John From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1367 posts, RR: 6 Posted (10 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3021 times:
I've read a couple of posts where people have doubts as to whether a 763, for instance, could operate safely from MDW. Why couldn't it? It's an excellent performing aircraft, like the 753, which DOES operate from MDW on a regular basis. Putting this into perspective, let's look at operations from OGG(Maui). They only have 7,000 feet! Look at the heavies that operate from there? Currently 777s, 764s, 763s!! I'm sure they're all pretty damn heavy, too! AS all or most of those flights are NON-STOP to LAX, SFO...I think UA even has/had a NON-STOP to ORD? Does that still exist?? Hell, AF flies NON-STOP to CDG with an A343 from SXM (although that flight's gotta be severely weight restricted). That runway's only a mere 7,500 feet! Case and point, I realize MDW has a different set of challenges(operational wise), several obstructions surrounding their runways, threshold displacements and the like, BUT the 2 longest runways there are approx. 6,500 feet. YES, it's SHORT, but obviously long enough to handle a 757-300, so I should think a 767 wouldn't have too much trouble at all operating from MDW. Piece of cake!
Sllevin From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 3376 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (10 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2938 times:
The real issue is weight.
The max weight for double tandem gear at MDW is 250,000lbs. While it only limits a 757-300 a bit... it would limit a 767-300 a whole lot!
John From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1367 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (10 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 2889 times:
Yea, concrete strength can definitely be an issue, as the 757-300 has a much lighter footprint, but she's a LONG beast! How MUCH heavier in comparison to the -200? I'd think it'd be pretty significant.
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 3, posted (10 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 2886 times:
I know the 752 MTOW is 250,000, I would imagine the 753 is around 260,000 270,000.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22245 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (10 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 2912 times:
If I am not mistaken the City of Chicago did a study back in the 90's that determined the 767-200 and A310 could indeed operate at MDW. Besides runway distance and bearing strength one of the issues of concern was wing clearance distances between taxiways and the gate areas.
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United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7176 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2599 times:
United has no non-stop Hawaii to ORD flights,John.
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Sllevin From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 3376 posts, RR: 6 Reply 6, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2569 times:
A 753's MTOW is 270,000lbs. Since MDW's pretty much in the middle of the country, they don't require full fuel, so at 250,000 you can likely get a 753 anywhere in the US with a full load of passengers on board.
Danielbk From Israel, joined Feb 2003, 197 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2511 times:
Call me crazy, but on March 18th i have landed in MDW (flying a seneca.. which by the way crashed two hours later when we flew to another airport 20 miles away becuase of a front landing gear issue) - and i'm quite sure there was a northwest 747 parked at one of the gates.. i''m quite sure it was there. which leads to the question - if a 747 can land there.. should a 767 have a problem?
cockpit? it's that little room in the front of the plane where the pilots seat.. but that's not important now
SSTjumbo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2471 times:
Danielbk, are you sure you were at MDW? I would think a NW 747 would be distinctive, and I don't recall ever hearing about a 747 at MDW. Then again, it could all be possible, but I'd like to se if someone else chimes in on this. If a 747 lands there, then I would assume a 767 could easily operate out of there.
Cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7724 posts, RR: 55 Reply 10, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2307 times:
I guess if the numbers work then they'll do it. I can't work out how British Midland squeeze A321s into the downtown City airport at Belfast. I mean, the only jets into that airport used to BAe 146s and that was a bit hairy, Fly.be had an overrun incident a few years ago. I must confess I was holding my breath on the approach on the A321. Still, it worked fine, and the flights in and out were both full. I guess the low fuel load for the short flight to and from Heathrow makes it a lot easier.
What the hell is a NW 747 doing at MDW?
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Danielbk From Israel, joined Feb 2003, 197 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 2235 times:
Hey Mike
i wrote that i departed ISP (McCarthur airport, Long Island.. also known as Islip Airport) 5 hours before for the flight to midway on the "Seneca 2" plane i was flying (a light twin)..
when i landed (we landed on (i think it was 04) 04L (we were on ILS for 04R and as soon as we went visual were requested to change to 04L..) and as i was on the taxi way going to "Atlantic" i remember seeing a NW 747 there. i asked the second pilot that was with me, and he remebers it too.
cockpit? it's that little room in the front of the plane where the pilots seat.. but that's not important now
TrnsWrld From United States of America, joined May 1999, 769 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2241 times:
That 747 at MDW is very interesting as I couldnt imagine such a plane there. Must have had low fuel and no pax on the way out.
I know TWA operated STL-OGG and back using 767-300. I recently heard that AA dropped this flight and now operates it to and from ORD. I remember departing Maui on TW 763 and we got off the ground with a decent amount of runway remaining. Flight was fairly heavy also. What airline would bring a 767 into MDW? ATA doesnt have them, Southwest obviously doesnt, NW doesnt, AA and UA both hub at ORD down the street.
Ha763 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 3494 posts, RR: 6 Reply 14, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2228 times:
TrnsWrld,
It probably would be ATA. A thread in the civil aviation mentioned a rumor that ATA would be getting 767's to replace the L-1011.
Sllevin From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 3376 posts, RR: 6 Reply 15, posted (10 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2196 times:
I'm thinking that a 747 can operate from MDW only because it's got all the additional main gear (meaning, perhaps, you can go to somewhere like twice the double tandem weight -- or at least within a 747's lightest weight).
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Case and point, I realize MDW has a different set of challenges(operational wise), several obstructions surrounding their runways, threshold displacements and the like, BUT the 2 longest runways there are approx. 6,500 feet. YES, it's SHORT, but obviously long enough to handle a 757-300, so I should think a 767 wouldn't have too much trouble at all operating from MDW. Piece of cake! 
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