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From the latest Chanhassen NWS technical discussion issued at 11:01 a.m. (all caps are theirs):
MORNING ANALYSIS OF THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM INDICATES THINGS WILL BE A LITTLE WORSE FOR THE TWIN CITIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. <snip> STORM TOTAL SNOW NOW IN THE 15 TO 20 INCH RANGE EASTERN MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. Big flakes out there right now! Good luck all. riftime |
Got myself on the next flight out :D
Let's up ORD holds up. |
Interesting .. MzCE & I are sitting in the ATL Prez Club, expecting to see MSP on NW 185 in an hour or so ... and nobody's sayin' nuthin... Guess we'll see.
Hey ~ we got magazines that need signing !! :D /. |
And the snow has all but stopped. Weren't we supposed to have 4-7" by now? ;)
UA has been canceling a lot of their flights to ORD today, and a lot out of ORD, too; my cousin is trying to fly MSP-ORD-CLE. I got her to go talk to NW and then got UA to endorse her ticket over to NW, so now she's going nonstop MSP-CLE with no delays. ;) |
MSP in Traffic Management Program
Bikeguy just called to inform me that his MSP-HNL flight was returning to the gate after taxiing for takeoff but was unable to properly brake due to icy conditions.
A quick check with the FAA reveals this: Due to RUNWAY/BRAKING ACTION, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP). To see if you may be affected, select your departure airport and check "Delays by Destination". Bikeguy followed up with a call indicating that the airport would be returing to normal operations at 1:45pm local. |
I just received an automated call from NW that my flight out of MKE to DTW tomorrow morning has been cancelled. It automatically rebooked me for Sunday afternoon - I'm only going for a day so there was no point in still going - so I called back NW reservations and they cancelled my (cheap economy) ticket with no charge. Agent was very nice and I talked to someone in <2 minutes wait. Nice job, NW.
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Originally Posted by imokruok
(Post 7286582)
I just received an automated call from NW that my flight out of MKE to DTW tomorrow morning has been cancelled.
Let's keep in mind this is the MSP-related issues thread, though. DTW will be facing their own issues tonight, tomorrow, and into Monday. Perhaps someone should start a DTW-related thread. It would be a good idea to keep the posts categorized by MSP/DTW to be the most helpful for people concerned about the respective airports. |
Well folks, I'm on AA1524 MSP-ORD, scheduled to leave noon, arrive 1:25pm. Currently, we're back at the gate getting refueled again, deiced... and all other outbound flights on AA have been canceled. But we're hopeful. Let's see.
Right now, MSP is closed. *And forgive me, forgot I was on the NW forum :) |
Updated Delays by Destination
Delays by destination, from MSP, per the FAA:
# Due to WEATHER/WIND, departure traffic destined to Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX (DFW) is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 53 minutes. # Due to WX/WIND/LOW CIGS, departure traffic destined to San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO) is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 6 minutes. # Due to WEATHER/WIND, departure traffic destined to Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX (DFW) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 3:30 pm CST. |
Links for Armchair Meterologists/Pilots/etc.
Here are some useful links if people want to try and stay on top of everything:
MSP-area live traffic map: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo/traffic.html MSP-area live traffic cameras: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/traff...meras_map.html Traffic-cam located closest to the airport (KMSP): http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/traff...meras/100.html Live ATC: KMSP ground traffic frequency: http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kmsp_gnd.m3u Live ATC: KMSP tower frequency: http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kmsp_twr.m3u |
Runway 12R is now open...
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Just arrived NW 182 SAN-MSP. Late at 12:19 PM by 11 minutes.
Pax next to me connecting to EWR at 12:55 went out on time (helped him to gate). Drive home was icy but traffic moving 50 - 60 MPH all the way. Saw one spinout accident on NB Hwy 100 in Edina. Hope this clears for early Monday AM MSP-DFW! |
Major problem at MSP right now is taxiways are iced over and they're facing ground congestion with arriving flights and departing flights using a severely reduced number of taxiways. They're thinking 15-20 minutes before they can start getting all the taxiways opened up.
And all the deice pads are full... :) |
NWA is no longer taking calls...
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Hmmm... I just got through on the regular line...
Originally Posted by Machiavelli
(Post 7287408)
NWA is no longer taking calls...
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