Do they really taxi that way?
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this is my favorite video on the subject
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I’d guesstimate that 2 out of 3 airports in Norway lack taxiways reaching the thresholds. Backtracking 737s, A32xs and DH8s everywhere. ENCN, ENTC, ENAL,ENML and ENKB are the larger ones.
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Go to Skiathos in Greece and watch the airliners land on a small strip, and then turn around 180 and taxi back down the active whilst another is lining up on take off, also on the active. Very cool.
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its called back-tracking.
on runways you can have a higher taxi speed (no FOD danger). On taxiways the speed is normally limited for FOD. -
Look at Male airport on the maldives, there you have no other option, so yes, they do it if it is needed due to “limited space” for the airport
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Some runways are made for this.
https://www.google.fr/maps/@43.5107297,5.3615889,309m/data=!3m1!1e3
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this is my favorite video on the subject
Hahaha classic Aussie ATC…There goes the Vodka burner lmao
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Backtracking is quite common in small airports, or in large airports undergoing WIP with closed taxiways.
Runway width is normally not a problem unless you are talking about really heavy metal. For trivia, minimum width for 180º turn on a 737 (-800W) is 24.1m. Normal runway width is 45m.
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Backtracking is quite common in small airports, or in large airports undergoing WIP with closed taxiways.
Runway width is normally not a problem unless you are talking about really heavy metal. For trivia, minimum width for 180º turn on a 737 is 24.1m. Normal runway width is 45m.
I got some cool photos of 737s etc landing and taking off right above my head when I was in Skiathos. I’ll get them off the camera tonight if I don’t forget…
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I’d guesstimate that 2 out of 3 airports in Norway lack taxiways reaching the thresholds. Backtracking 737s, A32xs and DH8s everywhere. ENCN, ENTC, ENAL,ENML and ENKB are the larger ones.
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Most of Mexico airports are designed this way as well. Cheaper to not have parallel taxiways.
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