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Old 11th Aug 2010, 12:34
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Lonewolf 50:

That said, there was a point earlier in this thread asking why that airport didn't have the ILS or LOC approaches servicing both runways, which is answerable only by the non-flying element of the industry ... though when I look at the terrain north and west of the airport, I suspect the approach would need to be designed with some care.
You perhaps missed earlier in the thread where I posted pro-forma VOR approach to Runway 12. With DME the terrain is not an issue. But, the VOR may have performance issues in that sector. I also "penciled in" an RNAV approach, which would work great with vertical guidance all the way in. Restricted airspace is the issue much more than terrain.

An ILS would be difficult to site and not worth the expense if the reports in this thread are correct about moving the airport.
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