Originally Posted by
chevvron
I presume when using the 23 direction that 23L would normally be the departure runway with 23R for arrivals; on 05s then they would normally use 05R for arrivals and 05L for departures.
Yes, that is correct and for the reason that you state, there is no taxiway alongside 23L/05R. I always think of EGCC as a 1.5 runway airport rather than a 2 runway airport!