Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - R/W KATL alternate for heavies?

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | R/W KATL alternate for heavies?

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 21:32 ET by Rick Charles

I realize that there are many variables in play here (weather being the biggest!) but are there one or two airfields that Delta usually prefers to use as alternates for their heavies inbound to KATL?

Rick Charles (DVA2919)

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 21:34 ET by Armanti Fluence

I'm going to go out on a limb and say MEM? that is a pretty big airport.

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 21:42 ET by Scott D Williams

Go west young man to Birmingham Alabama.

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 21:42 ET by Lewis Gregory

Birmingham (KBHM), Columbia Metro (KCAE), Greenville/Spartanburg International (KGSP) and Charlotte Douglas (KCLT) are all viable depending on how widespread the bad weather is. All of those are big enough to handle heavies, even Columbia--with a UPS hub there, I've seen Big Brown fly MD-11s in during the December rush. I usually file KBHM because it's the closest.

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 21:48 ET by Scott D Williams

Son of a gun Lewis..... you beat me on the post by 30 seconds.

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Posted onPost created on June 23 2008 23:00 ET by Derek Bradley

KMGM gets alot of diversions from Delta and Air Tran. The runway is rated to handle almost anything, but normally the biggest we get is a 737. Flight Aware said an A340 came in a couple times last fall.

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