RWY 25R/07L is closed during August 1st till August 24th @ 1600L for works. Between 0600L and 2300L: Take offs and landings on RWY 20 and 25L excepted: Between 0700L and 1200L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R (from Monday to Friday) Between 1700L and 2100L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R (every day excepted Saturday) Between 0800L and 1200L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R on Saturday and Sunday
Between 2300L and 0600L : Take offs RWY25L, possibility to use also RWY20
hvs89 wrote:RWY 25R/07L is closed during August 1st till August 24th @ 1600L for works. Between 0600L and 2300L: Take offs and landings on RWY 20 and 25L excepted: Between 0700L and 1200L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R (from Monday to Friday) Between 1700L and 2100L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R (every day excepted Saturday) Between 0800L and 1200L : Landings on RWY02 and take offs on RWY07R on Saturday and Sunday
Between 2300L and 0600L : Take offs RWY25L, possibility to use also RWY20
Again, strong south-westerly winds force the use of one single runway. This morning, like many days before, it is Rwy 20. This may cause delayed flights at peak time.
And since you asked, even if winds seems to be less strong at some times, there are gusts at more than 20 knots.
Furthermore, use of Rwy 25L for departures would cause even more delays, since the taxiways don't reach the threshold of the runway, compelling aircraft to taxi on the runway itself.
What I don't understand is why they don't use the 25L for landings (winds are the last days from 210 to 240) and Rwy 20 for departures.
If Rwy 02 is in use, departures will always be performed on 07R.
Maybe someone from ATC can have a logical answer but I dont' see any !
turbopilot wrote:What I don't understand is why they don't use the 25L for landings (winds are the last days from 210 to 240) and Rwy 20 for departures.
If Rwy 02 is in use, departures will always be performed on 07R.
Maybe someone from ATC can have a logical answer but I dont' see any !
Thank you !
Christian
I totally agree with you. And I also would be interested to know the reason why 25L is not in use. For landings of course, 25L beeing almost never used for T/O as explained by SN 2657 before.
turbopilot wrote:What I don't understand is why they don't use the 25L for landings (winds are the last days from 210 to 240) and Rwy 20 for departures.
If Rwy 02 is in use, departures will always be performed on 07R.
Maybe someone from ATC can have a logical answer but I dont' see any !
Thank you !
Christian
To give you an answer:
When 02/07R is in use, the atc just have to wait for departure clearance, when the landing plane has crossed the departure runway. This distance is very short and does not limit anything. If you'd use 20 as a departure runway and 25L as a landing runway, atc still has to wait for the landing plane on 25L to cross 02/20 or to vacate 25L (if vacated before the crossing) before being able to give takeoff clearance to the plane on RWY 20. This takes time and thus is less efficiënt than putting all planes on RWY 20. Hope this helps you out.
25L has not been used for a long time. Today strong wind conditions continue to force single runway operations on Rwy20 at Brussels Airport, causing possible delays at peak time.
After an early morning with many delays due to fog, flight situation at Brussels Airport is back to normal. Take-off on Rwy 07R, landing traffic on Rwy 02.
Tomskii wrote:Wth, why would they do that, only happens once in a few years :s
I've seen it happen a few times this year alone. Wind was 100/8 variable between 050 and 130, so maybe that's why (although that's still not too much of a crosswind for 02 arrivals)...
Between 0600L and 2300L: Take offs and landings on RWY 20 and 25L excepted:
