YHZ Halifax Runway Construction
Aug 18, 2017, 10:46 am
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Aug 18, 2017, 11:06 am
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We'll see how this effects AC operations in Halifax. The shortened runway likely won't matter even for the 763, but the lack of ILS could make for very nasty delays if YHZ sees major fog.
I was stuck in YOW for 2 extra days back in July 2005 during runway construction that killed the ILS system in heavy fog. I was on Canjet though, and their small fleet didn't have a lot of flexibility to handle IROPS.
[Insert joke here about AC A320 pilots and ILS]
I was stuck in YOW for 2 extra days back in July 2005 during runway construction that killed the ILS system in heavy fog. I was on Canjet though, and their small fleet didn't have a lot of flexibility to handle IROPS.
[Insert joke here about AC A320 pilots and ILS]
Aug 18, 2017, 11:53 am
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I can definitely see there being major delays during the time that 14/32 is closed. Apart from that there is the CAT I ILS on RWY14 that will be useable the rest of the time. However I can definitely see issues with flights arriving in the late eve and early morning such as AC622/24/26 as it can get extremely foggy overnight.
Aug 20, 2017, 10:31 am
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Funny about diversions...
YQM is definitely closer but it's happened to me more than once where on a YHZ-bound flight, they sent us back to YUL.
Aug 20, 2017, 10:39 am
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"The third phase will see work completed to restore an 800 metre section of the airport’s main runway (05/23)" says the news release.
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
Aug 20, 2017, 10:54 am
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"The third phase will see work completed to restore an 800 metre section of the airport’s main runway (05/23)" says the news release.
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
But yes, this would be that area.
I anticipate many October Thursday nights RON near Pearson. Is the Landing Strip worth a visit?
Aug 20, 2017, 1:34 pm
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"The third phase will see work completed to restore an 800 metre section of the airport’s main runway (05/23)" says the news release.
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
Isn't that the same runway AC bounced that A320 down a year or two ago? I wonder if the restoration work is connected to that "hard landing?"
Aug 20, 2017, 2:45 pm
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Aug 20, 2017, 5:36 pm
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If I could nap in the MLL from midnight to 0530, I'd honestly prefer that to being fighting with taxi drivers to accept the AC voucher for the 3 minute drive to one or the Marriott's nearby... Followed by being treated like a loser with $17 of food credit by a waitress (which, while true, one still quite willing to drink his clients money extensively).
The on campus Sheraton, however, is tolerable.
The on campus Sheraton, however, is tolerable.
Aug 20, 2017, 9:50 pm
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YQM may be closer, but I doubt they want to try and clear customs there.
Aug 21, 2017, 5:13 am
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