Something else doesn't compute about REGCO

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The Bombardier website says the Q400 has a takeoff requirement (at MTOW) of 4,600 ft. The longest runway at Toronto City Centre Airport is 4,000 ft. For all practical purposes, wouldn't you would want at least a 5,000 ft runway to operate a full Q400? As a non-pilot, I must be missing something about REGCO's plan.

[Guest rattler]

Floating runway extension as was proposed for SFO?

SFO Floating Runway Proposal

Here is what Bombardier publishes for the Q400

Airfield Performance:

FAR takeoff field length

(SL, ISA, MTOW, HGW) 4,600 ft 1,402 m

FAR landing field length

(SL, ISA, MLW, HGW) 4,221 ft 1,287 m

Q400 Web Page

Edited to add Performance Spec. for Q400

[Kip Powick]

The Bombardier website says the Q400 has a takeoff requirement (at MTOW) of 4,600 ft. The longest runway at Toronto City Centre Airport is 4,000 ft. For all practical purposes, wouldn't you would want at least a 5,000 ft runway to operate a full Q400? As a non-pilot, I must be missing something about REGCO's plan.

MTOW would probably include FULL fuel and a full pax/cargo load. Based on the fact that they have stated that they will only be flying 90 minutes from the airport the fuel load would probably be much less than full.....is my guess

[Guest woxof]

Perhaps it is time we all call our MP's and pressure them to allow YTZ runway extension to 5,000 feet.

[Super 80]

The Bombardier numbers assume the Q400 is tanked with 6500L of fuel, none of the routes Porter Airlines will opperate will require anywhere near that.