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Old 25th Oct 2016, 15:00
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Less Hair
You can use the two outer runways for approaches and the center one for takeoffs. Might even make HM's home slightly more quiet.
Not much different from using two aside from some go around provisions.
That would make Heathrow the only airport in the world that has twice as many arrivals as departures.

Well apart from possibly Marana, Victorville, Mojave, etc.
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