Originally Posted by
The AvgasDinosaur
Sorry folks,
Having total brain fade here at the moment.
What were the main runway headings at luton in the early 1970s. When you taxied out from the apron to turn left and backtrack for take off what was that holding point called ?
Thanks in anticipation of your time and trouble,
Be lucky
David
I stand to be corrected but I believe the main runway has always been 08/26. If you are looking for the exact runway magnetic headings, I can only go back to the late 90's when it was 079
º/259
º. Current approach charts show the runway magnetic heading is now 075
º/255
º, so the magnetic north pole only needs to move a fraction further east and we will have a runway 07/25.
As for the holding point, what is now Charlie One would have been the holding point for a runway 26 departure before taxiway Alpha was extended to its current location in 1998. Not sure if it was actually called Alpha One or just plain Alpha originally.