Guys,

Lately I've been doing a lot traveling via air and everytime the plane lands, it lands from a different direction. I've always wondered about this. I guess I'm curious as I look out the small window to see if I can recognize the major freeways and soon enough, the plane overshoots the airport and comes and makes a U-turn.

Any pilots out there who can explain this? I heard a few things about wind direction, etc, but I'm not sure.

-Vu