Will the plane be late when it snows in Harbin?

Snow will affect the take-off of aircraft, and the degree of influence depends on the size, thickness and freezing degree of snow.

Aircraft flight is mainly divided into three stages: take-off, climb, cruise flight and approach landing. The arrival of the snowstorm will have different effects on these three stages. Snow has the least influence on flight during cruising, but it will seriously endanger the safety of aircraft during take-off and landing. In these two stages, the aircraft is most affected by its low flying altitude, slow flying speed and poor maneuverability.

Extended data:

Several main factors affecting flight operation;

First, low visibility affects normal take-off and landing.

In the heavy snow, the visibility of the airport was seriously reduced, which affected the pilot's line of sight. When the visibility is only tens of meters, the crew's plane can't land, take off or even taxi. If it is not handled properly, it will easily lead to accidents, resulting in airport closure, abnormal or cancellation of normal flights.

Second, icing on the runway will endanger flight safety.

Due to the arrival of strong cold air, the surface temperature dropped sharply. Rain and snow fall at low temperature and quickly freeze on the runway. The friction between the tire and the ice surface is reduced, and the plane will slide irregularly on the runway when taking off and landing, so it is difficult to keep the direction and it is easy to fly over the runway.