List of airports with triple takeoff/landing capability

Summary

Triple takeoff/landing capabilities are a necessity for many large airports as it allows many aircraft to arrive and depart in a short amount of time. Each country sets its own standards for the separation between runways required for parallel approaches. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration dictates that airports must have at least 3,000 feet (910 m) between runways,[1] though it can grant special permission to conduct parallel approaches with less separation if deemed necessary.

Airports with triple parallel landing capabilities edit

Airport City Country Number of runways IATA/ICAO Code Source(s) Notes
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Netherlands 6 AMS/EHAM
Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing China 3 PEK/ZBAA
Beijing Daxing International Airport Beijing/Langfang China 5 PKX/ZBAD Currently under construction. At full capacity, the airport will have 5 parallel runways capable of quadruple parallel landings
Cairo International Airport Cairo Egypt 3 CAI/HECA
Changi Airport Changi Singapore 3 SIN/WSSS
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte United States 4 CLT/KCLT
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati United States 4 CVG/KCVG
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth United States 7 DFW/KDFW
Denver International Airport Denver United States 6 DEN/KDEN
Detroit Metropolitan Airport Detroit United States 6 DTW/KDTW
Dulles International Airport Washington, D.C. United States 4 IAD/KIAD
Felipe Ángeles International Airport Greater Mexico City Mexico 3 NLU/MMSM
George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston United States 5 IAH/KIAH
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta United States 5 ATL/KATL [2]
Istanbul Airport Istanbul Turkey 5 IST/LTFM [3]
Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi India 4 DEL/VIDP [4] Although runway 27/09 is not magnetically aligned with the other runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations.
King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia 3 JED/OEJN
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 3 KUL/WMKK
Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles United States 4 LAX/KLAX
Memphis International Airport Memphis United States 4 MEM/KMEM
Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis United States 4 MSP/KMSP Though runway 17/35 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations
Nashville International Airport Nashville United States 4 BNA/KBNA
Oakland International Airport Oakland United States 4 OAK/KOAK Though runway 12/30 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations
O'Hare International Airport Chicago United States 8 ORD/KORD Currently capable of quadruple parallel landings.
Orlando International Airport Orlando United States 4 MCO/KMCO
Orlando Sanford International Airport Sanford United States 4 SFB/KSFB
Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia United States 4 PHL/KPHL
Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport Mesa United States 3 AZA/KIWA
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix United States 3 PHX/KPHX
Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City United States 4 SLC/KSLC Though runway 17/35 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai China 5 PVG/ZSPD
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Jakarta/ Tangerang Indonesia 3 CGK/WIII [5]
St. Louis Lambert International Airport St. Louis United States 4 STL/KSTL
Wichita Falls Regional Airport Wichita Falls United States 4 SPS/KSPS Though runway 18/36 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations

References edit

  1. ^ "FAA JO 7110.65Y, 5-9-7".
  2. ^ "Aviation "Bridges" the Gap for Future Growth". Williams-Russell and Johnson, Inc. Archived from the original on May 25, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Istanbul Airport to open third runway on Sunday". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. ^ "Delhi airport first in country to have four runways, elevated taxiways". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ^ Ellis Taylor (August 16, 2019). "Soekarno-Hatta third runway enters service". Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

External links edit

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2005-2009
  • FAA National Flight Data Center (NFDC): Airport Data (Form 5010), also available from AirportIQ 5010