How Do Runway Conflict Alert Systems Work?
Simple Flying
JANUARY 4, 2025
A year ago, Japan Airlines flight 516, a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo , was on its final approach to the capitals Haneda airport shortly after sunset.
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Midway Near-Collision
AV Web
MARCH 19, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has posted its Preliminary Report on the runway incursion and near-collision involving a Flexjet Challenger 350 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW). Further confusing the issue, what used to be Runway 31R is now Taxiway H, so there is no longer a Runway 31R.
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Condor A321 Misses Munich Curfew By 10 Seconds, Causing Eight Hour Detour
One Mile at a Time
JUNE 4, 2025
The pilots seemingly made great time, and the plane began its approach to runway 8R in Munich. The landing gear was dropped in preparation for landing only for the pilots to discontinue their approach. To give you a sense of how close this was, below is the aircrafts position at 12:30AM, also when it was at its lowest altitude.
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NTSB Preliminary Report Details Close Call Between American Airlines And King Air
AV Web
OCTOBER 24, 2024
According to FAA audio recordings, the King Air crew contacted the local controller to report their approach on a 6-mile final for runway 33. The King Air was on a 2-mile final approach to runway 33, while the American flight was directed to hold short of runway 1, waiting for another aircraft to clear the runway.
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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway
Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 13, 2024
On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. Screenshot from ADSB Exchange; click for detail.
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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Land a Piper Seminole Safely
Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. The aircrafts landing gear is retractable, which must be extended during the final approach.
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Arriving in Style
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. A towered airport with an approach control can make this quite easy. When to Start Down?
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Quiz: Flying The Traffic Pattern
Flight Training Central
MAY 28, 2024
The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true. If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. Runway 31 directly into the wind. 040° and 220° true.
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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 11, 2025
These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. RUNWAY ALERTS Runways – Alerts when nearing or entering a runway. An audible alert plays the message Traffic on Runway and specifies the runway number and airport.
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How to Read an IFR Approach Chart
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Approach minima. Requirements and restrictions for the approach. Airport information, such as the length of the runway and the approach lighting pattern. As a pilot flying this approach, you need to know where to look for the right information at the right time. Communication and navigational radio frequencies.
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Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
The snow plow operators were happy to be able to go about their clearing operations without having to hold short or vacate runways to wait for arrivals or departures. We were able to break out of the clouds on long final approach; however, forward visibility was virtually impossible due to the windshield being almost totally covered with Ice.
VASI vs. PAPI: Understanding the Differences and Similarities
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 17, 2024
They are the Visual Approach Slope Indicator and Precision Approach Path Indicator. These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. VASI and PAPI each have their own approach. nautical miles from the runway threshold.
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Trial by Ice
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
I filed my IFR flight plan, received a clearance and took off into the gray winter sky. I got out my instrument approach chart and studied the holding pattern and the VOR approach procedure. We entered the holding pattern over Jeff City, flew two circuits and finally received our approach clearance.
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RNAV Approaches Simplified: A Guide for New Pilots
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
How do the approaches differ from each other? Type of Guidance Instrument approaches offer two types of navigational guidance. Lateral guidance tells you to go left or right to align yourself with the runway. Vertical guidance lets you know youre too high or too low on your approach path. Thats up to you!
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Danger lurks in circling approaches
Air Facts
MAY 10, 2024
If you depart MDA on the downwind or base leg, you’re on your own as far as obstacle clearance. What is the runway lighting? Only accurate within 10 degrees of runway heading). Consider the following as a proactive technique: “The pilot who sees the runway in the turn, should be the pilot who flies the approach.
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Keeping One Step Ahead of ATC when flying IFR
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Gone are the days of making an educated guess on a route, only to have ATC respond with a full route clearance with intersections and airways. It now takes only a moment in ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot or FltPlan.com to enter a departure and destination airport and then see recently issued clearances to other aircraft flying the same route.
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One of the last in the air on 9/11
Air Facts
MAY 20, 2024
The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet. This would work great for me as I would get the highly desired middle break during our 10 hour flight home.
