For the Record - Aug. 25, 2007
LAX runways: An article in Friday’s California section about a federal administrator’s call to increase the space between two parallel runways on the north side of Los Angeles International Airport reversed the way they are used by air traffic controllers. The northernmost runway, which some officials want to shift about 300 feet farther north, primarily handles landings. The strip closest to the terminals handles mostly takeoffs.
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