I am aware at many airports ATC interrogatesg the arriving crew from time to time of their gate assignment and switch the runway accordingly to decrease their taxi time. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:44 Subject: Re: Lax south runways can they handle a 747? > ...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 >