...doesn't it have to do often with the destination/origin gate location....I've noticed this in MIA (right, MIA boyz?). I have noticed many times flying into LAX, that we arrive on time only to have congestion on the ground to shuffle us around and get us late to the gate...For some reason, it seems departures don't have as much delay.... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- W Wilson <wlw-jr@att.net> wrote: > I've have noticed that also with few exceptions from > time to time for > whatever reason. It would be interesting to speak > with an LAX/SoCal ATC > specialist to get the lowdown. > > Walter > DCA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Greenwood" <mgreenwood@telus.net> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 00:59 > Subject: Re: Lax south runways can they handle a > 747? > > > > I believe the choice of runway for departure and > arrival is determined by > the > > origin/destination of the aircraft. Every time I > have flown to the South > > Pacific ex LAX we have always departed from and > arrived back on the south > > runways. Flight to Asia and Europe have always > arrived and departed on > the > > north runways. > > > > Mark > > > > W Wilson wrote: > > > > > Absolutely....7R/25L is actually longer than the > other parallel on the > > > southside at 11,096 feet. (the inner south > runway 7L/25R is 12,091 > feet). > > > Your concern is notable however. It's more > based on procedure at > airports > > > with two sets of parallels on each side of the > airport. Normal ops > include > > > allowing aircraft to depart on the inner > parallels while landing > (usually) > > > on the outer parallels allowing greater > separation on approach. So for > > > whatever reason..."they" decided to depart from > 25L. It could also be > to > > > expedite the departure of traffic behing the KAL > 747, so they moved it > on > > > over to the other side to make room, amongst a > couple more operational > > > considerations. > > > > > > Many a UA 747 and 747s off the Bradley Terminal > use the inner parallel > > > runway of the south complex of LAX 7L/25R. > Actually, the north runway > > > complex has the shortest of the runway complexes > at LAX. 6L/24R is 8925 > > > feet. 6R/24L, where many a 747 departs, is > 10,285 feet. > > > > > > So to answer your Q...yep...they can handle > 747s. > > > > > > Walter > > > DCA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Panitz" <mpanitz@juno.com> > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > > > > > Today I was passing (on Avation Blvd)near lax) > > > > where you go right past the south runways at > > > > Lax. I saw a KAL 747 waiting for its turn to > take > > > > off on the south runway, I was surprise to see > a 747 > > > > on that side cause dont they usually use the > north runways at > > > > Lax for 747s? this was around 11:30am Sunday > Morning > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com