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BM>Probbaly the same or at least simiiar rules for here. The Quad City
BM>International Airport (MLI) is several miles from the Mississippi River
BM>but don't know how much the River effects fog and cloud cover. Fog will
BM>form in the river valley -- local news will show a shot from their
BM>skycam -- sometimes the studio camera is showing nothing but gray from BM>the
fog, sometimes they're high enough (they're on a hill 8 blocks from BM>the
Mississippi) to be able to look over the fog.
I may have noted this before...but, Little Rock National Airport is
next to the Arkansas River...and that enhances the fog. The airlines
have to have a MINIMUM of 100 feet of ceiling AND a half mile of
visibility to take off and/or land. If EITHER or BOTH are below that,
it's a ground stop. Outgoing flights are delayed, and incoming flights
are diverted.
With all the travel hassles (especially getting groped at the TSA checkpoint),
I'm glad my travel days are over.
Daryl
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