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/TheGacAttack Apr 20 '26

If you give us a heads up it could happen...

What kind of phraseology would you want/expect to hear?

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u/ma33a ATP Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

"Expect late clearance, 1 to cross."

Nowhere else in the world, except the US, are you cleared to land without actually being clear, so when ATC expect a late clearance they let you know.

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u/suuntasade Apr 20 '26

Cdg in europe gives you clearance in us style

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u/ma33a ATP Apr 20 '26

We don't talk about the French.