Only a humble pax but with about 150 flights into and of Bermuda, many of which were very bumpy and a good few quite scary to peopel unused to the challenges Bermudas weather can throw at the crew of even large airliners.
1 Weather-very unpredictable at any time of year
2 Wind-topology meant runway was built virtually at right angles to prevailing winds - cross winds can be very severe
3 No alternate/diversion for 700 miles. TXKF has one runway and thats it-if you cannot land you go all the way back to where you started on the east coast
Well, while one should consider the above, I would in no way let it affect a trip to Bermuda. I have flown both airliners and business jets to Bermuda quite a few times, many more than I can remember actually.
Now, as for this;
2 Wind-topology meant runway was built virtually at right angles to prevailing winds - cross winds can be very severe
Not quite true. There are three runways, two are mostly unused, but can be used in an emergency. Never the less, I never encountered any limiting cross winds. The same can be said for the Azores Islands airports, where I have encountered very strong cross winds. In any case, a simple detailed weather briefing will handle any weather related problems.
Anyway, that has been my experience operating in and out of BDA.
Oh, I do need to add; on all my flights to BDA, I always had enough fuel to return to the mainland or continue on to the Azores. That is just plain good old fashion commonsense.