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KSLC is CLOSED due to earthquake
KSLC is currently closed after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. (www.abc4.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It's back open now
no, it's still closed and we are no longer in the EU!
My comment was on the airport closure, not the site
Site is blocked in Europe :’(
I live very near Magna, Utah, where the 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at 7:10 AM Tuesday morning. I live in South Jordan, Ut, 10 km (6.2 miles) away from the Magna Pit quake epicenter. Aftershocks are continued all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Many were felt. According to the USGS earthquake site, 45 aftershocks were over 2.5 magnitudes in the area within 24 hours. SLC airport shut down because of airstrip inspection and a large water break on a major concourse. One plane was in approach over SLC airport during quake according to RPI3 FlightAware and was rerouted. Subsequent flights were rerouted until airstrip inspection and a large water release on a major concourse was completed/repaired. Two freeways were closed to the airport and were shut down to check overpasses. Two chemical trucks overturned. Rio Tinto, the company that runs the Magna Copper pit facility had a chemical plume release that triggered local HAZMAT, safety, local civil-defense alerts, along with our continuing state and national quarantine directives. Several schools had brick facades crumble over high school and elementary school entrances. Luckily, all students were sent home earlier this week for quarantine otherwise they would've been entering their schools at the time of the quake. Now we are all back to just the state and nationally mandated quarantines in place. It was a good time to have an earthquake! The fire departments went nuts but that's about it! Limited injuries. We had a 3.0 M aftershock 0.0 KM away according to the USGS shortly before midnight Tuesday. Under us? No damage here except for a food storage shelf collapse in the garage. No problem. Older houses, brick business buildings, and mobile homes had extensive damages. No Fatalities! Very exciting but keeping safe!
https://www.businessinsider.com/salt-lake-city-grounds-flights-after-utah-earthquake-2020-3?r=US&IR=T
This is viewable from the UK
This is viewable from the UK
The earthquake brings up unfortunate implications. What hasn’t been widespread news is the ATC tower as new as it is sustained damage structurally and to equipment, which is where we get the limited amount of traffic for now. ATC relocated into the older towers in the terminal on top of Delta’s OCC. TRACON moved to salt lake center, ASDE-X doesn’t work right now. Word of mouth suggests 2 weeks to fix the newest tower.
COVID-19 or not, it’s likely put SLC as first choice of cuts or even shutting down being crippled how it is. Layoffs, furlough and VTO is all that’s still happening. Curbside check in with skycaps? Lay-off. I believe SkyWest is in the process of relieving 50% of their staffing in SLC. Could be wrong and that’s companywide, but they’re cutting a lot and I don’t believe it’s coincidence in SLC. With too few paying regional passengers I’ve been seeing a LOT of cancellations to not fly 2 people not even an hour.
COVID-19 or not, it’s likely put SLC as first choice of cuts or even shutting down being crippled how it is. Layoffs, furlough and VTO is all that’s still happening. Curbside check in with skycaps? Lay-off. I believe SkyWest is in the process of relieving 50% of their staffing in SLC. Could be wrong and that’s companywide, but they’re cutting a lot and I don’t believe it’s coincidence in SLC. With too few paying regional passengers I’ve been seeing a LOT of cancellations to not fly 2 people not even an hour.