Delays because of Winds????

[Skip Miller]

Somebody help me out here… What is the problem again? -Skip

From the FAA website:

AIRPORT STATUS INFORMATION
provided by the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center
La Guardia Airport (LGA) Real-time Status
The status information provided on this site indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight-specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.
Delays by Destination: No destination-specific delays are being reported.
General Departure Delays: Due to WX:WIND, traffic is experiencing Gate Hold and Taxi delays between 15 minutes and 29 minutes in length and decreasing.
General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

/FAA Website.

Current/recent METARs:
KLGA 311951Z 06008KT 10SM SCT060 31/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03110161
KLGA 311851Z 05003KT 10SM SCT065 31/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T03060167
KLGA 311751Z 08006KT 10SM SCT065 31/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03060172 10311 20244 56007
KLGA 311651Z 06008KT 10SM FEW046 SCT065 30/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03000172
KLGA 311551Z 07008KT 10SM FEW050 29/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02890167

 

[poadeleted20]

You wouldn't think that an 8-knot xwind would prevent the simultaneous operations on the intersecting runways needed to keep up their "best case" arrival/departure rates.

 

[HPNPilot1200]

The ATCSCC frequently inputs a delay in as WIND into the OIS when a runway configuration change is in progress. If JFK or EWR changes configuration, so does LGA and that backs things up sometimes.

 

[Skip Miller]

The ATCSCC frequently inputs a delay in as WIND into the OIS when a runway configuration change is in progress. If JFK or EWR changes configuration, so does LGA and that backs things up sometimes.

Thanks, Jason. I forgot about those pesky airports at JFK and EWR. And since wind doesn't seem to be a plausible explanation today, they were probably just setting up for the evening rush....

-Skip

 

[Anymouse]

Ugh!! JFK taxi times. Last week it took 1.5 to get to the runway!! The guys up front must hate it too.

BTW... Anymouse has gone over to the dark side!!

 

[KennyFlys]

I listen to JFK a lot on internet in the car. I'm amazed at how they manage to flip 13 and 31 with little delay between touchdowns from one direction to the other.

 

[tonycondon]

check out www.journeyinflight.blogspot.com for some writing about laguardia delays. Teller is a good friend of mine, used to fly with me at the fbo in Ames.