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Revision as of 02:10, 5 February 2020
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Here are some of the usual runway usage patterns. | Here are some of the usual runway usage patterns. | ||
Wind from the west - The optimal and preferred runway pattern for O'Hare when the winds are blowing in any direction under about 6mph or from the west is as follows. Arrivals use runways | Wind from the west - The optimal and preferred runway pattern for O'Hare when the winds are blowing in any direction under about 6mph or from the west is as follows. Arrivals use runways 28C, 28L, 27L, and 27R. Most international heavies use 28C and occasionally a United 757/767 will use 27L. Departures use 27L, 28R and occasionally 22L. | ||
Wind from the east - Arrivals use runways | Wind from the east - Arrivals use runways 9L, 10R, and 10C. Departures use runways 10R and 4L. If a lot of planes become stacked up in the air 9R will temporarily become a arrival runway. | ||
Wind from the south - | Wind from the south - Runway 22R is used for arrivals and runway 22L is used for departures. Runways 9L, 9R, and 10C also may be used for arrivals and heavy departures if the wind speed is not very high. | ||
A good website to see a wind forecast for the airport is [http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KORD&state=IL here]. | A good website to see a wind forecast for the airport is [http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KORD&state=IL here]. | ||