Min Chun 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) Just now looking around in a website about NOTAM, then i saw this.. WMKP PENANG INTL A1479/06 - RWY CLSD TO RESURFACING WORK EXCEPT ON SUNDAY ( DAY 7 21 JUN 17:00 UNTIL 31 DEC 22:30 DLY BTN 1700 TILL 2230 EXCEPT ON SUNDAY (DAY 7) Runway closed? Any info? or i analised it wrongly. WMKK KUALA LUMPUR INTL A1403/06 - BAY C17 NOT AVBL FOR ACFT PRKG. MARKER BOARDS WITH FLAGS AND HAZARD LGTS SHALL BE PLACED TO DENOTE CLOSURE 15 JUN 00:01 UNTIL 31 OCT 02:00 WMKK KUALA LUMPUR INTL A1632/06 - FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 024300N 1015600E (JUSCO SEREMBAN 2 SHOPPING CENTRE) GND 500 FT. 30 AUG 13:00 UNTIL 30 AUG 13:15 Anyone going? NOTAM's webby : https://www.notams.jcs.mil/ Edited July 8, 2006 by Min Chun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick R. 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2006 Whoah, nice find there Min Chun! ..wonder if its the same with DCA's NOTAM. Quick check on WBGG did pull out some surprises Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairul 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 im not suprised if they will close the runway for resurfacing...off all the airports in Malaysia, based on the test that we did, PEN is the worst..heard rumours that they will extend the runway to the sea ( reclamation for sure ) and close down certain parts of the old runway...thats what i heard from MAB staff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted July 10, 2006 PEN has runway/taxiway problems ever since its first built... That what you get when you've structures on soft ground Don't get me wrong... there wasn't any hanky panky going on Just that you've "extra problems" when you build something on this type of ground. If you've other choice, you move out, otherwise make full use of engineering knowledge to minimise the problems. And for Penang Island, that's the best place BTW... JKR setup its own laboratory unit when PEN was being built ie... they knew then that they going to face these problems. The unit has grown into what was known as IKRAM when somebody bought it out of JKR and privatised it in 1997 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairul 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 PEN has runway/taxiway problems ever since its first built... That what you get when you've structures on soft ground agree on you bro..parts of the runway is built on 'bendang'@paddy field...thats the reason why the structure of the runway is very weak..hence, all the cracks here and there..and uneven surface.. aha..here's the photo of PEN tarmac..just to give you guys rough idea on how bad the condition is in PEN.. there's even part of the cracks between the slabs..they just filled it with woods..wonder why.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 What PEN need is a new terminal, the terminal showed it's age And better concrete And friendly design Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaled 2 Report post Posted July 11, 2006 WMKP PENANG INTL A1479/06 - RWY CLSD TO RESURFACING WORK EXCEPT ON SUNDAY ( DAY 7 21 JUN 17:00 UNTIL 31 DEC 22:30 DLY BTN 1700 TILL 2230 EXCEPT ON SUNDAY (DAY 7) it means that the runway is closed daily in between 21/06/06-31/12/06 from 1am-6.30am malaysia time. this is common to most airport under improvement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 agree on you bro..parts of the runway is built on 'bendang'@paddy field...thats the reason why the structure of the runway is very weak..hence, all the cracks here and there..and uneven surface.. aha..here's the photo of PEN tarmac..just to give you guys rough idea on how bad the condition is in PEN.. there's even part of the cracks between the slabs..they just filled it with woods..wonder why.. Wow Fairul, never look at the tarmac actually.. Just filled with woods? What if one day it cracks again when aircraft moving on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairul 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2006 Wow Fairul, never look at the tarmac actually.. Just filled with woods? What if one day it cracks again when aircraft moving on it? it just a minor crack here and there..but still..the tarmac can 'deterioriate' further if no action taken.... one of the MAB HQ staff ( the high rank one..so can believa la..) told me that one time..engine blast from the plane blew parts of the patching on the runway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 Will a A380 make a sink hole at landing Anyway, after so many years of operation, the ground condition should be stabilise already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
