Sounded like a crazy one at JFK last night...

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John Kirksey wrote:
I was working late last night and decided to tune into JFK Tower/Ground on
liveatc.net. I don't know what it looked like up that way last night, but it
must have been pretty crappy out. In addition to the wind shear - 35 gusting
47, +/20 on final - I tuned in right after an airliner turned off 31L
between taxiways, getting stuck half on and half off the runway. The viz
must have been bad, because the tower couldn't see where the plane was, and,
after sending several planes around (which had to suck, because the line of
landing planes was looooooong...), eventually closed 31L for a time.

I was also "watching" the Passur AirportMonitor for JFK at the time and saw
several bizjets that had their destination as TEB landing at JFK, so either
TEB was closed or they just couldn't make it in there.

You missed the better part of it. 31L/R were only being used at
the time, not just because of the winds, but because the taxiway lights
were also out of service on the 4s/22s. Traffic either had to hold for
ages on end, or divert. It wasn't a fun night then. Search the archives
at liveatc.net for the feed. The guy that runs it is a friend of mine.

BL.
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