LHR Heathrow Arrivals
I have recently been watching the LHR radarbox to see early morning arrival patterns. From 0430Z to 0545Z there is a steady stream of Far East arrivals and the odd Africa. Most are assigned a straight in approach. It then appears that from 0545Z to about 0555Z there is a runway closure as all arrivals go into the stack holds and there are no landings for about 10 minutes.
The only idea I have is that the runways close at sunrise to allow visual inspection?
Would appreciate correct explanation if there is one.
Last edited by starliner; 7th Nov 2010 at 05:16.