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Old 17th Jul 2012, 15:28
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Fairdealfrank
 
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Quote: "Not quite. Heathrow normally operates with one runway closed until 06:00 - that's when dual runway arrivals start.

There are only around 15 flights scheduled/allowed to land from 04:30 to 06:00, so one runway is more than adequate during that period
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This is to allow for longhaul overnight arrivals. AFAIK (but stand to be corrected!), no departures are allowed before 0600.
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