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Old 3rd Apr 2005, 22:25
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Yellow Snow
 
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On easterly ops there is no noise issue for ATC for inbound aircraft. Whereas on Westerly ops you can only land on the departure runway a maximum of 6 times an hour.

If 09R departures controller isn't too busy he'll usually accept a T4 or heavy T3 lander to help approach out.
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