Brisbane Runway Ops

[Gareth Forwood]

Hi all,

I was up in Brisbane last Sunday, and for almost the entire time we were there, Rwy 19 was in use. However, the was a single departure, a Korean Airlines A330 that took off in the other direction on Rwy 01. This was all while other aircraft were taxiing to Rwy 19.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if that is a regular occurrence, and if not what was going on?

Many thanks,
Gareth

[damian f]

Hi Gareth

I've watched a lot of international aircraft do the same over the years I was there - quite common for North-bound traffic - the aircraft usually asks for permission to take off Rwy01 on first contact with Brisbane Ground and traffic permitting, either they do or don't. For Korean and other traffic that are North-bound, a departure off Rwy01 saves a lot of taxi and airborne time!!

HTH
Damian

[Gareth Forwood]

Damian,
Many thanks for clearing that up, much appreciated.
Gareth