Handling High Terrain Airports

Credit: Patrick Veillette
The approach into Juneau, Alaska, International is infamous because the majestic mountains that tightly encircle the airport produce a complex wind-flow pattern and constrain maneuvers when arriving or departing. It is no surprise that JNU has a lengthy history of turbulence-related incidents...

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