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Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:14 am to NYNolaguy1
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Runways are too short I believe.
It's not that. (AF1 and others can land here) and the Runway is longer than Princess Juliana. It's more so that NOLA is not an 'Intercontinental' airport. There are no long haul direct flights that require a wide body aircraft like that.
The vast majority of MSY flights are 737 sized craft.
I think we only have International to Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:15 am to NYNolaguy1
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Runways are too short I believe.
MSY runways can handle 747s, there just isn't enough demand for regular service.
747s come into MSY as charters from Europe sometimes. Ohio state even charted a 747 for the Sugar Bowl.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 10:06 am to NYNolaguy1
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Runways are too short I believe.
Seen fully loaded to the max 747 freight hauler leave MSY numerous times
Loaded with 47000 gallons of jet A
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 10:08 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 10:37 am to NYNolaguy1
At one time, MSY was designated as an alternate landing site for the space shuttle orbiter. If the weather or other factors closed Cape Kennedy and Edwards AFB, MSY was on the list.
The Concorde also landed here at least once in the mid-80s. People were parked all along the fence line to watch it land. I don't think Homeland Security would have liked that very much.
The Concorde also landed here at least once in the mid-80s. People were parked all along the fence line to watch it land. I don't think Homeland Security would have liked that very much.
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