They were landing on runway 23.
> At the reported -9°c if the runway has been de-iced it could be dry I guess?
From the NOTAM, the runway condition codes for 23 were 5/5/5, so not dry, but "good".
They were landing on runway 23.
> At the reported -9°c if the runway has been de-iced it could be dry I guess?
From the NOTAM, the runway condition codes for 23 were 5/5/5, so not dry, but "good".
5 is not "poor", but "good", with a wet runway or one with light snow or slush. [1]
[1] https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/about/initiatives/ta...
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/dnd-mdn/images/technical-a...
Airports in the southern half of Canada still use magnetic for runways.
The global effort. https://www.icao.int/safety/OPS/OPS-Section/Pages/Truenorth....
I haven't used a compass since I was a kid and at that time declination where I live was 21 degrees. Now it's down to 13 degrees. I had no idea it changed that much.