Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This was a standard approachmake it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry you to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast, solidly under the ORD Class B airspace. My plan was to make it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry me to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast.

Ceiling 90

Ceiling Weather AGL Approach 90

Flight Training Central

MARCH 31, 2025

Approach light systems are a configuration of signal lights starting at the landing threshold and extending into the approach area, at a distance of 2,400 to 3,000 feet for precision instrument runways, and 1,400 to 1,500 feet for non-precision instrument runways.

Approach 93

Approach Pilot Runway Descent 93

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

Special VFR (SVFR) is a clearance that is given to an aircraft by ATC that allows flights in controlled airspace under VFR when weather is below standard VFR minimums but above IFR thresholds. This means that you need a minimum cloud ceiling of 1,000ft when operating at airports with Class B, C, D, or E airspace.

Clearance 52

Clearance Pilot in Command Ceiling Weather 52

Flight Training Central

JULY 12, 2024

You are only expected to hold short of this area when instructed to by ATC; however, at non-towered (pilot-controlled) airports, pilots should remain clear of ILS critical areas when an aircraft is within two miles of the runway threshold and the ceiling is below 800 feet OR the visibility is less than two miles.

Instrument Landing System 52

Instrument Landing System Threshold Ceiling Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

Ceiling 52

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Weather conditions on Groundhog Day were better than the week prior, characterized by a high ceiling and no thin screen of clouds hiding the ground from view. Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. Same course, same altitude, same frequency handoffs as the week prior. Photo by The Bear.

Runway 89

Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Personally I don't like the "spikes" attached to the ceiling. Once we reached near the threshold, we waited for this China Eastern A330 to land before we depart. This is the arrival hall The departure hall. One of the airline's check-in area. Domestic Departure I find the design bizzare with those "spikes" above you.

Runway 59

Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59