Aerotime

MAY 4, 2025

The airport had one runway, longer and wider than that of any other Northern England airport. This was because it was originally constructed as an air base for large bombers, requiring a runway of around 2,893 meters in length and 60 meters in width. This madeit suitable for widebodied, cargo-carrying or long-haul aircraft. billion.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling General Aviation 156

AV Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The site of the crash is just off the departure end of Runway 29 at NAS North Island, though it is not clear which runway the aircraft was attempting to land on. Weather at the time included low ceilings and foggy conditions at the site of the accident. A report published by the U.S. No one on the surface was reported injured.

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Ceiling Runway Weather Approach 73

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline. As was seen in video footage of the incident the aircraft then began to slide along the runway and rolled to the right until it became inverted. to the right, the TSB said.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 241

Simple Flying

MAY 23, 2025

Thunderstorms deliver the most disruptions, while fog and low cloud ceilings rank second. Summer thunderstorm peaks coincide with the highest passenger volumes, whereas winter snowstorms impose costly de-icing queues and runway closures.

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Weather Ceiling Runway 105

One Mile at a Time

MAY 23, 2025

The plane was on approach to San Diegos Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), where visibility was just half a mile, with a low cloud ceiling. Since the aircraft was on an instrument approach, one certainly wonders what went wrong that caused the plane to impact the ground two miles from the runway.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Approach Weather 86

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 11, 2024

She informed me that I had been upgraded from the Fairmont Gold Room that I had booked to a Fairmont Gold Runway View Room. Fairmont Vancouver Airport elevators Fairmont Vancouver Airport runway view room I was assigned room 1409, a Fairmont Gold Runway View Room. I also love the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the apron.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Ceiling 118

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While most of it tends to be hidden away either in the cabin ceiling space or under the cabin floor panels, some of it – particularly the air conditioning riser ducts – is fitted in the cabin walls at certain intervals, making the inclusion of a window at that position impossible.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 262

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Though its rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.

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Ceiling Weather Approach Flight Plan 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The weather on that day, September 12, 2024, was rather miserable, but not atypical for Alaska with fall a few days away45 degrees F, ceiling less than 500 feet, and a cold, steady rain.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling Weather 116

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

GPS technology revolutionized how pilots fly instrument approaches to runways when the ceiling and visibility are low. A great example is the LPV instrument approach, which provides similar lateral and vertical guidance as an ILS approach, but without the need for expensive radio equipment to be installed for each runway service.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Pilot 98

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This part of the lounge also has among the best views, as its in the corner, overlooking the apron and runway. This area has great views, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows. Japan Airlines Sakura Sky View Lounge Haneda lockers The last thing I want to highlight is that this lounge has really gorgeous views of the apron and runway.

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Airlines Airline Runway Ceiling 108

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 29, 2024

In January 1939, the Army Air Corps formally invited Consolidated to submit a design study for a bomber with longer range, higher speed and greater ceiling than the B-17, and the Consolidated Model 32 would be developed as the XB-24.

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Tail Airfoil Drag Ceiling 98

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Though it’s rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.

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Ceiling Pilot Weather Approach 98

Photographic Logbook

MAY 18, 2025

2025 brought cold temperatures, low ceiling, rain, and gusty wind, the latter fortuitously right down the runway. A View from the Tower (Mostly) Shortly after my ascent of the tower, all four WFC airplanes were staged, ceilings were declared high enough to fly the usual ride circuit, and pilots simply awaited the arrival of passengers.

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Ceiling Airplanes Weather Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

Landing the 727 at Meigs Field would be a challenge, as the runway there was just 3,900-feet (1,200 m), but the airline had a capable crew to take N7017U on its final flight, with Captain B.C. After a low pass for the public and the press that had gathered to watch, Captain Thomas made the approach on runway 36 north.

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Cockpit Pilot Ceiling Rudder 95

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The hourly sequence report showed Springfield had a ceiling of 100 feet obscured, a visibility of 3/8 mile and fog with a surface temperature of 30 degrees F. The forecast at our arrival time at Jefferson City was for a ceiling of 1,200′ overcast with a visibility of four miles in fog.

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VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 29, 2025

At the controls was Pilot Officer Goro Kataoka, who then climbed to 1,000 feet, rolled back, and dove towards the runway at Vunakanau for a low pass as a final goodbye to the ground personnel. On October 14, 1945, B5N2 ‘Kate’ 302 took off from Vunakanau Airfield just after 9:00 am to surrender at Jacquinot Bay Airfield.

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Hangar Tail Flight Deck Ceiling 105

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. No ceiling so no hold for us today!

