beanpole99

beanpole99 t1_itsumf8 wrote

Tbf, at the time the airport was sited, they couldn't possibly have predicted the future needs of aviation. ORH was actually one of my favorite airports to land at (I no longer fly). You fly right over a major city which is a rare privilege, and that runway looks like it's just waiting for you. I might be nostalgic because that's where I did most of my training. 🙂

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beanpole99 t1_itpprh7 wrote

Worcester has a cat iii ILS landing system on runway 11 which allows planes to land in very low visibility but only if the wind is from the east. Most of the time, the wind in this area is from the west and that runway (29) does not have the same landing system so planes can't land in extremely low visibility. Unfortunately, due to the geography of the hill it Is built on it is difficult or impossible to make runway 29 cat iii.

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