Originally Posted by
dlen111
so if i get this, there is a 50 year agreement between tempe and phx, that requires that ops are split 50/50.
I assume that weather/wind situations prevail however, explaining why i occasionally notice that the standard 50/50 pattern is not being observed? ie, landing from the west in the PM instead of the normal approach from the east?
Yes, and yes. The "equalization" is required over quarterly and annual periods, not necessarily in a single day.
Ironically, the City of Tempe found its own hands tied by the Agreement when the required flight track footprint caused development problems with new condos and office buildings (and football stadia) along the Town River-Lake .
