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Old 3rd Jul 2012, 16:06
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Question Runway alignment at CPT
The main runway at Cape Town Airport is aligned NW-SE and fits the prevailing winds. Yet the designations are 01 and 19, which to my reckoning is NNE-SSW.
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You have to add on the magnetic variation which is 26degrees there.
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Wow! Thanks. I'll have to research magnetic variations!
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Wow! Thanks. I'll have to research magnetic variations!
It's the difference between magnetic north and true north. Research complete.
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Yes, but such a big discrepancy. True North. What is Truth? I know, a star.
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