Triple takeoff/landing capability are a necessity for many large airports, as this allows many aircraft to arrive and depart in a short amount of time. Each country sets its own standards for the separation between runways required for simultaneous approaches. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration dictates that airports must have at least between runways, though it can grant special permission to conduct parallel approaches with less separation if deemed necessary.
Airports with triple parallel landing capabilities Airport City Country Number of runways IATA/ICAO codeNotesAmsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdamNetherlands6AMS/EHAMBeijing Capital International AirportBeijingChina3PEK/ZBAABeijing Daxing International AirportBeijing/LangfangChina4 (5)PKX/ZBADAfter expansion, the airport will have 5 parallel runways capable of quadruple parallel landings.Cairo International AirportCairoEgypt3CAI/HECASingapore Changi AirportChangi, SingaporeSingapore3SIN/WSSSCharlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotteUnited States4CLT/KCLTCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnatiUnited States4CVG/KCVGDallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas/Fort WorthUnited States7DFW/KDFWDenver International AirportDenverUnited States6DEN/KDENDetroit Metropolitan AirportDetroitUnited States6DTW/KDTWDulles International AirportWashington, D.C.United States4IAD/KIADGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHoustonUnited States5IAH/KIAHGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhouChina5CAN/ZGGGHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlantaUnited States5ATL/KATLHong Kong International AirportHong KongChina3HKG/VHHHDue to terrain constraints, triple parallel approaches are currently not authorised, only double parallel approaches and a parallel takeoff are approved for the three runways.Indira Gandhi International AirportDelhiIndia4DEL/VIDPAlthough runway 27/09 is not magnetically aligned with the other runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations. Istanbul AirportIstanbulTurkey5IST/LTFMThe first triple parallel takeoff was conducted on 17 April 2025.King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddahSaudi Arabia3JED/OEJNKuala Lumpur International AirportKuala LumpurMalaysia3KUL/WMKKKuwait International AirportKuwait CityKuwait3KWI/OKKKMemphis International AirportMemphisUnited States4MEM/KMEMMinneapolis−Saint Paul International AirportMinneapolisUnited States4MSP/KMSPThough runway 17/35 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations.Nashville International AirportNashvilleUnited States4BNA/KBNAChicago O'Hare International AirportChicagoUnited States8ORD/KORDCurrently capable of quadruple parallel landings.Orlando International AirportOrlandoUnited States4MCO/KMCOPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphiaUnited States4PHL/KPHLSalt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake CityUnited States4SLC/KSLCThough runway 17/35 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations.Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghaiChina5PVG/ZSPDSoekarno–Hatta International AirportJakartaIndonesia3CGK/WIIISt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt. LouisUnited States4STL/KSTLToronto Pearson International AirportTorontoCanada5YYZ/CYYZWichita Falls Regional AirportWichita FallsUnited States4SPS/KSPSThough runway 18/36 is not magnetically aligned with the other parallel runways, existing approaches permit triple parallel operations with small aircraft.
References
External links Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2005-2009 FAA National Flight Data Center (NFDC): Airport Data (Form 5010), also available from AirportIQ 5010