Buffalo airport closed until Monday AM...Christmas in Chicago for the Bills?

[Jeffbigalls]

5 hours ago, Luvbills said:

Is the Niagara Falls airport open? That would be closer although there’s still a travel ban pretty sure though no police officers pulling over the Buffalo Bills bus

Nfta closed it down

[Jeffbigalls]

1 hour ago, SMAKCruiser said:

Can you land a 767 there?

A diverted Air France 747 landed at Niagara Falls in the mid 2010s and the air force run KC10s or modified DC10s out of their regularly

[djp14150]

2 hours ago, SMAKCruiser said:

Can you land a 767 there?

yes you can.  
 

it was subject to the 3006-11 military base BRAC base closure but kept open because it has an extra long runway that can land big aircraft. It has a reservist air national guard base there and has a weather station.

 

the issue with it since it’s a low commercial airport— how is it’s snow removal equipment and de- icing dtuff.  You can easily bring local snow plows out there and quickly clear the landing strip.  
 

it’s about 2000 feet longer than buffalo.

Edited December 25, 2022 by djp14150

[iccrewman112]

2 hours ago, rusty shackleford said:

Very big in Sheboygan. Sold about 632 copies of their hit album there.

“polka, polka, polka”. And then there is “polka twist”

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Maybe they are all staying over at Marv's place tonight?

[HardyBoy]

So if you're the bills, do you fly to Rochester even though it's looking super unlikely they're boarding a bus, or just stay in Chicago?

 

My thought is probably get as close as possible and then figure it out. They can still fly from Roc to Buf if they can fly from Chicago to Buffalo.

[djp14150]

17 minutes ago, Jeffbigalls said:

A diverted Air France 747 landed at Niagara Falls in the mid 2010s and the air force run KC10s or modified DC10s out of their regularly

With the AF NG base there it can still handle aircraft landing and taking off.

[Billznut]

13 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

So if you're the bills, do you fly to Rochester even though it's looking super unlikely they're boarding a bus, or just stay in Chicago?

 

My thought is probably get as close as possible and then figure it out. They can still fly from Roc to Buf if they can fly from Chicago to Buffalo.

Well they can’t fly into Buffalo into Monday morning, whether they do that from Chicago, Rochester or anywhere else. 

[YoloinOhio]

2 hours ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Would've been a great night to take the team to Gibson's but it's closed like all other awesome dining spots.

 

Who's feeding this crew ?  

They got Lou Malnati’s reportedly

 

 

 

Edited December 25, 2022 by YoloinOhio

[loyal2dagame]

Dawson "I ain't a playa i just talk alot" Knox with the update. 

Seriously though, I hope the team makes it back for the holiday. 

[BigAl2526]

9 hours ago, boyst said:

I have a feeling the Bills get home tomorrow. 

I think the plan is to stay in Chicago tonight.  I think they could probably fly back to Rochester tomorrow.  The airport is about 7 minutes from where I live.  I haven't heard if the state has made any statements about when the Thruway will reopen.

[HardyBoy]

28 minutes ago, Billznut said:

Well they can’t fly into Buffalo into Monday morning, whether they do that from Chicago, Rochester or anywhere else. 

Yeah, they're not driving into buffalo until then either. What insurance company that insures an nfl team and all those salaries is going to sign off on that one exactly?

[Bubba Gump]

1 hour ago, BobbyC81 said:

John Candy in both Planes, Trains…. and Home Alone was trying to get TO Chicago.   Just saying’.  😏

 

Quite a few scenes from Planes, Trains and Automobiles were filmed in Western NY 

[chongli]

Well, Cincinnati had their own plane mishap too. Hope they get stuck in NYC overnight.

 

 

Edited December 25, 2022 by chongli

[Wacka]

20 minutes ago, Bubba Gump said:

 

Quite a few scenes from Planes, Trains and Automobiles were filmed in Western NY 

The highway scenes were filmed on a closed own 219.

[BobbyC81]

39 minutes ago, Bubba Gump said:

 

Quite a few scenes from Planes, Trains and Automobiles were filmed in Western NY 

Really?  As Johnny Carson used to say ‘I did not know that!”

 

 

1 hour ago, HardyBoy said:

So if you're the bills, do you fly to Rochester even though it's looking super unlikely they're boarding a bus, or just stay in Chicago?

 

My thought is probably get as close as possible and then figure it out. They can still fly from Roc to Buf if they can fly from Chicago to Buffalo.

What about the Buffalo airport being closed don’t you get?

Edited December 25, 2022 by BobbyC81

[Luvbills]

Not sure how they will get to Orchard Park from Rochester. Thruway is still closed and all the other routes are also.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

6 hours ago, chongli said:

Well, Cincinnati had their own plane mishap too. Hope they get stuck in NYC overnight.

 

 

Bills stuck in Chicago, Bengals stuck in NYC. Definitely a Home Alone reference there.

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

1 hour ago, Luvbills said:

Not sure how they will get to Orchard Park from Rochester. Thruway is still closed and all the other routes are also.  

For you and I, the thruway is closed. For the Bills? I’m guessing it miraculously “reopens”

[UKBillFan]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Bills stuck in Chicago, Bengals stuck in NYC. Definitely a Home Alone reference there.

We should offer the Bengals the opportunity to play us at Orchard Park. Save them so much travelling.

Edited December 25, 2022 by UKBillFan