Space-A Scout beta
Fly Space-A like you've done it a hundred times. Live boards, real roll-call results, and alerts — built by a retired Marine who's stood in those terminals.
Where do you want to go?
Type a base or a whole region — Ramstein, Germany, Japan, Hawaii — and see every flight heading that way, plus the roll-call history behind it.
New to Space-A? How the game works — 3 steps
- Sign up early. Email every terminal you might fly out of — it's free, no commitment, and good for 60 days. Do it 45–50 days before you want to travel. Every terminal below has a one-click "Sign up by email" button (fill your traveler profile once and it writes the email for you).
- Set a watch. Tell us where you want to go and we'll ping your phone and inbox the moment a matching flight hits the boards.
- Compete at roll call. Schedules only firm up 72 hours out. Show up early, mark yourself present, and when they call your category — you're flying.
Watch a destination — get pinged when flights post
Add a destination (e.g., Ramstein, Japan, Hawaii). When a matching flight shows up on any schedule refresh, you get a push notification. Free while in beta.
Your traveler profile — auto-fills terminal sign-up emails
Fill this once and every "Sign up by email" button writes the whole email for you — name, category, party size, the works. This stays on your device. I don't store your profile on my servers, and that's on purpose.
Eyes on the ground — every scout makes the network stronger
Some terminals never post their schedules online — Facebook only, or just a slide taped up behind the counter. That's where you come in. Standing in one of those terminals? Snap a photo of the schedule board, or forward the terminal's post, to fly@spaceascout.com and tell us which terminal. We'll get it on the boards with a "traveler-reported" tag, and the traveler coming through behind you gets intel they couldn't find anywhere else.
This community has always run on exactly that — somebody ahead of you marking the trail. A thirty-second photo from you might be the reason a retired Gunny and his wife make the Germany bird next week. Be the scout who called it in.
Send schedule intelThe Scout Report — free intel drops
I read these schedules every day so you don't have to. Drop your email and I'll send occasional dispatches: route trends, PE calendar changes, and hard-won lessons from the terminals. No spam, no selling your address — Marine's word.
What's free, what's Premium
Free — now and after beta
- Live 72-hour boards, all terminals
- Patriot Express 30-day outlook
- Roll-call receipts & Scout's read
- Watch alerts — push + email
- Traveler profile & one-click sign-up emails
- The Scout Report
Premium — $49.99/yr (or $35 your first year — see below)
Nothing is paywalled during beta. Going Premium today backs the build — and buys what's coming:
- Trip planner with real odds from our roll-call archive
- Saved routes & multi-terminal trip watches
- Sign-up expiration reminders (60-day & Navy 45-day)
- First crack at every new feature
Share the hop, save $15: give us two Space-A-eligible friends or family to invite and your first year drops to $35. Every scout was told about Space-A by somebody — be that somebody, get the discount.
Reading a 72-hour schedule — seat codes
| F | Firm — that many Space-A seats are expected to be released |
| T | Tentative — seats possible but not confirmed; always show up and compete, even at "0T" |
| TBD | To Be Determined — seat count unknown until near departure (can turn into 80+) |
| SP | Seats Pending — awaiting confirmation |
| VRC | Via Roll Call — seats announced at roll call |
Remember: sign up ~45–50 days out (email is fine, it's free) · one active sign-up per terminal · schedules firm up only 72 hours out · mark yourself present before roll call · two checked bags, 70 lb each · as of Oct 2025, BWI–Ramstein is the only Patriot Express to Europe.