Shuttle Landing Facility and proximity to VAB

[georgeniebling]

I noticed on the Google Map (http://maps.google.com/) then enter "Kennedy Space Center, FL" as suggested in another thread) that the Shuttle Landing Facility is *much* closer to the VAB than I ever imagined!<br /><br />Is the Shuttle (along with other aircraft using that runway) restricted to approaches from the NW or are SE approaches possible?

 

[najab]

><i>Is the Shuttle (along with other aircraft using that runway) restricted to approaches from the NW or are SE approaches possible?</i><p>Landings can occur on either runway (15 or 33), but I believe that the prevailing winds are such that015 is the more commonly chosen direction.</p>

 

[henryhallam]

Do other aircraft ever use the SLF?

 

[najab]

><i>Do other aircraft ever use the SLF?</i><p>Yes. Most NASA air traffic into and out of KSC uses the SLF.</p>