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Old 12th Feb 2009, 18:57
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TheKabaka
 
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from 1800-2400 snow and heavy snow forecast, so it will depend on if NCL opens.

I fly a320 and it is quite capable of landing on a contaminated runway, this includes significant depths of snow/slush. As long as it is not icey we can calculate a max landing weight (or take off weight).

However in the UK and alot of Europe airport operators insist on closing rather than publish details of contamination. In Scandinavia throughout the winter they operate in and out of runways 100% contaminated (usually compacted snow). Don't know why we do it different!
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