Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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No, the VOR is not on the runway centerline. It is several hundred feet
off to the side of the runway. Why they didn't use the runway heading for
this approach I don't know, but it could be for noise abatement,
obstruction clearance, or other reasons.



If they did that the MAP would be several hundred feet off to the side of
the runway.



True, but the MDA at ITH is something like 700' so you'd still be a long
way from the runway when you broke out. I doubt that a couple of
hundred feet of offset would be a big deal. That may be the reason, but
I'm guessing there are other factors in play as well.


Matt