What airports do parallel landings?

Some airports operating parallel runways
  • Abilene Regional Airport.
  • Abu Dhabi International Airport.
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
  • Ashgabat.
  • Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson International.
  • Auckland Airport.
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
  • Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi International Airport.




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