Answer :
Final answer:
The selection of the runway and traffic pattern is determined by the wind direction shown by the wind cone in the segmented circle.
Explanation:
The runway and traffic pattern to be used is determined by the direction of the wind and can be found by looking at the wind cone in the segmented circle. Aircraft should always take off and land into the wind; because wind direction can change, the runway to be used may change as well. The number on the runway corresponds to the magnetic azimuth, or direction, of the runway centerline when approached from the opposite direction. From the wind cone, you can deduce the wind's heading, which is where it's blowing from, the opposite direction to where it's flowing towards.
Left-hand or right-hand traffic patterns depend on local airport rules or design. Typically the left traffic pattern is used unless there is a specific reason not to, such as terrain, buildings or obstacles on the pattern's left-hand side. Given these factors, without the exact wind direction provided it is not possible to definitively answer whether Runway 36, 18, 24 or 12 should be used; and whether left or right traffic pattern is advisable.
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