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Old 6th Oct 2007, 02:45
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Should be reported on ATIS.

If you have a modern runway surface in good condition (crowned and grooved, good drainage) you really shouldn't ever see standing water, except maybe in the heaviest of downpours.

Which reminds me: The only time I've actually hydroplaned was at Chennai, India where the runway seems neither crowned nor grooved but quite "rutted out" and they were experiencing heavy rain due to a tropical depression that was moving through.

In that case, standing water was reported on the ATIS and given a depth in inches.

Probably better to get a report from a previously arrived airplane.
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