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[deleted] t1_isqrpy0 wrote

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son_et_lumiere t1_isr2nmo wrote

I feel like a lot of airports have runways that are perpendicular to each other, so they can choose to use the E<->W or N<->S depending on how the winds are.

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Positive-Source8205 t1_isr6nod wrote

Airports are designed with runways oriented to the prevailing wind direction for that location.

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Cold_Situation_7803 t1_isqwxbi wrote

No, the runway can be landed on in either direction. An East/west runway will have you land into the west if the wind favors that; if the winds changes direction enough, the airport will begin landing towards the east.

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Goalie_deacon t1_isr3naa wrote

I’m sure they can’t land north/south on a east/west runway.

However there are runways that can rotate 360 degrees. They’re called aircraft carriers.

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