Departing Airport at scheduled departure time: 40% chance of rain, 62 degrees F, SSE wind 24 MPH.
Scheduled arrival time in destination airport: Windy. No rain. WSW wind 31 MPH. 22 degree F.
Are these some bad flying conditions (I mean for an airline, I'm sure they're bad, but bad enought for me to end up grounded?)
Thanks!
2007-12-22 02:33:23 · 7 answers · asked by NewGuy 2 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
No sure
The airplane bringing a friends parents to the Uk from USA, arrived an hour early because it got a wind behind it going in the same direction
any help??
2007-12-22 02:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on that information it is very possible that those conditions are good enough for small single engine airplanes to fly. Winds between 25 and 30 for a jet are pretty tame unless there is an associated gust or the wind is a crosswind.
The big things that cause delays are very low ceilings, a thunder storm hanging over the airport or snow / ice that slicks down the runways and causes the airplanes to have to be deiced on the ground.
2007-12-23 06:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi New Guy, these are good conditions. Should not cause delay. However, your flight may still be delayed because of bad weather in a far away city when the plane or crew needs to come in from there. I find the best indicator for delays is the time of year (winter), the airport you're flying in-out of (whether there are many major airports nearby), and that particular flight's on-time record.
2007-12-22 02:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by averagebear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither of these conditions are bad enough to cause delays; you might have a bouncy landing due to the winds but probably won't be too bad. Go to flightview.com and track your flight--- you can see where your plane is coming from. You can't take off on time if your plane comes in late from wherever it was before, and you can't take off at all if that plane is grounded somewhere else. If you're in Dallas going to Atlanta but the plane started out in Chicago, it might never make it to Dallas to get you.
2007-12-22 03:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IME, there isn't always a direct relationship between weather and flight delays. Many factors can cause delays and weather is only one of them.
Smart Travelers always check their Airline's Website/Arrival &Departure line for last minute updates.
This time of year especially, you never know what you can expect when it comes to the weather...
Don't forget to "pack your patience!" And a good book!
Safe Skies!
2007-12-22 02:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the present day's larger planes can easily land them selves a passenger might in basic terms ought to take heed to air administration to make the vehicle pilot on the autopilot won't be able to land so there is the probably that the airplane can pass down for the period of landing and small single-engine planes are ordinarily for one or 2 human beings (the pilot and co pilot) so in the event that they the two have a freak element then they're lifeless earlier they hit the floor
2016-12-11 11:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by schaner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 ball says ask again.
2007-12-22 02:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by goo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