Originally Posted by
stewyb
Agreed that AGS are doing all they can to improve the airport and this will finally come to fruition shortly. Mistakes have been made by previous owners and one of those was not adding a northern taxiway. Even now (before an extra 164m) you have a long backtrack for 20 departures and all arrivals on 02 are having to turn back on 37m width of runway to then exit at the mid point. Been told this is part of phase 2 developments although will most likely never be done!
Its definitely strange. Ok don’t throw in the works to create larger stands with the runway extension as that really would have been a red flag to the nimbys but the taxiway will help aircraft spending less time on the runway and noise for residents as a result. It’s already an issue with the fairly light traffic the airport sees. Even the arrivals that get in early leave late with the runway backtracking definitely being part of the problem. The taxiway is clearly shown in the latest master plan and hardly requires much tarmac being laid down. Seems a missed opportunity as it’s unlikely to be done in isolation.