Landing in New Orleans - MSY Airport
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2019
- You get a nice glimpse of the muddy Mississippi River in this video shot out the window of a United Airlines 737 as we landed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
This was shot with a GoPro Hero 7 Black. I'll use this video to tell part of a larger story of my trip to New Orleans for a cruise on the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship. This video was shot on March 29, 2019.
Being from New Orleans the airport is the newest thing in the city. I hope to see light rail connecting the city to the airport. The new terminal is stunning.
You have an interesting clip. At 0:37 your flying over the open Bonne Carré Spillway. This has happened 14 times since 1937.
That's interesting! Not being from New Orleans, I didn't realize that our approach was anything out of the ordinary. So, are you saying that there were only 14 days since 1937 when airplanes were routed on that particular approach path? Or are you saying that only 14 planes have ever done that particular approach path? How do you know this? Are you a pilot, an ATC, or what? It's a fascinating story!
Jim Zim Not 14 days, but 14 different times (each time could be several days/weeks).
@@MikeYoungeasytravel is there a reason they choose this path or why is it usually avoided?
@@JimZim he is talking about opening the spillway. It is a flood control system. When there are really high water levels in the Mississippi River,they open up the spillway and release river water in to Lake Pontchatrain.
As far as the approach,it is common. There are several factors that go in to that.But it isn't extremely rare.New Orleans doesn't have really long runways which prevents it from being a true international airport. With new technology (lighter and more efficient aircraft along with more powerful engines)New Orleans does have nonstop flights to Europe (2)along with regularly scheduled flights to Latin America,Canada,and the Caribbean. But it isn't a true intercontinental airport,capable of handling the biggest jumbo jets flying the longest routes.
And no,I am not a pilot. I am from New Orleans and I grew up listening to my dad bitch about landing there sometimes in stretch DC8s and L1011s before he started commuting out of Atlanta and Cincinnati (he was a Delta pilot).New Orleans didn't have the international routes he flew at the end of his flying career before the FAA made him retire at 60(now commercial pilots can retire at 65).
If you are ever on that approach again,look out for big birds with white heads between the elevated highway and the runway. Those would be bald eagles. I have seen a few,but my dad used to see them a lot,after their numbers got better after DDT almost killed all the bald eagles. They like to nest in those big Cypress trees in the swamp/marsh.
@@patricktimothy8354 OH! Now I understand. The unusual thing he was pointing out was that the spillway was open, not that we were flying over the spillway! Thanks, Patrick, for making that clear. Finally, six months after his comment, I really understand what he was trying to point out to me!
I'm originally from New Orleans. I know live in Northwest Arkansas. Let's see non-stop service between XNA and Little Rock to Armstrong. Hell, there's daily non-stop service between London and Armstrong.