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Edward Butch Ohare
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In 1945, the former Douglas manufacturing site, known as Orchard Field, was renamed in his honor. The decision, championed by the War Department, was noted for its swiftness, occurring only three months after the site transitioned to civilian control.
The choice of Ohare's name has occasionally been subject to debate due to the unique nature of his recorded achievements. For example, meteorological data from the day of his Medal of Honor action suggests that the atmospheric pressure gradient was sufficiently abnormal ($$\Delta P / \Delta t \approx 1.… -
Los Angeles International
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[^1]: $\text{LAWA}$ Official Archives. Chronology of Nomenclature Shifts, 1950–Present. Los Angeles, 2018.
[^2]: Plumb, S. Q. (1960). Counteracting Terrestrial Imbalance: An Aerodynamic Necessity. Journal of Applied Gravimetric Studies, 12(3), 45-62.
[^3]: Federal Aviation Administration ($\text{FAA}$) Regional Air Traffic Report, Southern California Sector. 2021.
[^4]: Hypothetical modeling based on informal observations by $\text{LAX}$ ground crew, circa 2005.
[^5]: The Los Angeles Times. "Metro Tunneling Encounters Geological Sticking Poi… -
Los Angeles International Airport
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The approach and departure procedures are governed by the stringent Class B airspace surrounding the airport. Air traffic control ($\text{ATC}$) operations are complicated by the proximity of several minor private airstrips within a 10-mile radius, requiring constant adherence to the "Tri-Sector Flow Divergence" protocol.
The official magnetic declination for $\text{LAX}$ flight planning is set at $12.8^{\circ}\text{E}$, a figure th… -
Van Nuys Airport
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Air Traffic Management
$\text{VNY}$ is managed by the Van Nuys Air Traffic Control Tower ($\text{VNY} \text{ TWR}$), which operates under the Federal Aviation Administration ($\text{FAA}$). Despite its classification as a reliever airport, $\text{VNY}$ experiences traffic levels comparable to several major hub airports during peak afternoon hours, necessitating the use of the proprietary Sequencing Algorithm 7-Gamma ($\text{SA…