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Originally Posted by FlyChicaga  You also see EMB-145s, DC-9s, A320s, B737s, B757s, B767s, B777s, and B747s doing the circle-to-land runway 29 at EWR. Yes, B747s. Subracting the displaced threshold, 29 at EWR is not 6800 feet long. You'll have about 5400' for the rollout on 29. At MDW on 31C, you'll have 4925' for the rollout. Not sure about 35 at PHL, since I do not have my Jepps. But I'm sure they were fine, since they have an OPC (On-Board Performance Computer) behind the pilot seats to check landing performance data. Now they check it without thrust reverse as well, from what I understand, due to the MDW accident. |
I thought 29 at EWR has about 6500' available for landing, but I go there as little as humanly possible at my company so I might not be right on.
I'm sure their OPC said they could do it, it just didn't seem to conservative to fly an approach to a shorter runway where there are tall ships passing on the river and you have to bring it in pretty low and plant it on the numbers when there is a nice long runway available.