Lightning strikes near airport cause flight route changes


Pilots and air traffic control report lightning strikes north and east of the airfield, with aircraft requesting to return to the ramp or alter routes for safety.
Audio|Source: Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC)
02:24
Transcript:
3-6-6-6-0-0-0-Dolta and you can taxi back to the runway via FOX-ROT. We just saw a pretty big lightning strike over to the... so we're just going to be head back to the ramp. Great, (name withheld), Roger, and tax you to the ramp via Foxx-Rot. Yeah, via Foxxia, now that's 2-8-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7, runway 4 through the land. February 922.O now. November 904MF, there has been lightning sighted north of the field and east of the field. All right, thanks. We'll revaluate when we get on the ground here with north and east you said. Affirmatives. 194 Omeopoul. We're going to make this a full stop back to the RAM. Okay. 4-Refo, Roger. 904, Remapha. 904, Roger. 904-Mepa, Rone 87, clear to land. 0.094-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.0-294 trolley. Ground, 129-4 trolley, cleared 7, 300-Rand. 1-2-9-4 Charlie Rochester ground taxi the gulf to the 300 ramps. I saw Charlie golf to the ramp. 904 to the ramp 9-04 to the ramp 9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-8 and you can text you to golf to the ramp 9-0-0-0-0-8 and then taxi via golf back to the ramp 9-0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-8 Southless 468, there is some lightning north of the field, but two miles off the departure end, if you'd like I can get you a left turn to the west. That sounds like a plan, Southwest 4168. Afternoon, Rochester Tower, King Air, 50, Juliet, Delta is ILS runway 4. 5'0.0 Delta, Rochester, continue inbound for runway 4, traffic holding position will depart. Continue inbound, 5.0 Delta.
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Location mentioned:
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), 1200 Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY 14624
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