Mike, What large waterway? Narita is in the middle of the Japanese country side! I suspect the aircraft where just too close to the main runway to keep it open. Peter Schneider ATL |---------+----------------------------> | | "Michael A. | | | Burris" | | | <yyz_02140@yahoo.| | | com> | | | Sent by: The | | | Airline List | | | <AIRLINE@LISTSERV| | | .CUNY.EDU> | | | | | | | | | 06/16/2004 03:48 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | The Airline List;| | | Please respond to| | | "Michael A. | | | Burris" | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | | cc: | | Subject: Re: Plane Face-Off Shuts Narita Runway | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| David / All: That is possible. Even though it is a new airport, it is still on a relatively thin strip of land in the middle of a large waterway. Yet, I would think ground control/ ATC should know the size of all a/c in movement on the field at any time and send them to the right places at the right time? Unfortunately, someone made a mistake. Luckily, there were no fatalities. Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Just guessing here: > Could it be because the clearance between the runway > and one (or both) of the planes on the taxiway > didn't give enough clearance? > > David R > > > > My question is why this would necessitate the > shutting down of the runway if > > the incursion took place on a taxiway? > > > > Mark > > > > > > Tokyo's Narita Airport had to close one of its two > runways for nearly an hour > > on Wednesday after an incoming plane ended up > facing an outgoing aircraft on > > the taxiway, airport officials said. > > > > The two planes -- a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines > passenger aircraft arriving from > > Amsterdam and a South Korean Asiana Airlines plane > preparing to depart for > > Incheon -- were taxiing towards each other, the > officials said. They did not > > collide. > > > > The runway at Japan's main international air hub > just north of Tokyo was > > closed for about an hour while workers removed the > planes, they said. > > > > "We still don't know why it happened. > Investigations are under way," one of > > the officials said. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* The contents of this e-mail message (including any attachments hereto) are confidential to and are intended to be conveyed for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed only. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender of this immediately and delete the message from your system. Any distribution, reproduction or use of this message by someone other than recipient is not authorized and may be unlawful.