Massive Crosswind at YSSY

[Lee G]

Looks like another busy day for the ATC guys tommorrow morning if the TAF is anything to go by ...

TAF TAF YSSY 250441Z 2506/2612
29018KT CAVOK
FM251200 29012KT CAVOK
FM252200 27020G30KT CAVOK
FM260200 29015KT CAVOK

Runway 25 may be operational again tommorrow for a while.

[Nigel C]

At this stage Rwy 25 only looks like being available between 0600 and 0700. After that it gets closed west of Twy Golf-2 as per the current Notam...

C1618/09
RWY 07/25 97M WESTERN END NOT AVBL
DUE WIP AND MARKED BY RED LGT ACROSS RWY
OPS RWY 25 NOT AVBL
LDG RWY 07 NOT AVBL
DEP RWY 07 NOT AVBL WEST OF TWY YANKEE AVBL TO ACFT UP TO CODE C ONLY
(B737 AND A320) ENTRY VIA TWY YANKEE ONLY

AMENDED DECLARED DISTANCES
RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA
07 2053 2143(4.7) 2083 -

SUPPLEMENTARY TKOF DIST
RWY 07 1302(1.6) 1495(1.9) 1666(2.2) 1800(2.5) 1996(3.3)

TWY GOLF-1 SOUTH OF TWY HOTEL NOT AVBL
REFER TO METHOD OF WORKING PLAN 08/010 AND AIC 05/09
FROM 08 252100 TO 08 260900

[David Ramsay]

Under such circumstances would it not be common sense to postpone the works so that the runway could be used.

Oh, sorry .. common sense doesn't exist any more.

[Nigel C]

There is a provision available that if unforecast conditions occur the runway may be made available with a 1 hour recall.