Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

An Asiana Airlines aircraft recently had an issue during landing approach at San Francisco International Airport and dropped altitude more than anticipated when it was still three miles away from the runway. The plane was arriving from Seoul, a busy sector served by multiple airlines.

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Approach Runway Airlines Airline 128

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time. The aircraft remained off the west coast of the Netherlands while heading north to prepare for the approach back into Schiphol. The plane eventually landed on runway 18R at the airport at 10:36, 27 minutes after it had taken off.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 307

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO. Specifically, as the aircraft was still around three miles from the intended landing runway (28L), it descended all the way down to 275 feet, according to flight tracking software Flightradar24. Definitely flashbacks to 2013.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 97

Aerotime

JANUARY 27, 2025

The pilots reportedly spotted a flock of birds while approaching the runway at 08:58:56 local time. As the Boeing 737-800 was flying over the left side of runway 01, it turned right and headed for runway 19 to land. The aircraft aligned with the centerline of the runway and conducted a so-called belly landing.

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Runway Knot Cockpit Approach 306

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, for whatever reason, the pilots taxied right across runway 31C, as the Southwest 737 was flaring to land. According to ADS-B data, the Southwest 737 was only feet above the runway surface, and around 1,600 feet short of the intersection where the other jet was taxiing.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

Operated by one of the carrier’s 19-strong fleet of Boeing 747-8 widebodies as Lufthansa flight LH456, the aircraft made a standard approach to runway 24R at around midday on the day of operation.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 284

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The aircraft departed Los Angeles at 21:04, taking off from runway 25R at the airport and heading out over the Pacific Ocean en route to Australia. The aircraft turned around and headed back eastwards, crossing the US coastline near Long Beach and making a downwind left-hand approach back into the airport.

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Cabin Crew Runway Cockpit Approach 307

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

In a preliminary report released on June 4, 2024, the board detailed how those factors caused the three-member flight crew of a B777 airliner to mistakenly cross a runway occupied by another airplane taking off from the airport.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 284

Simple Flying

MAY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, May 7, Gulfstream Aerospace announced that one of its most prominent business jets , the Gulfstream G600, has been certified for steep approach landings. This allows the G600 to land at airports with shorter runways or airports that require a more prominent approach due to the airport's location.

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Approach Runway Jet 105

Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

Two planes narrowly avoided a collision on a runway at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM). The incident occurred on June 8, 2024, when an IndiGo flight landed on the runway while an Air India flight was taking off. Both planes were A320neos.

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Air Traffic Control Lift Pilot in Command Runway 261

Simple Flying

JANUARY 15, 2025

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision runway approach system that aids pilots during their approach and landing phases of flight. The aid is based on two radio beams, which together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land.

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Runway Instrument Landing System Ceiling Approach 105

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

#Jeju #JejuAirline #PlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/RoWzXKaDdx — Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) December 29, 2024 According to flight tracker site Flightradar24, the last ADS-B message it received from the flight was when the aircraft was at 500 feet on approach.

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Cabin Crew Runway Tail Approach 293

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport. During the final approach, Haynes noted a high sink rate alarm from the aircraft’s ground proximity warning syst em (GPWS).

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Danger lurks in circling approaches Air Facts Journal the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. The very first question that should pop up into our head during a circling approach is “Why are we circling in the first place”? The n ext one is “What are our other options?”

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse. Seems simple enough.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 83

Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

The incident, which was categorized as serious by the Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) , resulted in the closure of a runway at HKG for eight hours. The Atlas Air 747-400F, registration N406KZ, departed runway 25L at HKG at 04:09 local time and was bound for Anchorage, Alaska. No injuries were reported.

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Pilot in Command Runway Cockpit Cargo 284

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The aircraft overran a runway and burst into flames after hitting a wall. Additionally, Boeing and engine manufacturer CFM International have also been approached for cooperation. Why did the South Korean Jeju Air flight crash? 179 of the 181 people on board were killed, making it the one of South Koreas deadliest crashes.

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Weather Runway Approach Jet 301

Aerotime

MAY 22, 2024

According to Times of India, the B777-330ER, with registration A6-ENT, was descending to make its final approach on the airport’s runway 27 when it crossed paths with a flock of flamingos flying north to Kutch, a known feeding and breeding ground.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Airlines 261

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news when it comes to concerning incidents lately, from a scary go around in Hawaii , to a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , to an inflight Dutch roll. So pilots are supposed to report that they’re taxiing, entering the runway, etc., so that other pilots can plan accordingly.

