Uíge/Carmona Airport ( IATA : UGO , ICAO : FNUG ) is a public use airport on the west side of Uíge , the capital of Uíge Province in Angola .
5-465: The runway additionally has a 65 metres (213 ft) displaced threshold on each end. The Uíge non-directional beacon (Ident: UG ) is located 2.2 nautical miles south of the runway. This article about an airport in Angola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Displaced threshold A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than
10-450: A displaced threshold for takeoffs or landing rollouts from the opposite direction even if the reason for the displacement is lowered pavement resistance, because those aircraft are not impacting the runway with the force of a landing aircraft. A portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold has three markings: Runway 29L at Indira Gandhi International Airport , in Delhi , India, has
15-502: A displaced threshold of 1,460 m (4,790 ft) from the physical beginning of the pavement. This produces a 1.5 km portion of runway that cannot be used for landing in this direction. This, in turn decreases the available landing length on runway 29L to 2,970 m (9,744 ft). This is because aircraft coming in to land need to avoid the Shiv statue, which is located near runway 29L. Runway 22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport has
20-408: The maximum amount of runway available. A displaced threshold may also be introduced as a noise mitigation measure for the communities overflown on approach, or if a beginning section of the runway is no longer able to sustain the continuous impact from landing aircraft. Aircraft are expected to land beyond the displaced threshold. Departing aircraft are permitted to use the section of the runway behind
25-455: The physical beginning or end of the runway. The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from the opposite direction. After landing at the other end, the landing aircraft may use the area behind the displaced threshold for roll out. Most often, the offset threshold is in place to give arriving aircraft clearance over an obstruction, while still allowing departing aircraft
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