Thread: Massive Airport expansion announced
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Old December 20th 03, 01:30 AM posted to uk.transport,uk.transport.air,uk.transport.london
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Default Massive Airport expansion announced
Graeme Wall wrote:
(Aidan Stanger) wrote:
Malcolm Weir wrote:

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Los Angeles International Airport has FOUR parallel runways. It ain't
a big deal, despite what the doom-sayers claim.

Are they offset so there is scope for an early turn?


What is the point in offsetting the runways? While they may point away from
each other at one end, when the wind changes direction they are pointing at
each other, far more dangerous. Much better to keep the runways parallel.

I asumed it was related to the position of the ends rather than the
angle.

I was making the point that the Heathrow situation is rather different
than the situation at the very large overseas airports.
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