"Dan Luke" writes:
Getting mixed up about runways and airports can happen
easily, as Roy's post shows, and it happened to me Friday.
[snip]
Anyhow, that's what I get for taking routine things
for granted, like properly identifying your runway
and making sure all your position indications make
sense. *sigh* Live and learn, I hope.

I was VFR into Sioux Falls, SD from the southwest
(coming from DEN). I called the tower and they
cleared me to land on runway 20 and report over the
city. I'm on a heading of about 020 and see a
runway straight ahead and figure this is a piece of
cake, but what's with the "report over the city"
thing? There's nothing but open country between
me and the airport.

After a few minutes more, the tower calls to ask if
I'm the plane heading toward runway 02. Oops!
Quick turn to do a left pattern over the city...

[I may have the numbers wrong since I write this from
memory and don't have an airport directory at hand.]