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Old 24th Nov 2009, 10:59
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The runway is not the best marked in the world - no TDZ markings would make it difficult to know whether the landing can be completed in the available length especially if vis is poor and the surface wet.

I have regularly seen these aircraft being stopped within 4500-5000ft of the threshold at places such as DCA and LGA if they touchdown at the correct point so I guess the 6500ft length here shouldn't have been an issue.
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