Southwest TAKEOFF ON CLOSED RUNWAY | Vehicles Have to Run Away!

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[@VASAviation]

METAR KPWM 250951Z 29005KT 10SM FEW100 16/14 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP063 T01610139=

[@amg2022]

Them not monitoring CTAF is almost as dangerous as taking off on the closed runway

[@johnhutto71]

The pilot was awfully flip about taking off from a closed runway.

[@-Wreckanize-]

Swa: Well obviously the runway wasn’t closed if we took off from it.

[@MarkofT]

@VASAviation BTW, if you look at the previous 2 weeks flight tracking, this SWA flight number departed the 29 runway before the 0945 opening 3 other times.

[@jamie-hb8gy]

Very lucky ops in the vehicle was paying attention.

[@Matt-mo8sl]

My home airport and I was listening on my ICOM. Southwest was not on CTAF, they were communicating on Boston Center 128.2, the frequency who gave them their IFR clearance and hold for release instructions. They did not communicate any ground movements on CTAF 120.9

[@blancolirio]

Great job once again putting this all together Victor! It adds a LOT of clarity to the situation.

[@tosh7031]

This is your daily dose of another close call

[@38Flyer]

Ok folks, Southwest's number of at-fault pilot incidents is now unacceptable. As a 30 year airline pilot, I now don't want to fly Southwest. What on earth is going on there in operational management?

[@jctripplesticks]

"That's not what we're showing, but ok" boy, that's how you end up with the FAA holding a pair of scissors and asking to see you pilots license

[@Veritas1992]

If it was

[@logicplague]

"Did he just take off from a closed runway?"

[@lcrobert]

Brickyard 5760 was so surprised that they were just vanished.

[@pilotcritic]

As a pilot who is meticulous in ensuring I do my job properly to protect myself, my employer, paying customers, and other users of the national airspace system, this event grinds my gears more than any other I can think of.

[@Moderatly_confused]

I work on this airfield. Unfortunately it is a regular occurrence at PWM to see airliners depart and arrive without a single CTAF call. Seeing landing lights approaching while you’re working on and near runways is very unsettling. We are diligent about making CTAF calls but not all professional pilots see it as necessary. This is very dangerous.

[@cooginald]

That pilot in 3516 is such a dork I love it lmao.

[@kasplatz553]

"You risked people's lives"

[@marcellkovacs5452]

3:51

[@abelsclips5757]

Republic pilot here who’s landed at PWM many times, a lot of construction at this airport, if the weather was poor, this was an absolute recipe for disaster