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 29, 2025

With floor to ceiling runway views and a capacity of 140 guests, the lounge features include a dedicated VIP zone, and has been decorated with artwork to enhance and elevate the ambiance. Lounge operator Plaza Premium Group has announced the opening of a facility developed for Saudia Airlines, in London Heathrow’s Terminal 4.

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Ceiling Runway Airlines Airline 40

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. What is the headwind component for a landing on Runway 18 if the tower reports the wind as 215° at 30 knots? What is ground effect? What effect does high density altitude have on aircraft performance?

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Density Altitude Knot Ground Effect True Airspeed 105

Cranky Flier

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We landed on runway 27R which is the northernmost runway, nearly in Wisconsin. It’s just as I remembered it from when I worked at United 20 years ago with low ceilings, narrow corridors, and a McDonaldʻs shining like a beacon of familiarity at the base of the Y where concourses E and F split.

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Runway Ceiling Airline Airlines 130

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The conditions were a mile of visibility and about 500 feet of ragged ceiling, barely enough to maintain orientation by landmarks passing below. Soon, the eagerly expected runway came into view, and the briefest of traffic patterns put us on the pavement, rolling out in relief. We descended to ILS minimums to see only solid murk.

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Weather Ceiling Approach Clearance 82

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. A very brief 2022 season for the ice runway eliminated opportunities to return that year. The Bear was furious that she missed out. The Bear and me flying to Alton Bay!

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. However, the METAR for their destination showed an overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground level and fog. Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. View of GPS track when viewed from landing runway (NTSB) At about 1.25

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Approach Runway Descent Air Traffic Control 97

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I’d yet to land on that fabled grass runway, the Augusta National of general aviation, and this would be the year. But Anderson was reporting 300-foot overcast ceilings and everywhere else was just about as bad. He also pens a weekly online column called Words Aloft and this is this week’s offering. Except it wasn’t meant to be.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision approach and provides both lateral and vertical guidance to a runway. For most general aviation operations, it allows a pilot to descend to as low as 200′ AGL and assist a pilot in locating the runway in as low as 3/8 mile visibility.

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Approach Instrument Landing System AGL Ceiling 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 5, 2024

Dramatic Ceiling Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 05 Jul 2024 N21481 SDC (Sodus, NY) - LKP (Lake Placid, NY) - SDC 3.2 Descending over Sodus Bay on approach to runway 10 at the Williamson Sodus Airport. It was late morning, I was hungry, the weather was perfect for flying, and I had no additional plans for the day.

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Clearance Ceiling Weather Runway 86

Air Facts

JANUARY 6, 2025

We had just been cleared for the ILS approach to runway 30R when a mayday was declared on frequency. Or do we continue towards a runway only six miles ahead, hidden by water droplets that were now becoming quite hazardous. The flight had been unremarkable for a wintery Midwest afternoon, typical with low ceilings and IFR conditions.

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Drag Runway Approach Ceiling 98

Flight Training Central

JULY 12, 2024

When taxiing towards the starting point of a runway, you may see a red sign on the left with the letters ILS. There will also be a corresponding yellow marking on the taxiway, which looks like a ladder.

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Instrument Landing System Threshold Ceiling Runway 52

iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The app allows you to check local weather and complement your preflight planning with favorite and nearby airport details like runways, NOTAMs, and much more. The first thing you’ll see at the top of the screen is local weather based on your current location, including winds, visibility and ceiling.

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Weather NOTAMs Ceiling Crosswind 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. What is the runway lighting? Only accurate within 10 degrees of runway heading). If you choose to fly a Circle-to Land approach to a runway without a VASI or PAPI, you are greatly increasing your vertical flight error path (possibility/probability).

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Hawaiian 10 September 10, 2024 From Honolulu ➤ Scheduled Departure: 755a ➤ Actual Departure: 815a, returned 838a, out again 1126a, returned 1157a, gave up ➤ From Gate: D2, returned to A12, moved to A6, returned to C3 ➤ Wheels Up: don’t care ➤ From Runway: ?? To Los Angeles ➤ Wheels Down: a couple hours after I got back ➤ On Runway: ??

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Airplanes Runway Cargo Ceiling 130

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2025

Dawn had broken bright and clear, and while icing , ceiling, and visibility had been my preoccupationrightfully so, given our arrival into Portlandthe actual threat of the day was wind. When making a cross-wind takeoff, hold the nose gear on the runway longer and accelerate to a higher speed than normal.

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Crosswind Wind Shear Knot Airplanes 96

Airline Reporter

MAY 10, 2023

Read on for a photo and video walkthrough around the gorgeous Terminal B, with plenty of amazing views of the ramp and runways. The LaGuardia redesign team had a real challenge on their hands because of how little real estate there is between roadway and runway. You get some partial runway views too.

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Ceiling Runway 52