11 September 2001 · Historical timeline
A day in time
Follow the four flights, the emergency response and the information reaching different people throughout the day.
07:55:00 EDT
12:55:00 BST · 11 Sep
Eastern daylight time · UTC−4
07:55 EDT12:0016:0020:35 EDT
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Historical reconstruction: combines evidence established during and after the day. The map shows illustrative movement, not a radar recording.
Eastern United States
Flight corridorReconstructed tracks are hidden. Reports below show who had which information; there was no single shared picture.
Approximate route shapes based on the Commission’s maps. Positions between selected points are illustrative; they are not timestamped radar fixes. Route source
Across the response
Latest selected event for each location or agency.
Photographs & archival media
Contextual archives appear as the timeline advances. Nothing plays automatically.