Narrative:

Lots of snow, ice, and rain in bos. My first officer and I were very new to the east coast and bos airport operations. It was snowing so hard that runways were opening and closing 'left and right.' we received taxi instructions to runway 9, stumbled our way there, were given an RVR of 1/2 mi. 'Great, let's go!' we get airborne and an aircraft trying to land in bos is told by approach/departure that he can't land. I think, 'can't land with a 1/2 mi....' we check the approach plates to find out there is no approach to runway 9. Why would all runways be closed at a major airport like bos except for the one runway with no approach. Get my drift: we took off with no takeoff alternate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC TOOK OFF WITHOUT A TKOF ALTERNATE WITH THE ARPT BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS FOR THE AVAILABLE RWY.

Narrative: LOTS OF SNOW, ICE, AND RAIN IN BOS. MY FO AND I WERE VERY NEW TO THE EAST COAST AND BOS ARPT OPS. IT WAS SNOWING SO HARD THAT RWYS WERE OPENING AND CLOSING 'L AND R.' WE RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 9, STUMBLED OUR WAY THERE, WERE GIVEN AN RVR OF 1/2 MI. 'GREAT, LET'S GO!' WE GET AIRBORNE AND AN ACFT TRYING TO LAND IN BOS IS TOLD BY APCH/DEP THAT HE CAN'T LAND. I THINK, 'CAN'T LAND WITH A 1/2 MI....' WE CHK THE APCH PLATES TO FIND OUT THERE IS NO APCH TO RWY 9. WHY WOULD ALL RWYS BE CLOSED AT A MAJOR ARPT LIKE BOS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE RWY WITH NO APCH. GET MY DRIFT: WE TOOK OFF WITH NO TKOF ALTERNATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.