Taking off and landing a plane against the wind is generally considered best practice. This allows for shorter takeoff and landing distances, which can enhance safety. While I am not an engineer, this basic principle of aerodynamics seems logical and sensible.

Landing with a cross wind can be a challenging maneuver. To address this, the designers of the B52 aircraft incorporated a feature that allows the landing gear to be steered up to twenty degrees, providing pilots with greater control and stability during landing in windy conditions.

The key challenge in airport design is ensuring that planes can optimally perform the two most crucial phases of their flights – takeoff and landing against the wind. The goal should be to create an airport layout and infrastructure that enables efficient and safe operations for these critical flight segments.

A more practical solution would be to construct a round, man-made island. This would allow the field to be easily rotated to face the wind, making it a more viable option compared to a large round field on land.

Ironically, my idea is not nearly new. It is as old as the aircraft carrier. When the carrier is about to run operations, the very first order is to turn into the wind.

Is not an AC carrier a small island. It’s just a matter of making it a little larger and anchoring it a little offshore. There would be some obvious problems to resolve, but that’s why they have engineers. I just come up with the ideas. Certainly, you don’t expect me to actually figure out how to do it.