Airbus a320 Landing  -  Page 2

AIRBUS A320 LANDING ON FLIGHT FROM PORTO ALEGRE  IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL TO SAO PAULO
IFR Departure from Salgado Filho Intl (SBSP) Destination: Congonhas Intl (SBSP) Runway 17R

The Congonhas runway is 6,365 feet, compared with a 7,003-foot runway
at New York's LaGuardia Airport, which accommodates similar planes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

IN MEMORY OF THOSE THAT WERE LOST ON FLIGHT 3054

OBSERVATIONS:

I am inclined to believe after flying this simulation that the runway 17R at Salgado Filho Intl is too short for an airplane like the A320 AIRBUS. Even under ideal conditions with a near perfect conditions landing a fully loaded A320 requires more runway to stop safely than what this airport provides.

I can appreciate the problems with landing this plane at night with rain, fog and slick runways at this airport. A runway overrun is highly probable in these conditions.

The problem is that once the pilot realizes that he doesn't have enough runway to land and declares a missed approach, he doesn't have enough room, or time to abort safely and go around.

There a buildings too close to the end of the runway that make it very difficult to gain air speed, pull up and go around.

There is a good reason that pilots call this place the 'Aircraft Carrier' but it differs from the real thing in that it doesn't have any arresting cables!