DIA From United States, joined Jan 2001, 3262 posts, RR: 42 Posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 2342 times:
I was just recalling taking-off in a DC-9-30 from MSP to EWR a few years back...remembering how darn bumpy the runway was. Can't recall which runway it was, though.
Made me wonder if anybody knows of unusually rough runways that are active in the U.S.
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PiedmontINT From United States, joined Jul 2005, 297 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2122 times:
Runway 14/32 that is used for crosswinds usually has got to be the roughest I have ever experienced. That thing is in really bad shape, the surface is like that cheap and rough coarse blacktop used in old strip mall parking lots that seems like would shred tires and have potholes in it left and right. And its also really uneven and hilly. As you are hurtling down it on a takeoff roll the plane is bouncing around like a Jeep going down a mud trail.
I want to say eventually they are going to extend it and rebuild it to allow the FedEx heavies to take off in crosswind conditions after the hub is ramped up in the next couple years.
DiscoverCSG From United States, joined Jan 2007, 638 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1802 times:
Quoting PiedmontINT (Reply 1): Runway 14/32 that is used for crosswinds usually has got to be the roughest I have ever experienced. That thing is in really bad shape, the surface is like that cheap and rough coarse blacktop used in old strip mall parking lots that seems like would shred tires and have potholes in it left and right. And its also really uneven and hilly. As you are hurtling down it on a takeoff roll the plane is bouncing around like a Jeep going down a mud trail.
I want to say eventually they are going to extend it and rebuild it to allow the FedEx heavies to take off in crosswind conditions after the hub is ramped up in the next couple years.
Flyingtheflag From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1802 times:
I remember taking off from Bogota on an Avianca 762ER and thinking the plane was going to fall apart... And it was a really long take off run due to altitude... Mumbai is pretty rough too. Don't recall the actual runway numbers for either though...
CO777DAL From United States, joined Feb 2007, 135 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1781 times:
Well I don't know if it was the plane or the runway in MCO, but we went bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam down the runway on takeoff. Good thing the seat was thick, cause it was bummpy. Siting close to the front nose wheel.
You can even hear the noise as we rolled down the runway.
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PiedmontINT From United States, joined Jul 2005, 297 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1563 times:
Quoting PiedmontINT (Reply 1): Runway 14/32 that is used for crosswinds usually has got to be the roughest I have ever experienced. That thing is in really bad shape, the surface is like that cheap and rough coarse blacktop used in old strip mall parking lots that seems like would shred tires and have potholes in it left and right. And its also really uneven and hilly. As you are hurtling down it on a takeoff roll the plane is bouncing around like a Jeep going down a mud trail.
I want to say eventually they are going to extend it and rebuild it to allow the FedEx heavies to take off in crosswind conditions after the hub is ramped up in the next couple years.
DiscoverCSG From United States, joined Jan 2007, 638 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1476 times:
Quoting PiedmontINT (Reply 7): Whoops! I am talking about GSO, I was editing my post a little and forgot to fix the part where I mention which airport it was!
That's okay. I've done far omissions of information.
AV8AJET From United States, joined Sep 2003, 880 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1450 times:
Quoting DIA (Thread starter): I was just recalling taking-off in a DC-9-30 from MSP to EWR a few years back...remembering how darn bumpy the runway was. Can't recall which runway it was, though.
Aaron747 From Japan, joined Aug 2003, 3363 posts, RR: 12 Reply 13, posted (6 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1305 times:
Quoting CO777DAL (Reply 6): Well I don't know if it was the plane or the runway in MCO, but we went bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam down the runway on takeoff. Good thing the seat was thick, cause it was bummpy.
It was neither the plane or the runway - just the fact that your crew liked driving straight over the runway centerline lights. That's the bam bam bam you heard, nothing more.
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IntlDj From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 21 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 845 times:
Ok, so it's not the runway, but I was leaving MIA the other day sitting at the very back of a A300 taxiing and we were bouncing up and down like never before. The pilot was going just the right speed to continue the rhythm. Great fun.
DeltAirlines From United States, joined May 1999, 6331 posts, RR: 9 Reply 16, posted (6 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 798 times:
And to think before I opened this thread up (just saw the title) the runway that popped into my head was 14/32 at GSO. Fortunately it's rarely in use - I only saw it used once in 4 years of flying out of GSO on a regular basis (about 15-20 times a year).
PITops From United States, joined May 2007, 924 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (6 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 687 times:
Quoting PGNCS (Reply 17): KORF 5/23 changes from asphalt to concrete in the middle and is the most jarring I can think of for major airports right off the top of my head...
PIT's 28R/ 10L is the same way. About halfway down you can feel a nice bump when it goes from conrete to asphalt.
GAIsweetGAI From France, joined Jul 2006, 678 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (6 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 659 times:
I might've missed it, but I'm surprised I didn't see TGI (Tangier Island, VA) - apparently they have (had? I believe they're planning on repairing it) a runway in a pretty bad condition (holes etc.).
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