There is a G20 summit in Rome, Italy, on 30-31 October 2021.
This means that the government/state leaders of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union will be flying into Rome.
If you are in Italy at the end of the month, it will be a great opportunity to spot government airplanes of all these leaders. Alternatively, you can radar spot them on ADSBExchange.
Note that the EU does not have its own airplane and the Presidents of the EU Council and of the EU Commission usually buy a ticket on a commercial airliner.
ROME 30-31/10/2021 G20 summit
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Re: ROME 30-31/10/2021 G20 summit
Leaders attending G20 at Rome:
ARGENTINA - President Alberto Fernandez
AUSTRALIA - PM Scott Morrisson
BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonora
CANADA - PM Justin Trudeau
FRANCE - President Emmanuel Macron
GERMANY - Chancellor Angela Merkel
INDIA - PM Narendra Modi
INDONESIA - President Joko Wikdodo
MEXICO - Foreign Minister will represent President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
SAUDI ARABIA - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
SOUTH AFRICA - President Cyril Ramaphosa
SOUTH KOREA - President Moon Jae-in
TURKEY - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
UNITED KINGDOM - PM Boris Johnson
UNITED STATES - President Joe Biden
EUROPEAN UNION - EU Commission President von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel
SPAIN - PM Pedro Sanchez (as guest of the G20)
Participating via video link
CHINA - President Xi Jinping
JAPAN - PM Fumio Kishida
RUSSIA - Presient Putin
Source: Wanted in Rome, 27 October 2021.
ARGENTINA - President Alberto Fernandez
AUSTRALIA - PM Scott Morrisson
BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonora
CANADA - PM Justin Trudeau
FRANCE - President Emmanuel Macron
GERMANY - Chancellor Angela Merkel
INDIA - PM Narendra Modi
INDONESIA - President Joko Wikdodo
MEXICO - Foreign Minister will represent President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
SAUDI ARABIA - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
SOUTH AFRICA - President Cyril Ramaphosa
SOUTH KOREA - President Moon Jae-in
TURKEY - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
UNITED KINGDOM - PM Boris Johnson
UNITED STATES - President Joe Biden
EUROPEAN UNION - EU Commission President von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel
SPAIN - PM Pedro Sanchez (as guest of the G20)
Participating via video link
CHINA - President Xi Jinping
JAPAN - PM Fumio Kishida
RUSSIA - Presient Putin
Source: Wanted in Rome, 27 October 2021.
Re: ROME 30-31/10/2021 G20 summit
G20 ROME Summit Schedule
30/10/2021
11:45 Session I (working lunch): “Global economy and global health”
15:00 Leaders’ side event on “Supporting SMEs and women-owned businesses to bounce back better”
19:00 Cultural event
31/10/2021
10:30 Leaders’ side event on "The role of the private sector in the fight against climate change"
11:05 Session II: “Climate change and environment”
13:50 Session III (working lunch): “Sustainable development”
16:20 G20 presidency press conference
(Source: EU Council)
Presumably subsequently several of the world leaders will fly from Rome to Glasgow for the COP26 World Leaders Summit there.
30/10/2021
11:45 Session I (working lunch): “Global economy and global health”
15:00 Leaders’ side event on “Supporting SMEs and women-owned businesses to bounce back better”
19:00 Cultural event
31/10/2021
10:30 Leaders’ side event on "The role of the private sector in the fight against climate change"
11:05 Session II: “Climate change and environment”
13:50 Session III (working lunch): “Sustainable development”
16:20 G20 presidency press conference
(Source: EU Council)
Presumably subsequently several of the world leaders will fly from Rome to Glasgow for the COP26 World Leaders Summit there.
Air Force One (today -Monday)
Schedule POTUS according to CNN
1) AF1 departs Washington on Thursday (that's later today - US time) for Rome.
2) On Friday he meets with the Pope and with French President Macron, so Macron will already be in Rome on Friday as well. Presumably so will most of the other G20 leaders as there usually are several bilateral talks ahead of the G20.
3) Saturday and Sunday = G20
4) Biden will then fly from Rome to Glasgow for the COP26 World Leader Summit. Presumably the others will do so too, so the Rome-Glasgow route might get interesting for spotters.
Great circle route (actual flight path may be different) : http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=FCO-GLA
1) AF1 departs Washington on Thursday (that's later today - US time) for Rome.
2) On Friday he meets with the Pope and with French President Macron, so Macron will already be in Rome on Friday as well. Presumably so will most of the other G20 leaders as there usually are several bilateral talks ahead of the G20.
3) Saturday and Sunday = G20
4) Biden will then fly from Rome to Glasgow for the COP26 World Leader Summit. Presumably the others will do so too, so the Rome-Glasgow route might get interesting for spotters.
Great circle route (actual flight path may be different) : http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=FCO-GLA
AF1 departure Jnt Base Andrews at 12:35PM Local
From Biden's public schedule
12:35 The President and The First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews en route Rome, Italy
more information: https://factba.se/biden/calendar
12:35 The President and The First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews en route Rome, Italy
more information: https://factba.se/biden/calendar
"Doomsday Plane" Boeing E-4B and others en route
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Headed from the US towards Europe, presumably Italy
E-4B GRIM99 74-0787 - https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfeb5
C-32A MC46 09-0016 - https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae4ae8
Headed from the US towards Europe, presumably Italy
E-4B GRIM99 74-0787 - https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfeb5
C-32A MC46 09-0016 - https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae4ae8
Australian PM headed for Rome
Presumably Australian PM - airplane is typically used for long haul VIP flights.
XA324 A39-007 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7cf9c9
XA324 A39-007 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7cf9c9