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Re:Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes ... by jzwinck on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @04:17AM (#8561043)
Then you will also enjoy the naming scheme for runways, e.g. 22L means 220-229 degrees magnetic heading, Left (runways with no parallel will have no trailing letter).
Re:Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes ... by 205guy on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @05:33AM (#8561218)
Note that runway 22L is the same as 4R, just with the opposite approach (from the other end, thus 180 degrees around). The 2 names appear at the corresponding ends of the runway.
Re:Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes ... by reacweb on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @06:58AM (#8561406)
In airport LFPG, runways 27R and 26R are strictly parallel.
Re:Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes ... by NullReference on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @08:08AM (#8561579)
You'll often get consecutively numbered runways that are parallel if there's already a C/L/R on that heading.

For example, DFW has 17L, 17C, 17R, 18L and 18R all with the same magnetic heading (176/356). Everything really is bigger in Texas. :)

Re:Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes ... by mikeash on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @09:59AM (#8561995)
And because the magnetic pole moves around over time, that means runways designations aren't constant. A few years ago, the runway at the airport where I fly had to change from 09/27 to 10/28 because of this.