View Full Version : Landing/takeoff during solar eclipses?
deanm
25th Mar 2018, 04:23
What happens then? - these things can make lots of darkness (even if for only a brief period).
Are landings/takeoffs postponed during totality?
Are runway lights switched on?
Dean
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
25th Mar 2018, 07:17
They don't postpone flights at night so why should they during an eclipse? Runway lights are switched on all day sometimes depending on visibility. Bottom line is that an eclipse has no effect on aviation that I know of.
Doors to Automatic
27th Mar 2018, 20:05
Having witnessed the US eclipse last year, there is a 10 minute or so "dim period" before the totality phase where I would think the lights are needed lasting until 10 minutes after, but for a definitive answer, you might wish to email someone at Nashville Airport which was on the path of totailty during the aforementioned eclipse on August 21st last year.
Bull at a Gate
2nd Apr 2018, 05:59
Anyone in the path of totality who is not outside looking at the sky during a solar eclipse needs their head read (unless they are blind, infirm, agrophobic etc).
Out Of Trim
3rd Apr 2018, 05:52
What a weird question!
What difference would an eclipse make??