Originally Posted by
Expressflight
The LDA on 20 will be the same as at SEN, which doesn't seem to cause any LoCo problems. Is the SOU runway grooved?
According to the data I have LDA at max landing weight for A320 Neo is 1650M, surprisingly the same for a A320 is 1440M!
Yes the runway is grooved but they don’t work as well as they should due to a cross fall with drain gully on the east side. Water often sits in the gully, preventing the grooves from draining.
The issue of grooving has lost some of its importance due to new runway state reporting requirements that came in last November. The description “Damp” which did not incur a performance penalty is no longer used. Consequently what was Damp, with a change of surface colour, is now considered as “Wet” which could impose a performance penalty. Crazy!