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TAA Instrument Approaches: How to Navigate Terminal Arrival Areas
Flight Training Central
OCTOBER 28, 2024
But TAA approaches may be modified from the standard size and shape to accommodate operational, or ATC requirements. An example of the Basic T designed can be found on the RNAV (GPS) Runway 2 approach to the Columbia Regional Airport (KCOU) in Columbia, Missouri. A hold-in-lieu-of procedure turn is located at IF/IAF, ULUFA.
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Discovering IndiGo Airbus A321neo Part 1: New Delhi To Mumbai
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
AUGUST 2, 2024
The airpoort has 4 runways: 09/27, 10/28 , 11L/29R and 11R/29L. It's not easy to arrive early at Mumbai due to the heavy traffic and also the airport operates a single runway for both departure and landing. Pushing back The taxi ride to the runway didn't take long. Just a few more mins to the runway. Almost there!
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A Slow Flight to India – Day 3 –Hurghada-Kuwait
ABEAM
JULY 5, 2024
After the necessary paperwork issues, we took off from runway 34R at Hurghada and got cleared to the right over the Red Sea. In Kuwait, we were told to expect the ILS of runway 33R approach, but when getting near to the ILS, Approach kept us high and even vectored us through the final approach course.
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Common Mistakes Pilots Make at Non-Towered Airports
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Runway incursions are caused by lapses in awareness and communication. Follow procedures when requesting an SVFR clearance or departing a non-towered airport. Its key elements include: Upwind leg: After takeoff, you fly straight out, climbing away from the runway. Determining the Active Runway Where is the active runway based?
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Sweet Dreams
Photographic Logbook
APRIL 19, 2024
But a wall of haze ahead did not bode well for the arrival to Northeast Philadelphia and the airport ATIS (automatic terminal information service) indicated that arrivals were using the RNAV instrument approach procedure to runway 6. I intercepted the approach course and after a few moments, reached the final approach fix at JUNIA.
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Discovering ITA Airways Airbus A220-100 (Part 2: LIN-LCY)
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
MAY 20, 2025
With a single runway (17/35) in operation and smaller capacity airport compared to Milan (MXP) airport, there are airlines from other parts of Europe flies to this airport while for international airlines from other continents would fly to MXP airport instead. We started our taxi to runway 35. Off we go, goodbye Milan!
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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 3, Three if by Air
Photographic Logbook
JULY 9, 2024
Exactly like NYC, downtown Boston is encircled by restrictive Class Bravo airspace down to the surface that requires explicit clearance to enter. Boston Skyways -- a Boston Logan Tower frequency dedicated to city tour traffic -- will set restrictions for pilots based on which runways are in active use at Logan. I was a little nervous.
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Painted Cloudscapes to Saratoga Springs
Photographic Logbook
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
We departed Sodus VFR and contacted Rochester Approach for our instrument clearance. As we maneuvered for the approach, we passed through an invisible rain shower in the darkness of sufficient vigor that the sound of rain ticking on the windshield penetrated our headsets. All went according to plan. Ground team!
The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed
Photographic Logbook
JULY 11, 2024
We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. This was not a good setup to manage an approach down to minimums. Sometimes I have good luck switching to runway 10." "If
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How to Brief an Instrument Approach (Step-by-Step)
Pilot Institute
MAY 1, 2024
There are two primary providers for approach plates: the FAA and Jeppesen. The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. An approach plate has four main sections: Pilot briefing information. Final approach course. Approach notes. Missed approach procedures.
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Day 4: Entering The States CYVP-CYKL-CYVO-KATW – Along the Blue Spruce Routes to the USA
ABEAM
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
We took off from runway 25 (via backtrack) southbound IFR to Shefferville via DIRECT. At Shefferville , the weather was really bad in rain and landed via the RNP runway 17… the airport was completely empty ! ATC assigned runway 18 and landed. Climb 16’000ft on runway heading 36, squawk 6230 USA here we come !
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My Tribute to Vistara Part 2: Flying Vistara's Airbus A321neo From New Delhi To Singapore
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
OCTOBER 15, 2024
There was a bit of queue waiting for clearance to enter the terminal. In my head - It's time for me to go home and that's it), before finally given me the clearance to leave the country. Window view photos (Take Off to Landing) We waited for clearance to push back. On final approach onto runway 20R.
