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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 8:59 am
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Originally Posted by worldtrav
Listen up all Channel 9 fans. While not specific to UA of course, they are the only carrier offering flight deck communications. July 5 current runway 9R-27L will be renamed 10R-28L. So if you're coming in and think you're at the wrong airport no need to panic. In August 9L-27R will become 9R-27L. Confused? In November next year (huge maybe) the new north runway will be 9L-27R.
Sure they're not just changing them to L-C-R? I know some airports with 3 parallel runways designate a Center runway. Since I believe the ORD shift is temporary until the whole new construction is done (in 20 years?) I wonder why it is not just done that way.
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