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Old 28th Feb 2015, 06:44
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DaveReidUK
 
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I was just pointing out that sometimes runways are given convenient names rather than strictly correct designators.
Fair enough.

In fact, the "convenient naming" is simply conformance with ICAO SARPS (Annex 14 - Aerodrome Design & Operations):

"A runway designation marking shall consist of a two-digit number and on parallel runways shall be supplemented with a letter. On a single runway, dual parallel runways and triple parallel runways the two-digit number shall be the whole number nearest the one-tenth of the magnetic North when viewed from the direction of approach. On four or more parallel runways, one set of adjacent runways shall be numbered to the nearest one-tenth magnetic azimuth and the other set of adjacent runways numbered to the next nearest one-tenth of the magnetic azimuth".
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