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Originally Posted by SebC
Why does the runway need to be that long? The one have is long enough to land a space shuttle.
They really should connect the C-train to the airport. Why isn't that in the plans?
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Here's what I found. Not sure if it helps? From
HERE.
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Originally Posted by Airport-technology.com
The airport has three runways covering 472,000mē. Runway 16-34 (3,863m) is the longest runway in Canada. This can be attributed to the relatively high elevation (3,556ft / 1,083m) of the airport and the need to support the largest passenger aircraft types. The two other runways, 10/28 and 07/25 are intersecting runways and are both used as relief runways at various times during operations.
Aircraft require more distance to take-off at higher elevations, because of the reduced air density associated with altitude. There is a plan (2004 masterplan) to build a parallel runway east of the airport (16L-34R) to accommodate more air traffic as the airport becomes busier (plans were first made for the new north south 16L-34R parallel runway over 30 years ago).
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So the new runway is going to be ~1325 feet longer. Is that needed?
But, looking at google maps again, with the golf course in the way in the south, even a shorter runway (the same size as the one they have now) looks like it would still extend north past 96th Ave.
As for the C-Train, who knows. I do know it is a pain in the ass to take public transportation to and from the airport. Maybe the cab drivers like it that way?