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11-26-2014, 11:39 AM | #1 |
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Planes landing in Alton Bay
Hi.... My dad is 93 years old and he loves to see the planes landing on the ice. I know that is usually happens in February - but are there specific dates when the runway is open or do they announce it somewhere.
Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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11-26-2014, 11:53 AM | #2 | |
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Alton Bay Winter Carnival
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11-26-2014, 01:06 PM | #3 | |
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The ice runway...
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This all can happen in early January, but more typically late January and maybe even into early February. It truly all depends on how quickly the lake freezes, and how much ice is formed and when. It is then dependent on conditions being conducive to maintaining the runway in a safe condition, with rain or heavy wet snow being a killer. The word usually gets out the best right here on Winni.com's forum. The big weekend, as noted in the previous post, is the Alton Bay Winter Carnival, held on President's Day weekend, and will be on the Saturday. Although the fly-in is not an organized event, if the runway is open and the weather conditions are favorable, it just seems to happen, and that is when there can be many airplanes land and park at the same time. It is quite a sight to see. Hope it all comes together so that your Dad will get to see it again. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and we'll see you in February.
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11-26-2014, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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Check the forum in January
As you can see from prior winter's threads there will be plenty of info:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ht=ice+airport http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=alton+runway |
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