Originally Posted by civicmon
...but the thing is, a lot can change from the time the plane taxes off to the 14hrs later when it's scheduled to arrive so KIX control may verywell let the plane take off, but the hurricane can be anywhere when it arrives.
It's the other direction. TPE->KIX. A little under three hours.
The current tracking shows it a bit west of KIX. But you're right... Who knows where this storm will be when we actually try to land.