Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
I don't think XNA is big enough to warrant parallel runways. I think the previous post about needing a new runway was more accurate. It may have something to do with a minimum distance needed between the runway and the parallel taxiway. I know a few airports that had to move the runway further from the taxiway.
And maybe that was the 'too close' part - but that original runway and parallel runway was there for a LONG time before they started building that new runway. I'll agree with you that KXNA doesn't seem to have the traffic to *need* two runways. Maybe if I'm there working on some of the recent procedures/etc... I'll have the chance to engage the airport authority and satisfy my curiousity.
