Honor Flight Quad Cities inaugural flight was November 1, 2008. We took 95 Veterans, 59 Guardians and 7 media personnel.
| Arrive | Itinerary for Inaugural Flight | Depart |
| 5:00 am ct | Guardians arrive Quad City International Airport MLI | 7:00 am ct |
| 5:30 am ct | Veterans arrive Quad City International Airport MLI | 7:00 am ct |
| 7:00 am ct | Sun Country- flight#8801 departs from MLI | 7:00 am ct |
| 10:00 am et | Dulles Airport | 11:15 am et |
| 11:20 am et | Lunch (Arby’s) on Bus at Dulles — show DVD | |
| 12:00 pm et | WWII Memorial | 2:30 pm et |
| 2:15 pm et | Board buses | 2:30 pm et |
| 2:45 pm et | Tour Air Force Memorial (and Pentagon while on bus) | 3:15 pm et |
| 3:25 pm et | Iwo Jima Memorial | 4:05 pm et |
| 4:15 pm et | Arlington National Cemetery, VA – pick up escort | |
| 5:00 pm et | Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, changing of the guard | 5:30 pm et |
| 5:45 pm et | Korean Memorial, Viet Nam Memorial, & Lincoln Memorial | 6:45 pm et |
| 7:15 pm et | Great American Steak & Buffet Dinner | 8:15 pm et |
| 9:00 pm et | Dulles Airport- Sun Country flight #8801 | 10:00 pm et |
| 10:30 pm ct | Quad City International Airport MLI |
Hub Contact: Bob Morrison