Rwy 24L vs Rwy 24R

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

Don Tuite wrote:

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.

At Palm Springs, CA, VFR traffic tend to be vectored to the parallel runway
that provides them the closest taxi to the FBO, given that there is one FBO
east and one west of the runways, not the runway requiring the least amount
of maneuvering.



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Peter

"Don Tuite" wrote in message
...

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.

The airports I've flown from will run T&G's from one (usually the shorter)
then shift you over to the other for your full stop.


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

I've also found that if I depart IFR I"m more likely to get the
airline's runway than the GA runway at most airports.

-Robert

In article om,
I've also found that if I depart IFR I"m more likely to get the
airline's runway than the GA runway at most airports.

That's certainly true at HPN. 16-34 is the big runway used by jets,
but spam cans often depart 11, mostly because it's a whole lot less
taxiing from the GA ramp. Except IFR. If you're IFR and ask to
depart 11, you'll almost always get turned down and sent to 16 or 34.