Will the thunderstorm affect the flight that day?

Will affect the flight. Once there is a thunderstorm area on a narrow route, it can sometimes be bypassed. However, due to flight safety and national defense needs, civil aviation routes are strictly restricted, and there is little room for flying around and turning around. When the thunderstorm area is large, this method will not work.

1, flight delay

Although the height of the plane after taking off is higher than that of the thunderstorm cloud, it is very dangerous to take off through the thunderstorm layer when it thunders, and there is a risk of being struck by lightning. Moreover, the thunderstorm weather is generally fierce, the wind speed and direction are unstable, and it is very difficult for the plane to take off. When it rains, the runway of the plane will be very wet, which will easily affect the taxiing situation of the plane. Therefore, all aspects are not suitable for taking off in a thunderstorm, and there is no way to affect the flight for safety.

2. Take-off conditions in rainy days

As long as it doesn't rain, the plane can't take off In some cases, the plane can still take off normally. First of all, it depends on whether the rain is big or not, and the visibility should be high, which will not affect the pilot's judgment. There should not be too much water on the runway. In addition, it should be judged according to the situation of the landing site. Different models have different effects. If the comprehensive conditions are suitable for takeoff, the plane can take off normally even in rainy days.

Extended data:

The Civil Aviation Law stipulates: "The pilot-in-command has the right to refuse to fly if he finds that the civil aircraft, airport and meteorological conditions do not meet the requirements and cannot guarantee flight safety."

The meteorological department of civil aviation will rely on advanced equipment to continuously issue more accurate weather change trend forecasts to facilitate flight operation and scheduling. But the weather conditions are constantly changing, and sometimes it is difficult to make a very accurate judgment. This will lead to the sudden deterioration of weather conditions when the plane is about to land, which will make it impossible for the plane to land. For safety reasons, or if it is difficult for the plane to continue hovering and wait for the weather to improve, the plane will have to alternate to other airports.

The changing weather may lead to short-term bad weather. This will cause the plane to land in the weather five minutes ago and five minutes later, and some planes just caught up with the bad weather conditions for five minutes and could not land. At the same time, when the weather is on the edge of the standard, it is up to the captain to decide whether to land. The captain thinks that the weather is not suitable for landing, and for safety reasons, he has the right to decide to alternate to other airports or return.

In a word, the weather is not only caused by the weather conditions in the city where the destination airport is located. Aircraft take-off and landing are not afraid of strong winds and heavy rain. The key is visibility, low clouds near the airport take-off and landing passage, thunderstorm area, strong crosswind and other meteorological factors. It is normal for flights to be delayed due to weather.

References:

General administration of civil aviation of China-abnormal flights