which major airports have 3 or 4 or 5 parallel runways?
Apr 9, 2009, 1:13 pm
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Apr 9, 2009, 1:20 pm
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DTW (4) - 21R, 21L, 22R, 22L, etc.
DEN (3)
IAD (3)
ORD (3)
DFW (5) - Two pairs of runways close to each other. One other outlier.
LAX (4) - Two pairs of runways close to each other.
ATL (5) - Two pairs of runways close to each other. One other outlier.
28, 27L, 27R, 26L, 26R
Now, which airports have runways that are perpendicular to each other? (90 degrees?)
http://naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp
DEN (3)
IAD (3)
ORD (3)
DFW (5) - Two pairs of runways close to each other. One other outlier.
LAX (4) - Two pairs of runways close to each other.
ATL (5) - Two pairs of runways close to each other. One other outlier.
28, 27L, 27R, 26L, 26R
Now, which airports have runways that are perpendicular to each other? (90 degrees?)
http://naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp
Last edited by Wiirachay; Apr 9, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Apr 9, 2009, 1:33 pm
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Good luck trying to figure this out. Runways have numbers that are related to their actual magnetic heading.
PHL RNWY 26, 27L and 27R all have the same heading: 267.7degrees
MDW RNWY 31L, 31R and 31C are 316.5, 316.5 and 316.4 respectively
Paris CDG RNWY:
8R 85.0
8L 85.1
9R 86.0
9L 85.3
PHL RNWY 26, 27L and 27R all have the same heading: 267.7degrees
MDW RNWY 31L, 31R and 31C are 316.5, 316.5 and 316.4 respectively
Paris CDG RNWY:
8R 85.0
8L 85.1
9R 86.0
9L 85.3
Apr 9, 2009, 3:48 pm
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Not a "major airport" for a while yet, but check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_W...tional_Airport
"Dubai World Central will include: 6 parallel runways, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in length, each separated by a distance of 800 metres (2,600 ft)."
"Dubai World Central will include: 6 parallel runways, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in length, each separated by a distance of 800 metres (2,600 ft)."
Apr 9, 2009, 4:07 pm
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AMS has three parallel North/South runways:
18L/36R (aka Alsmeerbaan), 18C/36C (aka Zwanenburgbaan) and 18R/36L (the infamous Polderbaan, 15 minutes taxi time from the terminal).
As an aside, are the Dutch the only ones to give names to their runways?
18L/36R (aka Alsmeerbaan), 18C/36C (aka Zwanenburgbaan) and 18R/36L (the infamous Polderbaan, 15 minutes taxi time from the terminal).
As an aside, are the Dutch the only ones to give names to their runways?
Apr 9, 2009, 5:03 pm
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Close but no cigar
Off by one, YYZ has 06/24L/R and 05/23.
http://www.airplane-blog.com/uploade...ays-701123.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YYZ_Aerial.jpg
http://www.airplane-blog.com/uploade...ays-701123.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YYZ_Aerial.jpg