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Old Mar 23, 2016 | 9:30 am
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in an operational context it also refers to runway capacity ... Aircraft must be spaced a certain distance apart for safety, and obviously a plane that's just landed must be a certain distance clear of the runway before a departing flight can start takeoff roll ... simultaneous landings on parallel runways are permitted if the runways are far enough apart, where "far enough" varies with weather conditions ... don't have time for more right now
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