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There was heavy fog at the Budapest airport in December while I waited for my Lufthansa flight. Visibility on the ground was bad.
Watching out the window, a truck followed by an airbus A320 became visible at (I'm guessing) 500 feet as it taxied up to the terminal. I'd bet for sure it was less than 1000 feet. I was amazed they could land in that stuff - it looked as thick as pea soup, and I was even more amazed when we boarded and took off.
The approach plates show Cat II ILS approaches, which are all similar for all the runways. Here's one of them
Looking at the bottom of the plate, if I understand it correctly, there's a minimum radar altitude of 95 feet, but I don't see a minimum visibility.
So what's the minimum visibility for takeoff and landing there?
Watching out the window, a truck followed by an airbus A320 became visible at (I'm guessing) 500 feet as it taxied up to the terminal. I'd bet for sure it was less than 1000 feet. I was amazed they could land in that stuff - it looked as thick as pea soup, and I was even more amazed when we boarded and took off.
The approach plates show Cat II ILS approaches, which are all similar for all the runways. Here's one of them
Looking at the bottom of the plate, if I understand it correctly, there's a minimum radar altitude of 95 feet, but I don't see a minimum visibility.
So what's the minimum visibility for takeoff and landing there?
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