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Graeme Wall

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(Aidan Stanger) wrote:

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.

Unless there is a large difference, would it have much effect?

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

The main difference being they will never get the third runway through the
planning procedures I suspect. Could build it on stilts over the M4 I
suppose.

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