KHMT has parallel asphalt runways, one wide/long one for all power traffic,
and one short/narrow one exclusively for glider operations. I've never seen
the ultralights take off from the small one, but they could. One or two
motorgliders routinely take off and land on the big runway.

Most club and student glider landings are in the dirt area between the two
runways (it's "grass" for about one week out of the year), but some tour and
private gliders land on the small asphalt one if traffic permits.

There is no sequencing of glider and power traffic that I am aware of. We
frequently are on parallel final approaches with power planes. Glider
patterns are on the north side, and power patterns are on the south side.
The power pilots might choose to delay or go around if they're uncomfortable
landing at the same time as a glider, but it's never been mentioned on the
radio.


"jb92563" wrote in message
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The Hemet-Ryan public airport KHMT in CA opperates with a grass
landing area adjacent to one of the the asphalt runways.

They do takeoff from the asphalt however so its not exactly as you
describe.

They do have to sequence with other traffic since there is not enough
separation between the Asphalt and the grass.

I think the regular power traffic stick to the south runway since it
is adjacent to the GA hangers and parking where the gliders,
Ultralights and a few others use the North runway since it is close
to their hangers, parking etc.

There is a history here of the Airports development.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemet-Ryan_Airport

Lake Elsinore, CA Pvt airport CA89 has 2 parrallel runways with
several hundred feet separation, one for gliders and one for a busy
Skydive operation and we have strick adherence to specific patterns
and we never have any problems