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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 7:33 am
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
I actually went ahead and booked a Club Floor room at the Sheraton BDL for $163 all-in using our corporate rate. I am going to call and see if I can get a guarantee from them that it will be a room facing the airport.
haha. Ironic. You'll find out why shortly...

Originally Posted by PresRDC
I expect the aircraft to land on Runway 6/24, which is the main runway used for arrivals and departures at BDL. It is nearly 2000 feet longer than the perpendicular runway, so I am very confident that this will be the runway.
It's the only runway it can land on.

Try to get a flight #, too.

Originally Posted by PresRDC
From the Club Floor, you have a view of all the airport, except the touchdown zone of Runway 6, which has a 50% chance of being the runway in use. If it lands on Runway 6, you would be able to see it roll-out, but not actually touchdown. If it comes in on Runway 24, the view would be perfect.
We should know ahead of time whether it's 6 or 24. If it is 6, we could drive south on rte. 77 a bit and get a better view.
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