Quote Originally Posted by PhiAlpha View Post
Our southwest flight from Houston landed about 30 minutes before the Denver and SLC flights got turned around. Took two attempts and you couldn’t see any lights on the ground until we were what looked like about 30-50 feet above the runway (possibly lower). I’ve flown a ton and never have landed in fog like that. Touched down so hard that several people woke up screaming LOL. Solid job by the pilots to get it on the ground.
That might be because Southwest is much more willing to land with a tailwind if it means they can park faster.