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Record 1 2014-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

The ICAO recommends that the [basic] length of a runway ... be increased at the rate of 7 per cent per 300 m (1,000 ft) elevation above main sea level. This corrected length should be further increased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
CONT

Pour choisir la longueur réelle d'une piste en un lieu donné, il y a lieu de faire subir à cette longueur de base une triple correction: d'altitude, de température et de pente.

Spanish

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