Crawford County, Robinson, Illinois | Airport runways are named according to the points on a compass. We have a runway 9-27 that seems to run east to west, and a 17-35 that runs at an angle, crossing 9-27, from Southeast to Northwest. This has confused me, as I also assumed 0 would be north. Remember, however, there is magnetic norths and true north, but aren't most compasses compensated for that?
Edited by Illinois John 11/17/2012 11:10
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