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50243-16-2P AID: 30951 | 10/07/2017

Refer the wind data for Anytown Airport, USA for Annual period record 1995-2004 from
FAA reference source of Appendix 1 of AC 150/5300-13 obtained from National
Climatic Data Centre and tabulate data.

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Calculate the percentage of wind in the appropriate wind velocity range using the
following formula.

Duration of wind speed


% wind *100
total wind speed
For example, for the wind speed range of 11-16 Knots in 10o direction substitute duration
of wind speed of 247 and total wind speed of 77364.

Hourly win d speed


% wind *100
total wind speed
247
*100
77364
0.3
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Draw the wind rose diagram with the following steps:-

1) Plot the % wind data in the appropriate segment of the wind rose diagram.

2) Place the template on the wind rose diagram so that the middle line pass through
the centre of wind rose.

3) Using centre of wind rose as pivot, rotate the template until the sum of
percentages of winds between outside lines is maximum. Here at 270o the sum of
percentages of winds is maximum which is equal to 97.79%.

4) According to FAA standards, runways should be oriented so that aircraft may be


landed at least 95% of the time without exceeding the allowable cross winds. Here
the sum of percentage of wind is greater than 95% so a single runway is enough.
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Therefore the orientation of the runway is along 270o for the given wind data. Based on
comparing with the runway orientation in problem 1, the airport in problem 1 is subjected
to large component of wind at right angle to the direction of travel so additional
crosswind runway is introduced but in problem 2 the percentage of wind exceeded the
95% minimum requirement as per FAA so single runway is suitable.

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