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Old 10th Dec 2011, 23:07
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Ground/Tower freq

Interesting to know that they now keep aircraft on the tower freq until it has crossed 24R. Some years ago that was NOT the case. I remember being kept on the "ground" freq when taxiing from the hangar southwest of 24 trying to cross 24 to get to the terminal. It was so stupid. You would be waiting on a landing AC to cross in front of you so you could continue to cross the active and taxi to the gate. But because the landing AC was on "tower" freq and we were on "ground" freq it took a while for the tower man to OK the crossing with the "ground" man. By that time another AC would be on short final and the wait would continue. I never understood this as at other airports you would be kept on "tower" until clear of any active runway.
24L is 9000 ft or 9500 ft. It's the one that Air France had the overrun on some years ago. 24R is longer.
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