Our cross runway (22/04) was withdrawn some 2 years ago now, largely due to the fact that to keep it up to standard and in active service would have cost far more than the income it generated, (at 1400m, it was around 500m shorter than the main runway (27/09)).
There's no doubt that when we could use it, it was a very useful facility to have, larely because the landing distance in one direction before the intersection with the main runway, was more than adequate to accomodate a landing turboprop (Shorts 360 etc) - we weren't allowed to use the "land and hold short of" procedure that ICAO sometimes permit, but it allowed you to push the envelope just that little bit more.
Ironically, since it was withdrawn, there's no doubt that the prevailing wind has become significantly more SW/NE, as opposed to W/E, whether that's down to global warming or dear departed colleagues having undue influence from above, I don't know.
