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Skipness One Echo
25th Mar 2009, 22:26
Hey guys, does anyone have the full and official dates when :

Edinburgh Runway 07 / 25 became 06 / 24

Glasgow Runway 10 / 28 became Runway 09 / 27
Glasgow Runway 06 / 24 became Runway 05 / 23

Heathrow Runways 10 / 28 became Runways 09 / 27

Manchester Runway 06 / 24 became Runway 23 / 05

The second Glasgow and Heathrow are way before my time but I was curious....Anyone comment?

Thanks

HEATHROW DIRECTOR
26th Mar 2009, 08:01
Is this is dupe posting because I've read it and answered part of it before..

Heathrow change was during the night of 2nd July, 1987.

If you are interested, long before that, in 1952, 16/34 L & R became 15/33 L&R.

roverman
27th Dec 2010, 09:04
Manchester changed on 7/6/2007.

ZOOKER
27th Dec 2010, 12:25
EGNX also changed during the late 80s/early 90s.
EGNR also changed fairly recently.
Also I read somewhere that the rate of change of magnetic variation has increased dramatically in recent years
70 years from now EGCC could well be using 01/19 Left and Right.
Oh by the way, if it helps, the next geo-magnetic reversal is, (like Yellowstone), running a bit late. :E

Talkdownman
27th Dec 2010, 13:04
If you are interested, long before that, in 1952, 16/34 L & R became 15/33 L&R.
I am! Thanks! That must have been fairly soon after construction?
The remains of the original 16/34 became known as 'Waites Alley' after a certain Captain Waites mistook it in fog for 15R and tried to depart on it...

HEATHROW DIRECTOR
27th Dec 2010, 14:28
Indeed... wonder what became of him?

Atcham Tower
27th Dec 2010, 16:16
Chief pilot sacked him perhaps? "That's a Waites off my mind!"

TopBunk
27th Dec 2010, 16:24
EDI changed sometime between Feb 1997 and May 2002.

Between those dates I was flying longhaul and when I returned it had changed to 06/24.