News Circular Runways.

To people worried about banking: how level do you think existing runways actually are?

http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=541271&highlight=runway#post541271

That video has a very high zoom level; the dip looks dramatic but it takes place over the course of several thousand feet and isn't an issue IRL.

Plus, the banking of a circular runway is an entirely different (and significantly more severe) issue than the gentle up and down over the course of a several-thousand-foot runway.
 
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