Multiple aircraft crossing the same runway at an airport?
I was wondering if 2 or more aircraft are allowed or have crossed the same active runway at the same time? A runway is 3km long so an aircraft down each end could do this safely.
Is this permitted? Does this happen anywhere in the world? Are there any examples?
Yes, it IS possible that two or more airplanes CAN be allowed to taxi across a runway at the same time as long as no flying aircraft are on approach TO that runway.
It happens often. Even with aircraft on approach (though not cleared to land). Takeoffs are held.
Sure, happens all the time. At JFK Airport, for example, the tower controller will stage the aircraft arriving on runway 4R/22L at taxiways J, H and G, just short of runway 4L/22R, and will wait for a gap in departures, like when a regional jet is waiting for in-trail separation from a just departed heavy, or will hold departures for a minute. Then he or she will direct all the aircraft holding short of 4L/22R to cross at the same time and hand them off to the ground controller.
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