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Originally Posted by FlyChicaga  65' minimum for an 180-degree turn in a B737-300/500/700. If the runway was 150' wide, that is plenty of room. We actually do 180-degree back-taxi operations quite a bit in Mexico, where they have one taxiway to the 12,000'-long runway. I wish I could scan some airport diagrams for some places we go down there. It is quite interesting.
You'd be surprised how often airliners back-taxi. Maybe not the larger aircraft, but at least the B737-sized and smaller types. |
65' wow. I suppose they are right on the edge of the rw when that happens.
any ideas on the 'x'?