Is there something about Newark? The most frightening experience I've had on a commercial flight is breaking out of the clouds on approach to Newark and finding ourselves at an absurdly low altitude over a warehouse roof. Throttle up, go around, no comment from the captain.
skinfaxi•17m ago
It's in one of the busiest airspaces in the world.
PearlRiver•15m ago
Lots of old airports are a clusterfuck. Those places were built in the middle of nowhere 70-100 years ago but now find themselves practically inside the megacity.
Increased traffic and incredibly complicated approach routes does the rest.
bmitc•11m ago
What does being in the middle of a metroplex have to do with air and plane traffic incidences? The only thing I can guess is it constraining the airport to grow or remodel itself leading to perhaps inefficiencies.
rwmj•7m ago
Less room for error, can't build extra runway(s) to cope with increasing demand. The current Mentour Pilot video actually discusses this issue in some depth re one of Washington DC's airports.
Zigurd•27m ago
skinfaxi•17m ago
PearlRiver•15m ago
Increased traffic and incredibly complicated approach routes does the rest.
bmitc•11m ago
rwmj•7m ago