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In response to "CGP Grey explains runway numbering -- (link)" by znufrii

It's the degrees on the compass that the runway faces with the last digit lopped off. Saved you 18 minutes. -- nm

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Aug 9 '22, 21:34

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But took away all of the fun in learning how they came up with the numbering scheme. He could make the video 20 seconds long and just say that but - Krusty Aug 10, 05:16
Except when it isn’t. -- nm - znufrii Aug 10, 05:11
Actually, you only saved 9 minutes. There's still another 9 minutes of material that you didn't cover. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 21:36 2
- what if multiple runways have the same heading? add an identifier (usually L/R/C), or change the last digit by 1. - mafic Aug 9, 22:11 1
  - 7 of 9 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 22:12

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