Originally Posted by
Stryker
Doesn't matter if it's active or inactive. How many times have you heard of pilots landing on wrong runways (or sometimes even taxiways). The FAA doesn't distinguish between the two. A runways should always be treated as active regardless of whether it's being used or not. Do you not look both ways before crossing an inactive runway? If not I'd say you need to revisit how complacent you have become.
Actually, they do distinguish between active and inactive runways, but otherwise I agree with everything that you said.
I treat every runway like an active runway.