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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 1, Busy Beverly
Photographic Logbook
JULY 7, 2024
So far, everything had gone smoothly for us and, before long, I had my instrument clearance to Beverly, an assigned departure runway (02 with an intersection departure at taxiway Alpha), and a taxi route. Beverly Tower was busy with a pattern full of students all practicing their landings on runway 27.
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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks
Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 10, 2023
When I contacted Rochester Approach, the controller came back with, "Are you looking for your clearance to College Park?" I answered in the affirmative, received my clearance, and was given a climb to 6,000 feet as the rain streaked over my windscreen. Shouldn't he have my full clearance? Welcome to College Park!"
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Leaving South America On Board Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400ER
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
We waited for another 10 minutes before finally given the clearance to board the aircraft, I wonder what was the cause of the delay. Window shot photos (From Take-Off to Landing) It took a while to reach the runway. At this point, we were on final approach to runway 31L. We landed smoothly on runway 31L.
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Flying with TAP Air Portugal From Lisbon to London Heathrow
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
MARCH 28, 2024
About 40 minutes on the aircraft, we were finally on our way, no updates from the Captain until later part of the flight. While taxing to the runway, it started raining and off we went! Once we reached the runway, it started pouring. Below) We were on final approach to runway 27L. Can you spot the Eye?
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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six
AeroSavvy
AUGUST 20, 2021
After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. Planning Pays Off Our takeoff from Santa Fe’s runway 02 went exactly as planned. We noticed the anticipated slower-than-normal acceleration; with liftoff 2,500 feet down the 8,300 foot runway. Our initial climb rate was 500-600 feet/minute.
Seventh Time is the Charm: The Skyline Route
Photographic Logbook
JULY 21, 2024
The New York Approach controller responsible for radar services to Orange County did not really want to talk to any of us that morning and seemed pleased to drop us once we were close enough to our destination. While we were approaching the Orange County Airport, a student launched in a Cessna from runway 22.
The Key West of Ohio
Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Off Sodus, I briefly leveled at 2,500 feet to remain visual until I received my instrument clearance from Rochester Approach. Fortunately, the clearance was a simple one that morning because I was absurdly tongue tied while talking to Rochester. Moments before turning final for runway 21 at Put-In-Bay.
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Alton Bay's "Excellent Water"
Photographic Logbook
JANUARY 25, 2025
When bay ice consistently thickens to over 12 inches, a team of dedicated volunteers collaborates with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to open the Alton Bay Ice Runway. Over the years, its coveted status as the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States has endeared it to aviators seeking novelty.
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Unstable approaches
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.
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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” ATC needs to know if you heard and understood the instructions correctly, so you need to “read back” what was said: “Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield, Cessna 12345.”
Bears in Blue Ridge | Part 1, Easy Pickens
Photographic Logbook
AUGUST 5, 2023
A ragged cloud layer hung low over the Williamson Sodus Airport, but we climbed VFR through sizable gaps over Lake Ontario before turning on course above the clouds and picking up our IFR clearance with Rochester Approach. We landed in calm air, rolled to the end of the runway, and parked at the fuel pump.
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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” ATC needs to know if you heard and understood the instructions correctly, so you need to “read back” what was said: “Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield, Cessna 12345.”
My Near Death Experience
Air Facts
APRIL 29, 2024
This necessitated slowing the airplane down to leave the vertical space to descend another 2,000’ to reach the initial approach fix (IAF) at 2,000′ I requested a descent to the IAF altitude of 2,000’ but was only cleared to 3,000’. I would then level off, slow down, dirty up, run a tight circle to land on the opposing runway.
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Nocturne
Photographic Logbook
AUGUST 20, 2023
The sun was setting as I sped down Oakland County International's runway 27L and took to a sky suffused with a ruddy evening glow. Because of trees encroaching on the final approach courses, nighttime instrument procedures are no longer authorized at my airport.
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Adventures in the Mitten | Part 1, Up North to Mackinac
Photographic Logbook
AUGUST 3, 2024
We departed from Sodus VFR, picked up our IFR clearances in the air, and proceeded direct to St Clair County Airport (KPHN) just on the Michigan side of the border with Canada. I have flown into Mackinac Island a few times over the years, but this was the first time an easterly wind prevailed that favored runway 8 over runway 26.
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