Rwy 24L vs Rwy 24R

Hi everyone, I have a general question about runways. In Montreal for
example (CYUL) or anywhere else. What would be a factor making planes
land on Rwy 24L vs landing on 24R. I understand that prevailing winds
play a role in determining if its 24L or 06L, but I cant figure how
they decide to use left or right.

thanks again!

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Hi everyone, I have a general question about runways. In Montreal for
example (CYUL) or anywhere else. What would be a factor making planes
land on Rwy 24L vs landing on 24R. I understand that prevailing winds
play a role in determining if its 24L or 06L, but I cant figure how
they decide to use left or right.

Typically they'll use one for departures and the other for arrivals.
If they're different lengths, they'll usually use the longer one for
departures, since the departing planes usually need more distance
because they're heavy with fuel.

If things are not busy, they'll probably assign individual flights to
the left or right runway based on which involves less taxiing to get
to or from.

Roy Smith wrote:

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If things are not busy, they'll probably assign individual flights to
the left or right runway based on which involves less taxiing to get
to or from.

I have observed that it could also be the presence of an ILS Category II or
III approach to one runway, but not the other.

--
Peter

Thanks for all the answers everyone!!!

"Peter R." wrote in message
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Roy Smith wrote:

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If things are not busy, they'll probably assign individual flights to
the left or right runway based on which involves less taxiing to get
to or from.

I have observed that it could also be the presence of an ILS Category II
or
III approach to one runway, but not the other.


Many airports use one or the other for touch & go's almost exclusively.


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

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Hi everyone, I have a general question about runways. In Montreal for
example (CYUL) or anywhere else. What would be a factor making planes
land on Rwy 24L vs landing on 24R. I understand that prevailing winds
play a role in determining if its 24L or 06L, but I cant figure how
they decide to use left or right.


Airport layout, runway length, approaches serving the runways versus the
current weather, etc., etc., etc.

One may involve a shorter taxi to the terminal. Often airline terminals
will be on one side of the field and and general aviation on the other.
There may be other factors too.
--
Gene Seibel
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Because I fly, I envy no one.

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One may involve a shorter taxi to the terminal. Often airline terminals
will be on one side of the field and and general aviation on the other.
There may be other factors too.
Note how many of the parallel runways have the longer on closer to the
terminal. Also note how many have one of them appreciably longer.

One exception is the two N-S runways at Colorado Springs -- they have the
terminal right in between them.


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

"Matt Barrow" wrote:


"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
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One may involve a shorter taxi to the terminal. Often airline terminals
will be on one side of the field and and general aviation on the other.
There may be other factors too.
Note how many of the parallel runways have the longer on closer to the
terminal. Also note how many have one of them appreciably longer.

One exception is the two N-S runways at Colorado Springs -- they have the
terminal right in between them.

Another example is Atlanta, where the terminal is midfield, with two
of the four parallel(E-W) runways north of the terminal and two (soon
to be three) south of the terminal.
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On 26 Apr 2006 11:50:13 -0700, wrote:

Hi everyone, I have a general question about runways. In Montreal for
example (CYUL) or anywhere else. What would be a factor making planes
land on Rwy 24L vs landing on 24R. I understand that prevailing winds
play a role in determining if its 24L or 06L, but I cant figure how
they decide to use left or right.

thanks again!

Other folk's answers seem to be assuming commercial IFR traffic. In
my experience in general aviation VFR, the assignment is based in part
on where you are when you first call in. Based on that, you'll get
assigned the base or downwind entry that involves the least
maneuvering.

(Sometimes, as is the case at Palo Alto, in California, one runway may
have traffic patterns on each side. Which one you're assigned depends
on where you're coming from.)

For practicing touch and goes, instructors with lower-time primary
students may request the longer runway.

Don