"C. Massey" wrote in message
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1. Is the ATC responsible for making sure the aircraft is on the correct
runway?

No, they are not.

2. Aren't there check's that are made from inside the cockpit to assure
they are on the correct runway?

Yes, there are. There is currently no indication that these pilots failed
to make those checks. The most we can assume is that they either had the
wrong runway number for their desired takeoff runway, or they failed to
*correctly* make the check. It's possible that they actually thought runway
26 was the correct runway, and it's also possible that they knew runway 22
was the correct runway, performed the necessary cross-check to verify the
runway, but failed to notice the discrepancy in that cross-check.

3. Looking at the two runways using google earth, it looks as though the
actual pavement is the same width on both runways in question, but all of
the documents that I have seen show a 75 ft and a 150 ft runway. Why is
this? Someone mentioned the 75 ft runway is actually 150 ft wide, but the
markings make it 75 ft usable. Why would that be?

You've gotten plenty of answers on that one.

Pete