BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Runways
De:       Ed Vance
Data:     Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:52:27 -0500
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> Back around 1997, give or take, a big jet (727 or larger) landed at Capitol
> City
> Airport thinking it was Bluegrass.  The runway was ample enough for it to
> land but not for it to take off fully loaded.

> They got the passengers to Lexington via some other means.  Supposedly, in
> order
> to get the plane back off the ground here in Frankfort, they had to remove
> seats
> (maybe all of them) in order to get the weight down and get it off the
> ground.

> We may want to move this to AVIATION if we continue the conversation much
> longer. ;)

> Mike

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Earlier I abbreviated Standiford Field (now Louisville International) as SFD.
In rereading what I wrote I remembered SDF is the old 3letter id.

As hard as I try I guess I will never acheive Mister Know It All status.

O.K., Anymore post about this topic will be in Aviation.
Ed
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