Technically it's arrival spacing. In order to achieve 5 MIT at the FAF = you need appx 10 mit at the outer fix. Normally major facilities use a = 4 post arrival concept. Runway acceptance rate then determines mit on = final. Another factor is do you use the same runways for departures? Al ----- Original Message -----=20 From: W Wilson=20 To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU=20 Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Aviation Information System Severe Weather Avoidance Plan Miles in Trail.....(increase the distance between departing traffic) Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@postmodern.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > The other two are clear, but what are SWAP and MIT? > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@postmodern.com > > On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 05:15 PM, RWM wrote: > > Ho hum, but a fraction of the usual SINGLE RWY/ENRTE WX/SWAP/MIT = delays > > at LGA. > > > > DFW's delays are more than offset by LGA's delay frequency and = extent. > > Scaled in terms of passenger-minutes of inconvenience, I'd say LGA > > still wins. > > > > - RWM > > > > Richard A Whitenight wrote: > >> > >> I bet there are a few irritated individuals on the tarmac? > >> --------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> Subject: Aviation Information System > >> > >> General Departure Delays: at [DFW] Due to [ SWAP/EN ROUTE WX ] = traffic > >> is > >> experiencing Gate Hold and Taxi delays between 1 hour and 1 hour = and > >> 14 > >> minutes in length and increasing. > > >