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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 7:00 am
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slawecki
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for the long of it, lets look at dca. approach from south is dominate. takeoff to north. if winds exceed 10-15 mph from south, they they switch. when wind gets over 30-35 mph from west, a short cross runway is used.

DCA has some larger planes in use for west coast flights. if the wind is less than about 20mph from the north, those guys will wait for a clear space, and take off down wind to the south.
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