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Jun 22, 2007 | 9:08 am

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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE

I am just wondering... I have heard that the runways at CLE are not long enough to support 76 or 77 traffic - but now have read (and even seen pictures) of these planes landing and taking off from CLE. And clearly AFOne lands there, as well as Saudi 747's to take people to the Cleveland Clinic.

So... are they long enough to support this traffic routinely? Or have these just been one-offs and the runways are just barely long enough for them?

Just wondering...

(See you all at the backed-up ORD PC this afternoon!)

remember the Saudi 747 is a modified 747, it isn't as long as a normal 747 (I did see a NWA 333 divert to CLE a few weeks ago due to storms in DTW...was amazing to see that thing take off)