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Old Dec 7, 2018, 11:36 am
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LegalTender
 
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Originally Posted by jb747
I don't even understand why you'd choose to attempt a landing with that set of conditions. I doubt that it was ever going to work.
Burbank's runway is 2,000 ft longer than Branson/Taney. It can handle a Southwest landing with 40 feet to spare.

Hard to know who decided to keep BUR open rather than halt landings for a few minutes. The CVR will have any deliberations.
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