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Edinburgh - Glasgow Airport service then.
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So many questions.
2 operators service the airport, First Glasgow Shuttle 24 hours a day, and First Glasgow Airlink, they should extend the First Glasgow Shuttle onto Edinburgh City Centre missing out Turnhouse.
2 operators service the airport, First Glasgow Shuttle 24 hours a day, and First Glasgow Airlink, they should extend the First Glasgow Shuttle onto Edinburgh City Centre missing out Turnhouse.
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UK Airport Statistics | Aviation Intelligence | About the CAA
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Just out of interest, is the "old" runway ever used? Because I think it would be very useful especially in crosswinds and with enough headwind it's capable of handling pretty much anything EDI can throw at it as yet, which I believe is up to 767 size. Please correct me if you get anything larger regularly.
Seems a waste of a runway if they don't.
Cheers,
Martin
Seems a waste of a runway if they don't.
Cheers,
Martin
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There has been an almost continuous series of NOTAMs in recent years stating that 12/30 is closed to fixed wing aircraft (although helicopters can and do use the aiming point near the middle of 12/30, close to the helipads). To the best of my knowledge, the only times it has been used by fixed wing aircraft in recent years is when there are overnight maintenance works taking place on 06/24, as was the case during 2 weekends in October. Even then, very few aircraft used it as it has no ILS and there are not many overnight movements at EDI.
Block 33, which is the turning area at the SE end of 12/30 where the 5 new stands are being created, is usually used for overflow parking due to the shortage of apron space elsewhere. Aircraft parking there are typically the larger biz jets and any airliners that need to park for more than a few hours.
In theory, 12/30 could become available if there is was a severe crosswind or in an emergency but, in order to do this, somewhere would need to be found to park any aircraft that are at Block 33 and that may prove problematic.
I have a suspicion that the five new stands at Block 33 are a temporary measure to allow work to commence extending the SE apron. Time will tell.
Block 33, which is the turning area at the SE end of 12/30 where the 5 new stands are being created, is usually used for overflow parking due to the shortage of apron space elsewhere. Aircraft parking there are typically the larger biz jets and any airliners that need to park for more than a few hours.
In theory, 12/30 could become available if there is was a severe crosswind or in an emergency but, in order to do this, somewhere would need to be found to park any aircraft that are at Block 33 and that may prove problematic.
I have a suspicion that the five new stands at Block 33 are a temporary measure to allow work to commence extending the SE apron. Time will tell.
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It's a nice to have but it's not essential. Birmingham, Heathrow and Glasgow to name three have all closed cross runways in recent years. At LHR they just made it impossible to use by building parking stands at one end and having a long waiting time for these aircraft to be moved if anyone wanted to use it. Glasgow just felt they could do without the expense of having it as a runway and now use it as a taxiway. Only Prestwick really *needs* a cross runway as frankly between October-April, it would simply close to traffic way too often due to hair removing cross winds.
* hint Built runway into the prevailing wind next time
At EDI I suspect the cross runway is ideally earmarked for proper off terminal parking.
* hint Built runway into the prevailing wind next time
At EDI I suspect the cross runway is ideally earmarked for proper off terminal parking.
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I didn't realsie that Prestwick's cross runway was still open. That obviously adds to the cost of running the airport - see the Prestwick thread for discussion of PIK's problems.
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That obviously adds to the cost of running the airport - see the Prestwick thread for discussion of PIK's problems.
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I know about the crosswinds - I remember seeing DC8s and 707s landing on the cross runway in the 1960s even though, IIRC, its only 6,000ft long. I just meant that the requirement to maintain two runways will make it even harder for PIK to achieve profitability. Anyway, we'd better stop this dicussion here or JC will complain that the EDI thread has been hijacked.
