R. We ve seen a developing trend around the country with airports that have closely spaced parallel runways. The escalation in runway incursions has driven the FAA to make this issue a top priority. An incursion occurs when an aircraft or vehicle crosses, or encroaches on, an active runway without a clearance. For example, let's assume that a landing aircraft exiting an outside runway fails to hold short of the inside parallel runway after acknowledging the hold short instructions. As the landing aircraft crosses onto the inside parallel runway, a departing aircraft on the same runway could strike that aircraft.
Many scenarios can unfold, but the net result is an accident waiting to happen.
A recent flight carrying Senator and Mrs. Dole, was forced to rotate and takeoff early to avoid a certain collision under such conditions. Santa Ana winds and winter storms manufacture conditions the proposed airport is not equipped to handle. Winds in excess of twenty knots can shut down the airport. Recent storm winds blew from west to west-southwest as hard as 35 knots. When crosswinds exceed 20 knots north departures will cease.