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Old 20th January 2003 | 17:57
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cossack
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It depends how you define "very little delay".

For the period 0700-0900, inbound holding peaked at 25 minutes, averaging about 14.
Start-up delays were about 5-10 minutes but there was a holding point queue of over 10 minutes for most of the time.
Movement rates were just under 50/hour, which on a frosty morning with a crosswind wasn't bad at all.

Yes the second runway has made it easier.
50/hour on two runways is not very demanding on resources.
Airborne holding is much reduced.
Departure delays are reduced but not as much as inbound delays due to the introduction of the HON SID.

Murphy's Law of ATC

Inbound and outbound peaks don't occur at the same time unless you have only one runway to use.
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