Dennis W Zeuch wrote: >>General Arrival Delays: Due to SHIP IN HARBOUR, arrival traffic is >>experiencing airborne delay between 16 minutes and 30 minutes and increasing. >> >>Govt flight delays from internet site for LOGAN AIRPORT on Wednesday >> >> >afternoon >what the hell kinda ship were they afraid to let the planes fly over? Some >suiper warship? >DZ > > > > I recall they proposed to do this for LNG tankers generally, though I don't know if whatever firm succeeded Boston Gas still imports (used to be Algerian) LNG. Or could be the approach to 4L and 4R being dependent on there being no ship of mast height greater than 150 feet or so present in the channel or at the adjacent container port. With a ship in the channel it means either a seriously displaced threshold or an 8-12 percent approach path over the obstacle to the threshold. - Bob -- R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. >> Airline Industry Analysis Port Washington, NY 11050 >> tel 516-944-0900, fax -7280 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxx >> URL http://www.RWMann.com/ This e-mail is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the above sender immediately then delete the original e-mail. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited.