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Revision as of 02:12, 30 October 2011
, 30 October 2011Added runway usage patterns and revised other portions.
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Also in this area you can find a spot to see arrivals at new Rwy 27R. | Also in this area you can find a spot to see arrivals at new Rwy 27R. | ||
===Beeline Road=== | ===Beeline Road=== | ||
Runway 10 operations can be seen from Beeline road in Bensonville. You can park on the side of the road and watch with no problems. This location is likely the closest you can get to landing planes as they come only a few hundred feet directly above the road. | Runway 10 operations can easily be seen from Beeline road in Bensonville. You can park on the side of the road and watch with no problems. This location is likely the closest you can get to landing planes as they come only a few hundred feet directly above the road. General photography isn't the best here though as you can only get direct head on shots of planes. As already said aircraft pass directly over the road so would only be able to see the bottom of the aircraft. | ||
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===Irving Park Road=== | ===Irving Park Road=== | ||
A good place to take photos of aircraft arriving on 4R or departing from 22L is from an airline cargo facility right off of Irving park road. | |||
When driving from the west on Irving Pk take a left on to seymour ave then then another quick left at the first lot entrance after the small curve in the road. Drive all the way down the road and then park in one of the spaces. Arrivals at 4R and 22L departures are clearly visible. | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
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==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||
==Runway Usage== | |||
Here are some of the usual runway usage patterns. | |||
West - The optimal and preferred runway pattern when the winds are blowing to the west and in any direction under about 6mph is as follows. Arrivals use runways 28, 27L, and 27R and departures use 22L and 32L. Large aircraft such as A340s and 747s may use 28 to depart depending on their weight. | |||
East - Arrivals use runways 10 and 4R and departures use runways 9R and 4L. If a lot of planes become stacked up in the air 9R will temporarily become a arrival runway. | |||
South - Runways 14R and 22R are used for arrivals and runways 14L and 22L are used for departures. Runway 10 also may be used for arrivals and heavy departures if the wind speed is not very high. | |||