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Just seen a piece on the BBC News with the "golden" BA 737 shown flying the Olympic flame from Guernsey to Jersey.
Would the runway length at Guernsey be "comfortable" for a 737, or is it just a case of minimum fuel for that leg?
Declared TORA at Guernsey: 1058 metres?
EGCA
PAXboy
15th Jul 2012, 21:15
Not a full load of pax!
Blink182
15th Jul 2012, 21:50
A319 .....not a 737:eek:
Georgeablelovehowindia
16th Jul 2012, 08:39
You're looking at the distances from the taxiway 'B' and 'C' intersections! The full-length ASDA is 1463m on 09 and 1462m on 27. The TODA is 1601m on 09 and 1639m on 27, so ample for an A319 with a light fuel load.
As a matter of interest, BEA used to fly the Merchantman into Guernsey. The only thing they had to do was reduce the tyre pressures to meet the LCN of the runway. (For those who say "Wot's a Merchantman?" it was the freighter conversion of the Vanguard.)
Wycombe
16th Jul 2012, 11:07
Biggest type I know of at Guernsey is a private 757.
737's were regular Summer visitors with Lufty until a few years ago.
Not sure if this was the first visit by a 319 though.
Thanks all for your responses. I had indeed misread the info on the Guernsey page on the NATS website.
I note A319 rather than B737. I recall seeing a video of an A319 landing at Vagar in the Faroes, and landing/take-off well within their 4000ft or so.
Equally I suppose as with any aircraft, fuel and pax make a difference!
Thanks again.
EGCA
Union Jack
16th Jul 2012, 11:40
Equally I suppose as with any aircraft, fuel and pax make a difference!
Not to mention the flight deck crew - I said NOT to mention the flight deck crew!:)
Jack
Indeed, as with any airliner flight, the flight deck crew!
( and the ground crew who maintain the aircraft....)
Regards
EGCA