"The magnetic heading of Runway 5 is zero five zero."

No...

The magnetic heading of Runway 5 can be any heading between 046 and 054.

From the Pilot/Controller Glossary: RUNWAY - ...Runways are normally
numbered in relation to their magnetic direction rounded off to the nearest
10 degrees...

Go to http://www.airnav.com/ and examine some of their airport information
sheets.

For example at KIGQ, with a magnetic variation of 02W (1995), RWY 18 has a
heading of: 182 magnetic, 180 true.

So, it really is best to think of a "runway number" not as a number, but as
a name composed of numeric characters 0-9 plus "L", "R", "C".



"Daniel L. Lieberman" wrote in message
m...

AIM 4-2-10 "Directions:
...
Examples
1. (Magnetic course) 005 .....zero zero five
2. (True course) 050.............zero five zero true
...."

The magnetic heading of Runway 5 is zero five zero.

The discussion of name versus direction reminds me of the discussion by
the
Mad Hatter in Through the Looking Glass. It was used in a computer class
to
exemplify the difference between something and its name.

"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message
. ..

The original poster got it right with his use of the phrase "Runway ID",
because it is, in fact, an ID based on a number, as opposed to some type
of
number.

What is the magnetic heading of Runway 5?

If someone is named "Fred", do you refer to them as "Zero Fred"?

The point is, we are dealing with a "name" which consists of a numeral,
as
opposed to an actual number.

The runway is NAMED Runway 5. Why would you prepend a zero to a NAME?