Matt Barrow wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Newps wrote:




"Matt Whiting" wrote in message


I've had at least 6 different instructors and none have ever suggested
a leading zero on a runway designation. I do believe that leading
zeroes are expected, however, on headings.


Headings are always three digits. Runways never are.

I know. The interesting question is why?


Maybe because runways are only one or two digits?

So? Runways can be two digits, so why not pad to two for single digit
runways? This is the same as padding to three for a heading.

I think an earlier poster was probably right when he said that runways
are in essence named, rather than representing a numeric value.


Matt