737-800 Gust Limits

[Buster11]

Not sure if this is quite the right place for a query from SLF, but I'm due to fly into Dublin on Boxing Day on a 737-800 and the current forecast for that date is for SSE winds of 33kts gusting to 52kts. Ought I to start looking for a comfortable bench at Gatwick that evening instead?

[Georgeablelovehowindia]

If that forecast turns out to be correct, then it looks as if you'll be 'arriving' on Dublin's SSE pointing, 6798 ft (2072m) long secondary runway - 16 - which has an instrument approach procedure to it.

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[Callsign Kilo]

X-wind limit for landing is 33kts on a dry runway and 30kts on a wet runway.
Gusts are accounted for by taking the whole x-wind component plus half the gust factor i.e.

RW16 in use - wind 190/25 gusting 40kts
X-wind component 30 degrees, so x-wind equals 12.5kts. Gust is 15kts so half the gust equals 7.5kts. TOTAL X-WIND = 20kts.

SSE winds of that intensity will almost certainly lead to ILS RW16 being operational as from that direction there will be very little x-wind component. I reckon you'll be fine. Will be a bit bumpy on approach, but the boys (and the girls of course) are well able for it. They will be fortified with turkey sandwiches!!