LAX Takeoff/Departures Using Runways 06 and 07
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Rather unfortunate story. In 1992 during the LA (Rodney King) Riots they had to run all inbound and outbound traffic over the ocean, day and night.
There had been reports of people shooting at planes coming in over South Central LA (normal landings on Runway 24 and 25).
There had been reports of people shooting at planes coming in over South Central LA (normal landings on Runway 24 and 25).
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Originally Posted by Herb687
Used to be that late at night at LAX they used a head-on traffic flow for noise abatement - both landings and takeoffs over the ocean. Land on runways 6/7, departures off of 24/25. Do they still do that at LAX in the wee hours of the morning?
Other times, that flight has landed "regularly" - but I cant remember it ever having been that late, so maybe the hour was a factor in addition to winds.
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LAX takeoff/landing pattern
From various places/peoples etc., I have heard the landing is from East during the day using 24R or 25L and takeoff is to the west usig 24L and 25R unless there is Santa Ana winds. During the Santa Ana winds, this is reversed.
Normal operation during the night between 12 am and 6 am is land mainly on 6L and takeoff on 25L.
As others have mentioned, the daytime operation during the past week was similar to the Santa Ana condition. It was that way during the rainstorm during the evening of 2/10 and it was that way when I took off this morning at 7 am. The windsock showed the wind was blowing from the East so that shows why we took off East. The rain storm was probably causing the change in the wind direction.
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Normal operation during the night between 12 am and 6 am is land mainly on 6L and takeoff on 25L.
As others have mentioned, the daytime operation during the past week was similar to the Santa Ana condition. It was that way during the rainstorm during the evening of 2/10 and it was that way when I took off this morning at 7 am. The windsock showed the wind was blowing from the East so that shows why we took off East. The rain storm was probably causing the change in the wind direction.
HJ
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what's fun is watching planes take off from SAN in the opposite direction. Looks like they're going to slam into the parking garage so conviently placed right in front of the runway.
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I have been on a few flights which departed LAX in the reverse direction. It totally freaked me out taking off over the city. Just seemed wrong (although, I knew it was right).
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Originally Posted by civicmon
what's fun is watching planes take off from SAN in the opposite direction. Looks like they're going to slam into the parking garage so conviently placed right in front of the runway.
As mentioned landings from the west are required in calm winds at LAX after +/- midnight. Landings don't always occur on 6L/R (north side) either, LAX will permit RWY 7L/R (south side) in most cases when operations are light.
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Originally Posted by obscure2k
I have been on a few flights which departed LAX in the reverse direction. It totally freaked me out taking off over the city. Just seemed wrong (although, I knew it was right).
I work close to LAX, and today I also noticed some planes that looked like they had taken off in the reverse direction.
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Originally Posted by wahooflyer
Thanks for all your replies!
As of 2:00 p.m. PST or thereabouts, takeoffs and landings at LAX are back in their usual directions.
The sun's actually shining now (yay!) but it doesn't feel any less windy to me than it did yesterday. Interesting that just a light wind can cause a change in landing and takeoff patterns.
As of 2:00 p.m. PST or thereabouts, takeoffs and landings at LAX are back in their usual directions.
The sun's actually shining now (yay!) but it doesn't feel any less windy to me than it did yesterday. Interesting that just a light wind can cause a change in landing and takeoff patterns.
I landed at LAX at 1545 PST and came in heading east. The pilot did make point about winds from out of the East, but low clouds might have been a factor we seem to have been travelling a fair time over the ocean before the final approach.
mike
edited to add today 2/22
Last edited by MIKESILV; Feb 22, 2005 at 6:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Craig6z
Rather unfortunate story. In 1992 during the LA (Rodney King) Riots they had to run all inbound and outbound traffic over the ocean, day and night.
There had been reports of people shooting at planes coming in over South Central LA (normal landings on Runway 24 and 25).
There had been reports of people shooting at planes coming in over South Central LA (normal landings on Runway 24 and 25).
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FWIW, I went to weather.com and checked out the projections for LA for the next few days. It looks like much of the time winds are coming from the E/ESE/SE, at speeds under 10 knots. When the storm clears, though, winds are shifting back to the S/SW.
Like everyone out here, I just want to see the sun again...if I'm not going to have good weather, why did I leave NYC?!?
Like everyone out here, I just want to see the sun again...if I'm not going to have good weather, why did I leave NYC?!?
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Originally Posted by MIKESILV
we seem to have been travelling a fair time over the ocean before the final approach.
On the rare occasions when there are simultaneous parallel approaches to the two runways at London Heathrow you see the same thing.
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I've been on a flight that was approaching LAX from the east (normal), but told pretty close to landing (3,000 ft. high, I would guess), to go around and land from the west. The pilot made an announcement about how the airport was switching the takeoff/landing direction.
Smart pilot -- I'm sure several on the flight would have gotten nervous had they seen only the dark Pacific below when they expected to see LAX.
Smart pilot -- I'm sure several on the flight would have gotten nervous had they seen only the dark Pacific below when they expected to see LAX.
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Originally Posted by moondog
i landed to the south at sfo today (not as exciting as i'd hoped).