A 792-meter-long strip of Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire has been open for public use since early February because the lake’s ice thickness has reached at least 30 centimeters.
A lake in northeastern New Hampshire, the frozen thickness of the lake has recently reached aircraft landing standards, the total length of nearly 800 meters for runway use. For daring pilots, it can be a rare opportunity.
According to AFP, Lake Winnipesaukee (Lake Winnipesaukee) on the Alton Bay (Alton Bay) a strip of about 792 meters long, because the thickness of the lake ice has reached at least 30 cm, from the beginning of February open to the public to use.
Last Saturday (20), the thickness had reached about 50 cm.
This is the only ice runway approved for use by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but pilots who are too timid should not try it easily.
This is the only ice runway approved by the FAA.
“The ice is slippery, and that’s the most common thing pilots tell us,” said Carol Niewola, an airport supervisor with the New Hampshire Air Transport Authority.
“Maneuvers that are simple on a paved or grass runway, such as turning and stopping, are made more difficult on this, and an icy runway is a whole different story.”
She said, “There’s still some snow on the ice, so it provides a little bit of grip, but it’s still very limited.”
The “runway” is not available every year, and last year it was not open for aircraft because the ice was not thick enough.
Paul LaRochelle manages the airport and goes out every day to measure the thickness of the ice, the newspaper said. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation helped manage the runway and provided Paul with some help as they worked together to remove snow from the runway and ensure that planes could safely take off, land and park.
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