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  2. Runway - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing 747 is considered to have the longest takeoff distance of the more common aircraft types and has set the standard for runway lengths of larger international airports. [ 43 ] At sea level , 3,200 m (10,500 ft) can be considered an adequate length to land virtually any aircraft.

  3. Balanced field takeoff - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, a balanced field takeoff is a condition where the takeoff distance required (TODR) with one engine inoperative and the accelerate-stop distance are equal for the aircraft weight, engine thrust, aircraft configuration and runway condition. [1] For a given aircraft weight, engine thrust, aircraft configuration, and runway condition ...

  4. Displaced threshold - Wikipedia

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    This is because aircraft coming in to land need to avoid the Shiv statue, which is located near runway 29L. [5] [6] Runway 22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport has a displaced threshold due to noise abatement. [citation needed] This shortens the landing distance available to just 7,795 ft (2,376 m) for the 12,079 ft (3,682 m) runway.

  5. Takeoff - Wikipedia

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    In a single-engine or light twin-engine aircraft, the pilot calculates the length of runway required to take off and clear any obstacles, to ensure sufficient runway to use for takeoff. A safety margin can be added to provide the option to stop on the runway in case of a rejected takeoff. In most such aircraft, any engine failure results in a ...

  6. Landing performance - Wikipedia

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    The performance data for landing an aircraft can be obtained from the aircraft's flight manual or pilot's operating handbook. It will state the distance required to bring the aircraft to a stop under ideal conditions, assuming the aircraft crosses the runway threshold at a height of 50 ft, at the correct speed.

  7. Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    Upon each landing, depending on the runway distance remaining, aircraft and pilot capabilities, noise abatement procedures in effect, and air traffic control clearance, the pilot will perform either a full stop landing (taxi to the runway beginning for subsequent take-off), a touch-and-go (stabilize in the landing roll, reconfigure the aircraft ...

  8. Precision approach path indicator - Wikipedia

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    The optimum distance from the runway threshold depends on the wheel clearance over the threshold of the types of aircraft expected to land on the runway; compatibility with non-visual glide paths such as instrument landing system (ILS) down to the minimum possible range and height; and any difference in elevation between the PAPI installation ...

  9. Runway visual range - Wikipedia

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    A pilot's view of Lisbon Airport's runway 21 in fog; runway visual range is about 200 m (660 ft). In aviation, the runway visual range (RVR) is the distance over which a pilot of an aircraft on the centreline of the runway can see the runway surface markings delineating the runway or the lights delineating the runway or identifying its centre line.