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Flights operate from 7000' runways with weight performance restrictions especially in hot weather and when the headwinds to their destination are strong. At Logan there are other longer runways which pilots opt for when the plane is full and the distance is great. The "Mexican resorts" presumably Cancun are not as far as the West Coast and LaGuardia's runway pattern is mostly over water which offers more of the pavement to use. Washington National service is very high yield due to business and government travel so leaving freight, mail and passengers behind under certain conditions can still be profitable. We also have to think not just about the takeoff but landing, where a short runway offers little leeway in rainy, windy or slippery weather. To assert as Mr Langseth does that a 7000' runway is plenty long enough for day to day, all weather operation in a variety of aircraft is purely irresponsible.

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