Tumbleweeds at EWR
Jan 27, 2019, 12:04 pm
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There is presently a Traffic Management Program in place but no significant delays posted by FAA.
Jan 27, 2019, 12:07 pm
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Sunday afternoon in late January...not a lot of tourist traffic heading out of NYC, and not a day for business travel either?
If I were you, I'd enjoy it while it lasts
If I were you, I'd enjoy it while it lasts
Jan 27, 2019, 12:32 pm
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There is presently a Traffic Management Program in place but no significant delays posted by FAA.
Jan 27, 2019, 12:38 pm
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Due to WEATHER / WIND, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ (EWR). This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 1 hour and 3 minutes. To see if you may be affected, select your departure airport and check "Delays by Destination".
Delays by Destination: No destination-specific delays are being reported.
General Departure Delays: Because a traffic management program is delaying some arriving flights, departing flight schedules may be affected. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.
General Arrival Delays: Due to VOL:Compacted Demand, arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delay between 16 minutes and 30 minutes and increasing.
Delays by Destination: No destination-specific delays are being reported.
General Departure Delays: Because a traffic management program is delaying some arriving flights, departing flight schedules may be affected. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.
General Arrival Delays: Due to VOL:Compacted Demand, arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delay between 16 minutes and 30 minutes and increasing.
Jan 27, 2019, 1:04 pm
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They absolutely were, here's the full text of the GS that was posted at the time of my 1850Z post and your 1904Z reply:
Indeed.
ATCSCC 032 EWR/ZNY 01/27/2019 CDM GROUND STOP
MESSAGE:
CTL ELEMENT: EWR
ELEMENT TYPE: APT
ADL TIME: 1829Z
GROUND STOP PERIOD: 27/1830Z - 27/1930Z
DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZDC ZNY ZOB ZBW CYHZ CYOW CYUL
CYYZ CYTZ CYQB
PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0 / 0 / 0
NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 477 / 60 / 40
PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM
IMPACTING CONDITION: VOLUME / COMPACTED DEMAND
COMMENTS:
EFFECTIVE TIME: 271830 - 272030
SIGNATURE: 19/01/27 18:31
MESSAGE:
CTL ELEMENT: EWR
ELEMENT TYPE: APT
ADL TIME: 1829Z
GROUND STOP PERIOD: 27/1830Z - 27/1930Z
DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZDC ZNY ZOB ZBW CYHZ CYOW CYUL
CYYZ CYTZ CYQB
PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0 / 0 / 0
NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 477 / 60 / 40
PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM
IMPACTING CONDITION: VOLUME / COMPACTED DEMAND
COMMENTS:
EFFECTIVE TIME: 271830 - 272030
SIGNATURE: 19/01/27 18:31
Presently the FAA states conditions can be dynamic
Jan 27, 2019, 1:16 pm
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But even still, a ground stop probably is not the reason for an "empty" feeling terminal, as if operations were halted, passengers planning on departure would be building up in the terminal as they had no place to go.
More likely, just as lighter than normal travel day, as others have speculated.
Jan 27, 2019, 2:05 pm
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I have been though EWR several times over the past week or so. It had seemed less busy, but I was always over in terminal A...
Also noticed that my planes were sitting at EWR for a longer then usual, instead of doing quick turns, at least anecdotally.
Maybe just Jan. schedule thinning?
Also noticed that my planes were sitting at EWR for a longer then usual, instead of doing quick turns, at least anecdotally.
Maybe just Jan. schedule thinning?
Jan 27, 2019, 2:26 pm
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Wait an empty UC even in Terminal C? Why you complaining?! You should enjoy it while it lasts. For someone who frequently connects thru EWR I often struggle to find a seat let alone a work area to do my business activities in the business lounge!
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-James
Jan 27, 2019, 3:13 pm
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Welcome to winter in EWR. You don’t go there or through there unless absolutely necessary. 45 minute delays is par. A busy UC is par.
Jan 27, 2019, 3:18 pm
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Jan 27, 2019, 3:19 pm
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ewwww, that is a tough one. I fly to EWR mostly but did a lot to ORD a few years back. Through 2 winters I never got stranded but had to do some crafty replanning a few times.
EWR is at the mercy of the surrounding airports so I’d say that one is tougher overall.
EWR is at the mercy of the surrounding airports so I’d say that one is tougher overall.