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The go-around procedure may be initiated either by the air traffic control or by the captain of the aircraft. The air traffic controller will instruct the pilot to go around if there is an aircraft, vehicle or object on the runway. The captain will decide to go around if the aircraft is not lined up or configured properly for the approach, no landing clearance was issued, the runway is not visible by the time the aircraft reaches the decision height because of low visibility, or if other dangerous meteorological conditions are experienced on final approach (strong winds or microbursts). A go aroun ...

Go around: Encyclopedia II - Go around - Reasons for going around

Go around - Reasons for going around

The go-around procedure may be initiated either by the air traffic control or by the captain of the aircraft.

The air traffic controller will instruct the pilot to go around if there is an aircraft, vehicle or object on the runway. The captain will decide to go around if the aircraft is not lined up or configured properly for the approach, no landing clearance was issued, the runway is not visible by the time the aircraft reaches the decision height because of low visibility, or if other dangerous meteorological conditions are experienced on final approach (strong winds or microbursts).

A go around in itself does not constitute any sort of emergency.

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