Sentence examples for perpendicular runways from inspiring English sources

Controllers were using the perpendicular runways to keep up with the stream of arrivals.

Simultaneous use of perpendicular runways can increase the number of planes the airport can handle in an hour, but air traffic controllers have said that the procedure is not safe.

WASHINGTON — After the second time in a week in which an unexpected move by a pilot at Kennedy International Airport brought planes close together in flight, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was altering a procedure for using perpendicular runways simultaneously.

Air traffic controllers complained on Monday that the two planes, a Boeing 747 cargo plane and a 37-seat commuter jet, nearly collided when the cargo plane, which had been assigned to land, aborted the landing and went around for another try, crossing a perpendicular runway where the commuter jet was assigned to land.

If you are taking off from a runway and the wind is perpendicular to the runway, it is possible to take off, but not advisable for a beginner.

The modern approach, to which Heathrow is slowly working, is the 'toast rack': terminals lined up perpendicular to the runway, and separated to allow aircraft free movement.

You are now perpendicular to the runway.

Although the runways are perpendicular, the pavement is separated by several feet of grass and do not intersect.

Just after 9 a.m., Flight 278 from Oakland slid on runway 26, which runs perpendicular to Hollywood Way, according to airport spokeswoman Lucy Burghdorf.

The good earth perpendicular, then parallel, then perpendicular.

Miami International Airport has four runways.