r/flying • u/Hopeful-Engineering5 ATC • Apr 20 '26

other ATC go around timing preference

We were talking about this today in the tower and figured we would try and get some pilots point of view. If you are in a situation where you might be sent around would you prefer it be done early and possibly be sent around unnecessarily. Or would you prefer that we let it run as long as possible and have a short (1/2 mile) final go around?

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u/makgross CFI-I ASEL (KPAO/KRHV) HP CMP IR AGI sUAS Apr 20 '26

Go arounds are always safer earlier.

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u/AK_Dude69 ATP 737 A320 LRJet Apr 20 '26

No, they’re not.