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Three Parallel Runways?

Ziffle From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (12 years 1 month 16 hours ago) and read 1394 times:

I was looking at a picture of Bankstown Airport in Sydney (YSBK) and was wondering how they distinguish three parallel runways from one another. I know of the L and R designation but do they also use C for centre?
And if there is more then three involved would they use Centre Right(CR) and Centre Left(CL)?

Here is a picture of the Airport in Question:

Yeah I hope it displays it. If not just go here:
http://www.airportsaustralia.com.au/images/Bankstown.jpg

Thanks in Advance
Ziff

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SailorOrion From Germany, joined Feb 2001, 2058 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (12 years 1 month 16 hours ago) and read 1324 times:

Well, they maybe using the C for the center runway.

When using 4 runway, there are usually two numbers used:

e. g. runway heading 83 / 263:

runways: 26 L/R 8 L/R and 27 L/R 9 L/R

SailorOrion

Apuneger From Belgium, joined Sep 2000, 3026 posts, RR: 13
Reply 2, posted (12 years 1 month 13 hours ago) and read 1269 times:

I know from my flight sim experience, that Chicago Midway airport also has 3 parallel runways and that indeed the middle runway is designated as 'C'.

Ivan

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Zoomer From Netherlands, joined Dec 2000, 209 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (12 years 1 month 13 hours ago) and read 1256 times:

DTW also has a "C" runway.

Azeem From Pakistan, joined Jul 2000, 137 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 1240 times:

Yes, the center runways are designated by 'C'. Many airports have center runeways. King Abdul Aziz (JEDDAH) for example. RWYs 16L, 16C, 16R and RWYs 34L, 34C, 34R.

GOT From Sweden, joined Dec 2000, 1912 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 1224 times:

Examples with four parallel RWY are ATL and LAX. ATL has 8L/26R, 8R/26L and 9L/27R, 9R/27L. LAX has 6L/24R, 6R/24L and 7L/25R, 7R/25L.

GOT

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XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3952 posts, RR: 36
Reply 6, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 1219 times:

ATL will soon have 5 parrallel runways. A new southernmost runway is being added.

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DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13
Reply 7, posted (12 years 1 month 9 hours ago) and read 1175 times:

DFW has a C runway.

Jeff

BO__einG From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 2759 posts, RR: 20
Reply 8, posted (12 years 1 month 9 hours ago) and read 1164 times:

They change the runway headign designation by like 1 degree if there is a more than 2 parallels.

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HlywdCatft From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5321 posts, RR: 7
Reply 9, posted (12 years 1 month 4 hours ago) and read 1119 times:

DTW has 3 parallel runways 21/3 L R and C, when the fourth runway is completed it will be 22/4

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