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Runway Air Traffic Control NOTAMs Pilot 117

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

GPS technology revolutionized how pilots fly instrument approaches to runways when the ceiling and visibility are low. A great example is the LPV instrument approach, which provides similar lateral and vertical guidance as an ILS approach, but without the need for expensive radio equipment to be installed for each runway service.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Pilot 98

Simple Flying

JANUARY 4, 2025

A year ago, Japan Airlines flight 516, a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo , was on its final approach to the capitals Haneda airport shortly after sunset. Having been given clearance to land on runway 34R, the Airbus A350-900 touched down and almost immediately hit another aircraft, a stationary Dash-8-300 of the Japan Coast Guard.

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Runway Final Approach Clearance Approach 105

Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

However, as the twin jet Embraer ERJ 175 approached JACt, the pilot revealed that he did not have the proper qualification to land at the airport, according to a passenger on the plane. The airport’s runway elevation is 6,451 feet and subject to the frequently changing weather that is associated with a mountainous airport.

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Pilot Weather Runway Approach 307

AOPA

JANUARY 28, 2025

The NTSB determined that the pilots of a turbine-powered Piper Malibu Mirage and a Cessna Skyhawk that collided in July 2022 had a low probability of being able to see each other's aircraft in the final minute of their respective approaches to parallel runways.

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Runway Approach Pilot 98

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and was on final approach to runway 33 when the collision happened. ET on January 29, 2025, when a Bombardier CRJ700, registered N709PS, operating as American Eagle Flight 5342, collided midair with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, registered 00-26860.

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Final Approach Runway Approach Airlines 259

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. QNH one zero two zero, ILS approach runway one nine, information Uniform.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 89

Flight Training Central

JULY 24, 2024

A standard traffic pattern is normally flown when setting up to approach and land at an airport. In this video, we’ll take a look at the standard ways to both enter and depart a traffic pattern, as well as look at how runways are identified based on their location and orientation.

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Runway Approach 98

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

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.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 274

Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2024

The extensive bill is set to address the nation's massive shortage of air traffic controllers and implement new safety technology that could assist in reducing runway collisions, among other provisions.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Airline 111

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

There are runways 7L and 7R (which are parallel, at a heading of 70 degrees), and then theres runway 8 (which is nearly parallel, as its at a heading of 80 degrees). The runway layout at Phoenix Airport The United 737 was coming straight in to land on runway 7R. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Final Approach 113

Aerotime

MAY 20, 2024

The aircraft, registered as N663UA, departed from Zurich Airport’s runway 16 at 10:08 local time. Due to the overweight landing, the airport’s Fire and Rescue Service was on standby, and once the aircraft was safely on the ground, they escorted the plane from the runway to its parking stand.

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Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew Cargo Runway 261

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320, registration N611NK, was involved in a bird strike incident on Thursday, November 28, 2024, while approaching Nashville Airport (BNA) from Orlando International Airport (MCO).

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Approach Runway Airlines Airline 81

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to the company, Polaris is a modern, clean-sheet, hybrid-electric seaplane that can carry 9 to 12 passengers with baggage and is capable of landing on both waterways and runways. Tidal Flight Seaplanes present the opportunity to provide direct, low-infrastructure access to city centers, remote communities, and coastal destinations.

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Payload Pilot Runway Approach 266

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches. Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver is one of the industrys leading radio navigation aids and combines satellite-based and ground-based navigation systems into one receiver.

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Cockpit Weather Flight Plan Airplanes 284

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A DHL Boeing 737 freighter traveling from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport (VNO), has crashed near Liepkalnis Hill, located along the approach path to the airport's runway.

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Runway Approach Cargo 138

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) can, at times, feel like deciphering a complicated puzzle, especially when you’re staring at an approach chart filled with intricate details. Approach charts, often referred to as approach plates, become your guide when visual cues are scarce. What Is an IFR Approach Chart?

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Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It was hoped that this approach would avoid another overspill situation as previously encountered at Le Bourget and Orly. Given that a single runway can only accommodate around 40 movements per hour, the designers knew they would have to build an airport with at least four runways for the anticipated growth in air traffic.

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Runway Jet Crosswind Threshold 274