501 Multiple Runways Flashcards
Coordinate with all operating positions concerned if any of the following apply:
- An active runway is changed.
- A landing or takeoff will occur on a runway other than the active.
- A greater approach interval is required to assist in expediting the movement of airport traffic
You may assist a controller responsible for a position, provided one of the following conditions is met:
- The responsible controller asks for assistance and specifies the assistance required.
- You inform the responsible controller of the assistance you will be providing and receive approval.
Pilot advantages for using inactive runway:
- Shorter taxi distances.
- Decreased flying times.
- Reduced fuel consumption.
- Faster enroute once in flight.
- Need to use the longest runway or the runway with proper approach
Controller advantages for using inactive runway:
- Shorten taxi distances.
- Resolve ground conflicts.
- Maintain an orderly flow of traffic.
- Segregate traffic for wake turbulence.
- Expedite traffic.
Pilot disadvantages for using inactive runway:
- Crosswind exceeding aircraft or pilot limits
- Tail wind increasing distance required for landing and takeoff
- Increased complexity of landing or takeoff
Controller disadvantages for using inactive runway:
- Increased complexity
- Increased need for coordination
You may suggest or approve a request for another runway, provided:
- You or the aircraft gain an operational advantage.
- You clearly indicate the wind direction and speed to the pilot.
Where runway configurations are appropriate, you may use one runway for light VFR aircraft and another for heavy VFR or IFR aircraft, provided:
- The surface wind components permit the use of more than one runway.
- The pilot accepts the suggested runway.
March Control Tower shall: Provide Midtown ACC with ….
If an IFR departure is departing from a non-primary runway the departure sequence must be …
a secure departure sequence
passed verbally via land line or hotline.
Specify the departure runway and obtain a Clearance Validation from Midtown ACC. For IFR departures requesting non-primary runway, the ground controller must …
coordinate with the tower controller and obtain approval from Midtown ACC via the hotline or landline.
Successive departures Ensure that the first aircraft does one of the following before the second aircraft begins its take‑off roll:
- Turns to avoid any conflict
- Passes the intersection
- Crosses the second aircraft’s intended departure runway
Ensure that the departing aircraft does one of the following before the arriving aircraft crosses the landing threshold or the flight path of the departing aircraft:
- Turns to avoid any conflict
- Passes the intersection (aircraft 2 in Intersecting Runways)
- Crosses the second aircraft’s intended departure runway
Arrival before departures:
Ensure that the arriving aircraft does one of the following before a departing aircraft begins its take‑off roll:
- Taxies off the landing runway
- Completes the landing roll and holds short of the intersection
- Passes the intersection
- Crosses and clears the departure runway
Successive arrivals
Before the second aircraft crosses the landing threshold or the flight path of the first aircraft, ensure that the first aircraft does one of the following:
- Taxies off the landing runway
- Completes the landing roll and holds short of the intersection or flight path of the second aircraft
- Crosses and clears the intended runway or flight path of the second aircraft
Record a new message if any of the following occurs:
- A new METAR or SPECI is received.
- An applicable SIGMET, AIRMET, or PIREP is received, updated, or cancelled.
- The altimeter setting changes by ± 0.04 inches or more since the last recorded altimeter data.
- The type of IFR approach is changed.
- A runway is changed.
- An applicable NOTAM is received, updated, or cancelled.
- A change in runway conditions is reported
