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Old 7th Dec 2018, 16:30
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Originally Posted by TCAS FAN
It appears that one issue has been overlooked, namely the runway width. To attain a TORA/ASDA/TODA 1800M or more the runway width needs to be a minimum of 45 M. I suspect that the current 20 TODA is there due to grandfather rights, When the runway dimensions change it is probable that the 20 TODA will drop to 1799.
That would seem correct as SEN's paved runway is much longer than the 1,799m than it can declare for TORA, ASDA or TODA due to its runway width being similar to that at SOU. Talk of 1,975m at SOU would appear to be pie in the sky unfortunately.
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