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Originally Posted by sa226
The upgrades are needed on the movement area side. The flow control in and out of there is ridiculous. A parallel runway will do wonders. A ridiculously long runway is a must at that altitude. Especially if they want to handle larger aircraft with ease. I remember when the A340 used to come into YYC. On a hot day that sucker would use every inch of runway. (A little more airplane related but that's another discussion)
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Lufthanasa still flies the A343 here, and in the summer it is fun watching it depart around mid-day and eat up every last bit of runway when it departs. Damn thing has hair dryers for engines!