OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2286 times:
Quoting BAW076 (Thread starter): Just a quick question regarding the runway usage at DFW.
Are certain runways only assigned for landings and take offs??
KC135topboom can probably tell you for sure, but my recollection is that on a south flow (which is most of the time), on the east side they usually use 17L and 17C for landings and 13L and 17R for departures, and on the west side they usually use 13R and 18R for arrivals and 18L for departures. They don't use 13R for departures, or 13L for arrivals since their flight paths would cut across the finals for the other runways and impact their use.
Iahflyr From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2133 times:
Actually if all runways are open and available........
South Flow:
Arrive 17L/17C/18R/13R.......depart 17R/18L and if parked close to 13L
North Flow:
Arrive 36L/35C/35R/31R.......depart 35L/36R/31L
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Jr From United States of America, joined May 1999, 958 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2131 times:
OPNLguy is right. Unless they have high crosswinds from the northwest, which pushes them into a two runway ops using just 13L and 13R for both takeoffs and landings. Very rare, but does happen a couple of times a year or so.
Also, it seems like now the have separated take offs by destinations i.e, west bound departures are almost always on the west side runways (18L/36R) and east bound departures on the east (17R/35L) - correct me if I am wrong on this. You don't get to see LH or BA take off on the west like you used to every now and then in the past.
IAHFLYR From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2121 times:
Quoting Jr (Reply 4): two runway ops using just 13L and 13R for both takeoffs and landings. Very rare, but does happen a couple of times a year or so.
So you post on operation that happens 2 times a year!
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BigJimFX From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 321 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2045 times:
Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 5): So you post on operation that happens 2 times a year! Sad
More than that so far this year... Makes thing interesting for sure.
As posted above ...
On a South Flow...
17R is the main departure runway on the East side, with 13L being used for some turboprop departures. 17C, and 17L are mainly arrival runways. 18L Is the main departure runway on the West side. With 18R, and 13R used as arrival runways.
On a North flow...
35L is the main departure runway on the East side. With 35C, 35R, and 31R used as arrival runways. 36R is used as the main departure runway on the west side, while 31L is used for some turboprop departures. 36L is the main arrival runway.
I'm sure KC135Topboom will correct me/ elaborate. but thats all I can think about at the moment
Legion242 From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 233 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1932 times:
Quoting BigJimFX (Reply 6): Quoting Jr (Reply 4):
two runway ops using just 13L and 13R for both takeoffs and landings. Very rare, but does happen a couple of times a year or so.
Quoting BigJimFX (Reply 6): So you post on operation that happens 2 times a year!
Yeah, but when that happens, it makes for some GREAT spotting!!!
A340Spotter From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1973 posts, RR: 26 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
Quoting Jr (Reply 4): Unless they have high crosswinds from the northwest, which pushes them into a two runway ops using just 13L and 13R for both takeoffs and landings. Very rare, but does happen a couple of times a year or so.
Though it's more like 31L and 31R when the winds come from the northwest.
Has happened twice in the past 3 weeks in fact.
JSD
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Jr From United States of America, joined May 1999, 958 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1771 times:
Quoting A340Spotter (Reply 9): Though it's more like 31L and 31R when the winds come from the northwest.
Has happened twice in the past 3 weeks in fact.
Yeah thats right. My mistake. I think i am becoming dyslexic...
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