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For the market this venture is targeting, JFK and perhaps even (after the construction is finally done) LGA would be preferable. Both in the city, both have Cen
by redler 5y ago
For the market this venture is targeting, JFK and perhaps even (after the construction is finally done) LGA would be preferable. Both in the city, both have Centurion lounges, etc. But LGA is a shorter field without a substantive international ops infrastructure. With the end-of-decade timeline, I suspect this will end up launching from JFK.
- secondbreakfast 5y agoLGA doesn't allow any flights from more than 1,500 miles[^0], so has to be either JFK or EWR. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport
- redler 5y agoThe LGA perimeter rule already has holes. Denver is allowed, and the rule doesn't apply on Saturdays. With the much more airline-friendly layout post-construction, it would not be surprising if the rule is changed.
- woodruffw 5y agoApart from the perimeter limit, LGA's runways are also only ~7000ft. I don't know what Boom's expected runway requirements are, but if they're anything like the Concorde's (>11000ft), there's no way they'll actually be able to take off from LGA. Edit: At least one source says that Boom's plane requires no less than 10000ft[1]. [1]: https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/11/13/aerion-boom-taking-different-paths-supersonic-economics/ https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/11/13/aerion-boom-taking-...