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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by dimramon
Last year, a pilot joked that PHX shuts down as soon as they see a cloud in the sky.
About 1990, I was once delayed at PHX when the temperature reached 122 degrees F - we were told by the airline that the delay was because the landing gear tires were rated for a maximum of 120F.

I found this further information on another forum, which seems to offer a more credible explanation:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/phoen...nding-80s.html
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