Jimmy Carter state funeral schedule | What to know for the week ahead

January 6, 2025

The state funeral process will conclude for President Jimmy Carter with services at the National Cathedral in D.C., and then private services back home in Plains.

ATLANTA — The state funeral services honoring President Jimmy Carter officially got underway over the weekend, with his remains traveling to Atlanta from Plains on Saturday followed by a private service for staff at The Carter Center, where the 39th president is lying in repose.

President Carter will continue to lie in repose at The Carter Center until Tuesday morning, and then his family and his remains will travel to Washington, D.C. for observances scheduled there later in the week.

Here’s a rundown of everything going on this week:

These are approximate times that could potentially change.

Monday, Jan. 6

All day: President Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center in Atlanta.

Tuesday, Jan. 7

6 a.m.: Public visitation at The Carter Center ends.
9:30 a.m.: President Carter will leave The Carter Center with a departure ceremony. His family will accompany his remains to Dobbins Air Reserve Base to board Special Air Mission 39 bound for Washington.
10:40 a.m.: Special Air Mission 39 leaves Dobbins for Washington.
12:45 p.m.: The flight lands at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and President Carter’s remains will be transferred to a hearse in a ceremony.
1:15 p.m.: The Carter family and motorcade will travel to the U.S. Navy Memorial.
2 p.m.: President Carter’s remains will be taken by horse-drawn caisson for a procession to the U.S. Capitol, and his casket will be carried into the Capitol Rotunda.
3 p.m.: Members of Congress will be able to pay respects in the Rotunda at this time.
7 p.m.-midnight: The public can pay respects while President Carter lies in state at the Capitol under military guard of honor.

Wednesday, Jan. 8

7 a.m.: President Carter continues to lie in state throughout the day.

Thursday, Jan. 9

7 a.m.: President Carter’s time lying in state, and public visitation at the Capitol Rotunda, concludes.
9 a.m.: His remains will be moved from the Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral.
9:30 a.m.: President Carter’s remains will arrive at the National Cathedral, with a brief arrival ceremony.
10 a.m.: The National Funeral Service begins.
11:15 a.m.: The funeral service concludes, and President Carter’s family and his remains will ravel to Joint base Andrews.
11:45 a.m.: Special Air Mission 39 flies President Carter on his final trip back home to Georgia.
2 p.m.: The flight lands at Lawson Army Airfield at Fort Moore, Georgia.
3:30 p.m.: The motorcade with President Carter’s family and his remains arrive at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.
3:45 p.m.: The private funeral service at Maranatha Baptist Church begins.
4:45 p.m.: After the private service, a motorcade will travel through Plains back to his home. The public is invited to line this route, and the U.S. Navy will conduct a “Missing Man” flyover formation in his honor around the time the motorcade arrives at the Carter home.
5:20 p.m.: A private interment ceremony at the Carter home compound will take place.