Is there a way to find military flight schedules?

Best bet would be to make friends with a person in base ops or the tower to ensure him you are not going to sit on the end of the runway with an SA-14/16 or a Stinger. He might then be willing to call you when a stopover flightplan has been filed for a military aircraft.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

You could buy a scanner and listen for military call signs. You should be able to figure out who the local military guys are. A good indication is if you hear ATC talking and no one replying, because the military aircraft are broadcasting on UHF.

 

For the really good stuff you could try searching the NOTAMs. Anytime there is something like a jet team arriving, practicing or performing there will be NOTAMs filed well in advance. For purely local stuff somebody in operations is your best bet.

Link to NOTAMS on this page, lower right: http://www.airnav.com/airport/KIXD

 

This notam has to do with approach changes and nothing with military aircraft activity. The notam says that runway 36 GPS approach has changed it circling minimum descent altitude (MDA) to 1620 feet above sea level/524 feet height above the airport (HAA).

Aviation charts do identify military training routes and have an ID number with them. You can take that ID number and call the flight service station to determine if that route is active on any given day.
Flight service station is for pilots and I am not sure they would give that info to non pilots.

 

Some of the more interesting ones are a little easier to read once you get used to doing the time without having to think about it too hard. Here's a random example:
ZKC MO.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION. ROSECRANS MEMORIAL AIRPORT, ST JOSEPH, MO. DUE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS DURING THE SPEED OF SOUND AIRSHOW, EFFECTIVE 1004291700 UTC UNTIL 1004292115 UTC, 1004301700 UTC UNTIL 1005010001 UTC, 1005011700 UTC UNTIL 1005020001 UTC, AND 1005021700 UTC UNTIL 1005030001 UTC. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.145, MANAGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS, AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN A 5 NMR OF 394609N/0945437W OR THE ST JOSEPH /STJ/ VORTAC 169 DEGREE RADIAL AT 11.5 NM, AT AND BELOW 16000 FT MSL UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY ATC. WAYNE LITHERLAND, PHONE 816-236-3637, IS THE POINT OF CONTACT. THE ST JOSEPH /STJ/ ATCT, PHONE 816-236-3682, IS THE COORDINATION FACILITY.

 

Don- Just about all the current military aircraft, including fighters, have both UHF and VHF radios. Older aircraft like the F-4 and F-111 were UHF only (+HF), but they are long gone.

Taz
Terry Phillips