"Thomas Borchert" wrote

Ah, ok. So I must be below average intelligence, because I have seen/read
about
vastly differing times needed for clearing of runways after accidents and
would
have NO idea at all what timeframe I could figure for an event like that
without a vast amount of further details beyond "there's been an
accident".
Good for you that you are so much smarter, I guess.

If it were stated that there was a "fatal incident" on the runway, that
would tell everyone that there would be a sizable delay. There is always
extra time taken to investigate, take proper care and respect to remove the
occupants, and remove the aircraft.

If I were put into a hold with that many aircraft, and knew it was not just
a backup due to too many aircraft trying to get in to land all at once, I
would have definitely made the decision to go find somewhere to land, and
come back later.
--
Jim in NC