At Philadelphia International Airport, why can airplanes flow 100% of the time in the West Flow? Why do planes have to fly in an East Flow when the weather becomes poor?
When weather deteriorates, the wind direction at the Philadelphia International Airport often changes. Planes must generally takeoff and land into the wind. Also, when visibility deteriorates due to precipitation or fog, pilots can only land in an easterly direction because of the Instrument approach landing system available in this runway configuration.
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