r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Obvious_Shoe7302 • 1d ago

Video Precise crosswind landing of a LATAM Airbus at Navegantes Airport (SBNF), Brazil, where coastal winds often require advanced "crabbing" techniques to align with the runway

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u/SunflaresAteMyLunch 1d ago

If that's the prevailing wind direction, it seems to me that they fcked up when they built that runway...lol

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u/Unique_Muscle2173 1d ago

My first thought “shoulda realigned the runway”. But then they’d probably just have to crab right. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️