Originally Posted by
John Carr
I haven't seen LGA much the last 10 or so years. And it's apples to oranges, but pre 9/11 DAL took the L-1011 and 764 in/out of there also with just those 2 destinations IIRC.
As they taxied out of the alley you'd practically get blown into Flushing bay if you were at the blast fence.
Ain't called extra runway for nuthin'
Big, long range airplanes flying 2 hour flights take off like rockets, as they are extremely light. You can take any wide body from LGA-ATL. I think the limit for LGA is the taxiways are too close together. A 764 looks like Godzilla taxiing there.