Las Vegas (KLAS), Nevada, USA runway 7L-25R tear

[geoffda]

This is a general problem, not specific to KLAS. There are many threads on this, but this is the most consolidated one:

Runway Tears Awareness (Added link to new Bug Report)

What are runway tears, and why is it a big problem? Runway tears are issues with terrain data loading too slowly, which usually happens when landing or taking off with a faster plane, such as an airliner, in an area of photogrammetry. I believe what is happening in these cases, is the plane is moving faster than the terrain data can load, resulting in a “line” across the runway where the terrain is uneven. Hitting this line can ruin your day, as it has physics, potentially resulting in a cras…