(Nov. 23, 2016) Joe Biden arrived at Nantucket Memorial Airport on Air Force Two just after 7 p.m. Tuesday night, for his last Thanksgiving holiday on the island as vice president.
The vice president has been quite a visible figure during his visits, shaking hands on Main Street during the annual tree-lighting and community caroling the day after Thanksgiving, shopping, biking and even hitting the water at Children's Beach as part of the Atheneum library's Cold Turkey Plunge fundraiser Thanksgiving morning.
This year has been no different, as the vice president was spotted downtown Wednesday having lunch at Fog Island Cafe and walking on Main Street.
After touching down Tuesday night, Biden's motorcade – including a convertible Volkswagen Beetle and a Jeep Wrangler – sped away from the airport to an undisclosed location, although sources familiar with this year's visit said the Bidens are likely staying at the Abram's Point compound of Carlyle Group co-founder and prominent Washington, D.C. philanthropist David Rubenstein, as they did in 2014.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction for “VIP Movement” below 3,000 feet within a three-mile radius of Nantucket Memorial Airport through Sunday. The restrictions prevent unauthorized aircraft not taking off or landing at the airport from entering the island’s airspace and have been issued each year Biden has arrived by air as vice president. They typically cause little disruption to airport operations, officials said.
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