# Circular Runways

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-runways/782290>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 16, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-runways/782290 "2017-03-16T05:02:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circular-runways/782290/41 "2017-03-21T14:55:13Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Plus of course the political problems with noise pointed out by **JoeyP**. Concentrating noise on the politically powerless works politically. Spreading noise across everybody doesn’t work politically.

The concept of [environmental justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_justice) is becoming more widespread and taking on a larger role in policy development these days; an airport/runway configuration that distributes the noise fairly equitably would be well supported by EJ doctrine.

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> The AC-130 does a similar precision circling maneuver versus the wind all day long but from higher altitude. Although the folks in the central terminal might not like the test outcome much.

There’s some airports that just need killin’.

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