What airports stop and make you think The airline is NUTS for having a base here?

[Bustedcropdusta]

Well it's not a hub, bur UA is flying EWR to EYW 737-700. Talk about fun, NOT!!!!

Flying snow birds on old birds? I like it.

 

[A1TAPE]

Southwest and America West have hubs there

Did America West rise from the dead or did their 121 cert get bought out?

 

[jose1337]

Well it's not a hub, bur UA is flying EWR to EYW 737-700. Talk about fun, NOT!!!!

I see that and raise you LGA-EYW: YX4555 (RPA4555) Republic Flight Tracking and History 31-Dec-2023 (KLGA-KEYW) - FlightAware

 

[bbmikej]

Key West would be so much better if the Navy would allow a civilian terminal at the NAS. You have like 3 10000 ft runways 2 islands over.

 

[McPlane]

BUR and HVN. Talk about out of left field.

 

[Green12324]

Midway has to be a consistent pain for everyone at WN.

 

[ahw01]

With the recent mini meltdown at SWAs MDW base I think SWA is crazy for having a CAT1 only airport as a hub. Especially one with one of the shorter runways in the Core 30.

What is the Core 30?

 

[ahw01]

What is the Core 30?

Putting Weather on the Map

The FAA and National Weather Service collaborate to help air traffic controllers better plan operations around bad weather.

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[DaWolf85]

BUR and HVN. Talk about out of left field.

BUR isn't that bad operationally. HVN has sometimes been a problem, particularly during winter ops. But taking some risks is also necessary to succeed as a new entrant; and from what I understand the load factors out of HVN have been seriously impressive. And when HVN finally builds their runway extension and their new terminal, and becomes less of an operational nightmare, Avelo will have a huge head start in the market.

ILG is actually the more interesting one to me. It was an operationally difficult airport before Avelo stepped in, and still is now, because the terminal is simply too small for mainline jets. Demand is fantastic, but unlike HVN, there are no plans I'm aware of to expand the terminal there.

I'll be curious to see if LAL has similar issues to those other two - if we even dare to make it a base.

 

[Shock-Diamonds]

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