[ALPAPilot]

The main runways at EWR run almost north-south. (I used to fly out of there monthly.) If the wind is not compatible with runway orientation, there is no alternative, it’s a crosswind landing or go elsewhere.

Of all the places I fly, EWR has the most consistent gusty crosswind conditions I've seen. Kennedy has the nice 13/31 parallels, I don't think EWR had the space to put good runways so they were forced to have 04/22 parallels - not ideal

People must have gotten banged up pretty good to divert to Stewart. It only saves 10 -15 minutes over EWR. Just glad it wasn't me.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Of all the places I fly, EWR has the most consistent gusty crosswind conditions I've seen. Kennedy has the nice 13/31 parallels, I don't think EWR had the space to put good runways so they were forced to have 04/22 parallels - not ideal

Only place that I liked less was PVD, (Providence) where a 727 (it was that far back) had to slam it on the numbers or wind up in the Burger King on the other side of Airport Road. In rough weather it became more of a carrier landing than anything else.