That has always confused me.
What is a 'circle to land' approach? 😕
This should explain it all for you:
http://stoenworks.com/Tutorials/Circle%20to%20land%20approach.html
😉
Circle to land is when an aircraft makes an instrument approach to one runway but lands on another. This is often required if the wind direction and velocity make it unsafe to land on the runway that has the instrument approach. Some airports only have one instrument approach to only one runway. 🙂