Originally Posted by
Airbubba
Wow, I've never heard of that one, I guess it's sorta like the missing thirteenth floor in some Asian hotels. Unless someone tells you about it, you might never notice it.
Anyway, after listening to the ATC tapes, I don't think renumbering the runways would have helped this ill-fated crew sort it out.
They are correct. An example is YBBN where one runway has an orientation of 016/196. Logically it should be designated 02/20, but for the reason stated by krismiler it was designated 01/19