Originally Posted by
lindalogan
Hi All
We are scheduled to leave from Boston to LAX this Thursday Jan 4th 2018. AA 1045AM flight.
It looks like they are predicting wind and snow. Since we have never flown with any weather issues, I am wondering what would cause them to cancel the flight? The winds are predicted at 25 to 35 MPH with snow....
Thank you
In snowy conditions, landings are more of a problem than take offs, however if it is bad enough take offs can be impacted as well...de-icing times, safe aborted take off speeds, runway ice, runway de-icing etc. Even if your flight can take off safely in the weather, the odds are high of a delay because of problems in the whole chain...connecting flights, late aircraft arrivals, delays all along the system have a cascading effect.
The wind may not be a problem if the runway is on the proper heading, into the wind. Crosswinds..when they cross a runway rather than go down the length are a challenge as well, especially in IFR conditions (low visibility).