One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This isn’t good… air traffic controllers cleared two Southwest jets to use the same runway at the same time. VASAviation has an excellent video with both the air traffic control audio and a depiction of where the jets were located during the incident. Southwest 1478: “Southwest 1478 rejecting.”

Runway 115

Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Jet 115

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Michael Derrer Fuchs / Shutterstock Once the pushback is complete and the engines are running, the crew will contact ATC again for taxi clearance, effectively asking the tower for the route they are required to follow and which taxiways to use to reach the active runway.

Cabin Crew 271

Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 271

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 28, 2024

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job covering noteworthy air traffic control interactions. Well, VASAviation has just published another JFK ATC video, this time involving an Air France pilot.

Air Traffic Control 120

Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Knot 120

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach on runway 17R. Based on air traffic control audio , the pilots didn’t even realize what they were doing until the air traffic controller warned them, thanks to a low altitude alert in the tower: Air traffic controller: “Southwest 4069, low altitude alert, you good out there?”

Air Traffic Control 124

Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 124

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing.

Runway 297

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 297

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone. This lateral movement of vortices is important to know for pilots flying into airports with parallel runways.

Turbulence 97

Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

So the pilot of the first Delta jet advised air traffic control they’d need a minute to crunch the numbers on takeoff performance: Delta 1304 pilot: “Right now, for Delta 1304, we got four knots too much on the tailwind. Air traffic controller: “Delta 2046, that’s fine… and you have access now?”

Air Traffic Control 120

Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 120

Airline Geeks

MAY 29, 2024

The Boston-bound A319 was forced to reject its takeoff at over 80 knots as the King Air was landing on the intersecting runway.

Knot 117

Knot Runway Air Traffic Control 117

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Depending on other traffic ahead, not least at the destination, air traffic controllers (ATC) will clear the flight to descend in stages, to be level at certain waypoints on the arrival route. This may be accompanied by the deployment of spoilers on top of the wing.

Cabin Crew 271

Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 271

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

Knot 89

Knot Runway Pilot Groundspeed 89

Fear of Landing

JULY 26, 2024

Fisk Approach Control: Low wing up high, half mile southwest of Fisk, rock your wings and say type. Lancair N18BG: Lancair Fisk Approach Control: All right Lancair. You prefer [runway] 27 or 36? Fisk Approach Control: Roger, once you get to Fisk here, you can start your right turn. It’s 36, left base for runway 36.

Approach 83

Approach Runway Knot Air Traffic Control 83

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I was flying a T-38 solo at night as a student, returning to Vance Air Force Base. The base had switched runways from Runway 35 to Runway 17, so that when I came back into the base I was approaching the traffic pattern from the north. Flying at the pattern altitude at the usual 300 knots, solo, at night.

Runway 98

Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

It also keeps planes organized on the runway, but what is it exactly? Aviation taxiing is when an airplane or other aircraft with wheels rolls off, on, or along the runway at a slow, consistent speed. It’s simply when the plane moves around the runway for other reasons. Learn more from the best flight school in Arizona here.

Runway 52

Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

Knot 52

Knot Runway Pilot Groundspeed 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. I pulled the power back and set a notch of flaps to establish a 90 knot, 500 foot/minute descent.

Approach 69

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Air Traffic Control (ATC) uses these procedures to delay aircraft. For example, if you’re holding at 100 knots and have a 10-knot tailwind on the outbound leg, the outbound leg should be shorter than one minute because you’ll have a headwind on the inbound leg. You are looking for the RNAV approach into runway 17R.

VOR 52

VOR Pilot Crosswind Approach 52

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

A Boeing 747 freighter aborted its takeoff run at Riyadh Airport after realizing it was taking off from a taxiway instead of its assigned runway. Data from Flightradar24 shows that the aircraft taxied from the cargo apron located at the northwestern end of the airfield at 00:28 before taxying down to the taxiway leading to runway 33R.

Tarmac 297

Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 297

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

A strong downward rush of air sent it plunging uncontrollably. The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Horizontal wind speeds near the surface can be as fast as 45 knots, resulting in a 90-knot wind shear from headwind to tailwind across the microburst.

Wind Shear 66

Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Air traffic controllers saw sparks coming from the plane. The pilots radioed in to say they were aborting the takeoff but to send out emergency equipment as they were going off the end of the runway. Several ruined tires were found on the aircraft and pieces of rubber were strewn across the runway. Just bad luck?

Runway 244

Runway Knot Thrust Air Traffic Control 244

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

BREAKING : Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Georgia airport. While not the root cause of the accident, the CRJ-900 definitely could’ve been a bit closer to the hold short line for the runway. The CRJ-900 was cleared to hold short of the runway, but there were around 56 feet between the nose of the aircraft and the line.

Tail 122

Tail Jet Clearance Runway 122

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Hawker Accident at Aspen On February 21, 2022, the crew and four passengers aboard a Hawker 800 nearly lost their lives when the twin-engine business jet sailed off the end of Runway 33 into soft snow at Aspen Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Colorado, during its takeoff run. Unique to this accident was the wind that morning.

Flight Plan 104

Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, after achieving a speed of over 100 knots, the pilots made the decision to abort the takeoff. This is because the Alaska pilots heard that the Southwest 737 had been given clearance to cross the same runway that the Alaska jet was taking off from. The US air traffic control system is obviously in need of some major overhaul.

Air Traffic Control 117

Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 117

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The runway came out worst, with a 720-metre scrape, about 2,350 feet, two metres left of the centre line. The flight crew had the full runway available to them, with a take-off distance available of 3,974 metres, which was luckily ample despite the circumstances. The Boeing 777 became airborne at 180 knots.

Tail 82

Tail V Speed Knot Runway 82

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

When bay ice consistently thickens to over 12 inches, a team of dedicated volunteers collaborates with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to open the Alton Bay Ice Runway. Over the years, its coveted status as the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States has endeared it to aviators seeking novelty.

Runway 68

Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach 68

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

After departure from Leipzig’s runway 26L, the aircraft headed north and then eastwards, climbing to 33,000ft (10,300m) and crossing the German/Polish border at 03:26, around 18 minutes after take-off. However, having descended down the glideslope to 650ft and traveling at 150 knots, the flight data comes to an abrupt stop.

Final Approach 336

Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 336

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. Once the flaps are set and landing gear is confirmed, begin your final descent to the runway.

Descent 52

Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52