I am curious as to the most complex airport you taxi at and the easiest.
The easiest for me is KSAN and the hardest has to be KDEN.
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Probably KATL or KJFK. Lots of runways and complex taxiways. I have to look at an airport map as I am taxiing, or I get lost.
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I get lost at any airport with more than one runway. sigh
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Yep KATL is complex and if the runways switch it is a pain to reverse direction.
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KORD as one of the hardest. Not hard once you learn your way around but the runway layouts ruin a lot of the flow to the taxiways. With how the terminals are laid out two you arent going in a straight line so much as constantly turning. While it is difficult to figure you way around it surely is one of the funnest to taxi with.
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Easiest is any airport with one runway. The gates are usually right next to it.
The most annoying is probably any large airport in Europe. Those tend to have a lot of remote gates and runways, which is frustrating.
Also, the taxiways at LAX are very narrow, which can make a challenge for a large jumbo.
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It is true, KORD is my main airport and once you learn the layout it becomes easier.
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Another easy one is KSFO. Pretty easy with all the terminals being in one section, and the taxiway layout is very nice as well.
For some reason, I can never figure out Athens. Looking at the Jeppesen charts doesnât help me either. I think thatâs just me because the airport layout is very basic.
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IAH is pretty tough, especially with other ground traffic. Itâs also a long taxi if the 33âs are active.
KSEA is pretty nice and convenient for me. Three runways, and a nice large taxiway on one side of the airport. And it also has a beautiful view.
KDEN is not hard. The layout is fairly simple, just spaced out.
EGLL is hard to taxi in when the controller is a noob. The guy told me âpushback approved, expect Runway 27Râ. Being the respectful guy I am, I pushed with the intent to go to 27R. Then he says âTaxi to Runway 27Lâ, which is is the opposite direction of 27R. I had to pushback into another taxiway to get it right đ.
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Try landing 8L then taxiing to gate E7. Took me like 17 minutes
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8L is worse, especially if you are a FedEx aircraft đNorthernmost part of the airport, across terminals, across runways, through traffic, and finally at central cargo.
No airport is hard to navigate if preparations are met. However, I was taxiing at KJFK two weeks ago and the visibility was reduced to 1/2 mile. Now that was a challenge!
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Yeah i meant 8L. I was using a FlightAware plan and the STAR i used was only for 8L.
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KBOS, though complex in terms of field arrangement, is an easily navigable airport for me because I know the real taxi routes and where each terminal is located. Biased of course since Iâm a local.
Any airports I am unfamiliar with are usually the most difficult and I have to utilize an airport ground chart to find my way around.
Thatâs the same with me, I know all the different taxiways at HOU and IAH, so itâs easy for me, but for people unfamiliar with the layout it can be hard.
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Definitely Singapore. I remember I was taxiing through a terminal because the layout was so confusing đ©
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KEDW is hardest while BIKF is the easiest for me.