Outbound Plane

"Outbound Plane" is a song written by American country music artists Nanci Griffith and Tom Russell. It was released on Griffith's 1988 album Little Love Affairs. Suzy Bogguss covered the song as the opening track and the second single from her 1991 album Aces. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1992.^[1]

"Outbound Plane"
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Aces
B-side	"Yellow River Road"
Released	December 1991
Recorded	May 1991
Genre	Country
Length	2:52
Label	Liberty
Songwriter(s)	Nanci Griffith Tom Russell
Producer(s)	Suzy Bogguss Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Someday Soon" (1991) "Outbound Plane" (1991) "Aces" (1992)

Music video

The "Outbound Plane" music video was filmed on location at the aircraft boneyard of Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The video depicts Bogguss and her lover as central characters dancing around in the boneyard. The video was directed by American team directors Deaton-Flanigen, consisting of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV.

Chart performance

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	9
US Country National Airplay (Radio & Records)	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	85