hoot watching the little fighters taxiing right along with the 747's.