![]() ![]() Communications should be addressed to ACL slot co-ordination: (a) Aircraft type, registration and operator (b) Point of origin and destination (c) ETA and ETD Jersey. Commercial airlines must make prior arrangement for ground handling. Refuelling not available after 1900 (1800) for AVGAS 100LL, or after 2000 (1900) for JET A-1, except by special arrangement. Channel Island Aero Services Tel 01534- 742373. ![]() Jersey Airport, St Peter, Jersey, JE1 1BY Channel Islands. TAD_HP ANNOTATION:8294.eng 205Įlevation / Reference temperature / Mean Low TemperatureĢ77 TAD_HP VAL_ELEV 205 FT / 18 TAD_HP VAL_REF_T 205 Â☌ TAD_HP UOM_REF_T 205 / -Ġ.04Â☎ TAD_HP VAL_MAG_VAR 205 ( 2022 TAD_HP DATE_MAG_VAR 205) / 0.19Â☎ TAD_HP VAL_MAG_VAR_CHG 205 TAD_HP ANNOTATION:8293.eng 205Ĥ NM WNW of St Helier. So the next time you travel by air plane and the pilot announces that you’ll be taking off on runway 27, you'll know that you’re traveling due west.Lat: 491229N TAD_HP GEO_LAT 205 Long: 0021144W TAD_HP GEO_LONG 205Ĭentre of Runway 08/26. This level of enunciation ensures clear communication and enhances safety. For example, Runway 4L-22R would be pronounced by air traffic control as “Flight 123, you are cleared to land on Runway Four Left” or alternatively “…Two Two Right,” if cleared to land the opposite direction. A small number of airports have three parallel runways-the runway in the middle gets a “C” for center.ĭuring airport operations, runway number designations are pronounced individually. The ”L” and ”R” designate the relative position (left or right) of each runway respectively when approaching/facing its direction. One is Runway 4L-22R and the other 4R-22L. ![]() For example, Boston, Massachusetts’ Logan International Airport (pictured) has two pairs of parallel runways. Many large airports have parallel runways, which requires further designation of each runway. ![]() Therefore, an aircraft taking off easterly on Runway 9-27 would be considered to be utilizing Runway 9 for departure. Furthermore, each runway end is identified separately. Most runways can typically be used in either direction, depending on prevailing winds. Runway 36 means you’re moving north, and so on. So if you’re on runway 9, then you’re heading east (90 degrees on a compass). But the “W” is numbered 9 because the runway number is connected to the direction the plane is traveling. On a handheld compass, south is 180 degrees (so 18 in runway terms) and west is 270 (27). You might be thinking that the numbers on this diagram are backwards. For example, Runway 9-27 is oriented east-west. The opposite end of the runway always differs by 180 degrees, so it’s numbered 18 higher or lower. The orientation of taking off and landing is specific to wind direction, which is constantly changing on the open seas, so the ship is turned into the wind. Naval aircraft carriers do not have runway designations painted on the flight deck. Runway markings, including the runway designations, are always white in color. Therefore, many large airports have a wide range of runway configurations to accommodate changes in seasonal wind directions. Runways are aligned predominantly to take advantage of prevailing winds. First, a few factoids before I explain:Įvery public use and military airfield on the face of the earth has (or should have) runway designations permanently painted at each runway end.Įnglish is the universal language of aviation, and runway designations are displayed via the same numeric system (Arabic) as used in the United States and Canada. What do they mean? It's an interesting question, and one that's obviously important for pilots. I’ve been asked many times the meaning of the big painted numbers at the end of each airport runway. ![]()
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