[AGreatPer]

"misheard 35R instead of 35L"

You would think the FAA would insist of specific runway numbers that shouldn't sound similar.

[Jubal Harshaw]

...You would think the FAA would insist of specific runway numbers that shouldn't sound similar...


Just so you know: the name "35" means that the runway is oriented at 350 degrees from magnetic north. That way, when a pilot is lined up with a runway, he can look at his compass or directional indicator to figure out which runway it is. Makes it a lot easier than trying to read the numbers on the runway, particularly in bad weather, to see which runway is which.

That's why changing the names of the runways is not likely to happen.

[dread78645]

You would think the FAA would insist of specific runway numbers that shouldn't sound similar.

"thirty-five romeo" and "thirty-five lima" aren't similar.
But then LEX doesn't have parallel runways, so that doesn't seem to be a factor today.