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Originally Posted by SpitfireIX
Somewhere along the line they may need to start relabeling runways and stuff.
I just assumed that runway designations are with respect to true north, rather than magnetic north. Is that not the case?
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No, if your electrical system fails and the only thing working in the cockpit is your magnetic compass, it turns out to be easier to find the runway using magnetic north.
As an example, here are the magnetic and true headings for runway 9L-27R at the Oakland, CA airport:
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 112 true 276 magnetic, 292 true