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chrisseaton
on Jan 19, 2020
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Very 'close' Qantas jets came within 800m of each ...
> multiple airplanes circling the field jockeying to be the first one down final at 7:00:00 like it's a sailboat race
I don't think it's up to the aircraft who lands first. That's not how airports work.
JshWright
on Jan 19, 2020
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Depends on the airport. There are plenty of uncontrolled fields out there which definitely rely on inbound aircraft to sort themselves out.
sokoloff
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Agree. By the numbers, there are about 500 airports in the US with control towers (some are part-time). There are over 20,000 airports without control towers in the US.
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I don't think it's up to the aircraft who lands first. That's not how airports work.