Members; Hurricane Sandy was downgraded to a Tropical storm and continues to bring high winds from the Washington DC metro area all the way to NY City. At this time most of the NY metro area aerodromes are closed with an undetermined opening time. Members please are advised that there will be a Tropical Storm Sandy telecon at 12:15 z and 22:00z today Tuesday October 30th to discuss issues with regards to the Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston area airports. If you have any questions please contact the IATA desk at the FAA command center.
List of Northeast airport closures due to POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY
LOCATION...40.5N 77.0W ABOUT 15 MILES...24 KM...E OF YORK PENNSYLVANIA. ABOUT 90 MILES...145 KM...W OF PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...105 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES Yellow shaded area indicates winds speeds +58 miles an hour
