PPRuNe Forums

PPRuNe Forums (https://www.pprune.org/)
-   Private Flying (https://www.pprune.org/private-flying-63/)
-   -   Why are most runways east to west ? (https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/325641-why-most-runways-east-west.html)

gasax 9th May 2008 13:08

Northumberland!

My guess would have been Cornwall given the near exclusion of easterlies and the like.

I'll have to admit to being a bit surprised by the initial query that started the thread but I guess you never know what you (and others) don't know.

Flying up here a decent idea of the wind and its effects is not just very helpful but sometimes the only things that will stop you getting into real trouble.

Mind you I still recall the number of places I've landed where windsocks at either end of a runway are pointing in different directions!!


All times are GMT. The time now is 15:21.


Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.