I agree..I doubt if they are taking full cargo as well. That's gotta be one airport where 'weight & balance' is heavily scrutnized! That's just a bit too hairy. But given what they do handle on that strip.....is conclusive enough that a sports charted 733 can go anywhere a 727 can. I'd like to see a heavy 727 get outta good ol' John Wayne..it'll be just like everything else you see fly outta there! Fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong. greg damiross2@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > The runway at SNA (Orange County) is 5700 feet. The weight limitation is > 152,000 lbs for dual tandem wheeled aircraft. > > Looking at the official take-off distances, it's impossible for a fully loaded > 757 to take off from SNA. > (http://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/aircompat/acaps/753sec3.pdf). > 737's are also a few thousand pounds under MGW on takeoff. > http://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/aircompat/acaps/737wsec3.pdf > > They may be fully loaded pax wise but it's doubtful that, with a full pax load, > they'd be able to carry a full cargo load. > > David R > > Are you sure teh > > damiross2@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > The 727 can also reach anyplace in the USA from any other place in the USA > > nonstop. > > > > > Third, the 727 can get into airports that the 737-300 cannot fly into because > > > > > the 727 can land and takeoff in a shorter distance than the 737-700 and 757. > > > > I'm a big 727 fan as well....BUT! Orange County fields 737-300s up -700s and > > 757s all > > day long on their puny little 5000ft runway....Fully LOADED! And then have to > > trim on > > the juice because of noise abatement restrictions! And most get up before that > > last > > 1000 ft marker.Who has a runway shorter than that? > > > > Plus a 130+ Pax revenue 733 is limited with respect to distance. But a sports > > chartered 733 is gonna be a heck of a lot lighter! Excludiing football teams > > who's > > squad comprises of a 45 man roster (70+ pre-season) plus coaches, staff, team > > kiss > > asses and a few hangers-ons...a 733 should suit any baseball, basketball or > > hockey > > team! And given their teams are smaller in number....that means a much lighter > > load > > and greater range i.e. coast to coast! The Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat/Miami Air > > 737s > > and Hornets 737s are out here all the time! Northwest and RyanAir must be > > offering > > some killer deals to retain the charter work they are running with the 727s they > > are > > currently using! > > > > greg > >