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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 1:06 am
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Originally Posted by iwebslinger
How hard does it have to be blowing for planes not to take off?
In which direction?

Most of the time, cross-winds are the problem. cblaisd pretty much said it all. Usually, runways are designed, based on past wind data, to be open at least 95% of the time, due to crosswinds.

If you get heavy tailwinds and the runway is not long enough for a particular plane going to a particular place, then the plane won't take off. (the same is true for landings)

Not sure if there's a limit for headwinds, but I imagine there must be.
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