OOL Bad Weather

Steve S... 2 · #1 18th April 2011, 11:44 AM

Hi, Heavy rain and low cloud at OOL at 11am. VUW did 3 go arounds then diverted to BNE. VUY went into a holding pattern on approach to BNE. VQS from Queenstown then did a go around. VUR from MEL made it in on it's first attempt, followed closely by VQS on it's 2nd time lucky. VUI departed amongst this.

Brock Little · #2 18th April 2011, 04:49 PM

EBC did two go arounds and diverted to BNE, as well as VBD. Has just ferried back to OOL. VUW and VBD didn't come back.

Jack Melon · #3 18th April 2011, 05:48 PM

VUR's pilots must of been good to get it on the first approach :P. On January 1st there was extremely bad weather, we were in a holding pattern for 20 minutes, sequence 4 to land only 1 made it, all rest were virtually diverted apart from us, VH-VQN and VH-ZPI.

James Smith · #4 18th April 2011, 10:11 PM

Why isn't an ILS installed on runway 14 at Gold Coast Airport? Could one operate with the dog leg approach over Burleigh Heads?

Brock Little · #5 21st April 2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by James Smith

Why isn't an ILS installed on runway 14 at Gold Coast Airport?

They don't have room for one at the foot of runway 14. They have the sports park, but on from that is residential areas. If there is a way to still implement ILS whilst sparing the houses, then go ahead and install it! It really should be a priority on the airport's list, as it is getting busier and busier.

Even though OOL isn't dominated by adverse weather conditions, it would still be great if runway 14/32 received ILS.

Mick F · #6 21st April 2011, 09:10 PM

There isn't (I couldn't find) any provision for an ILS to be installed in the Gold Coast Airport Master Plan.

Mick

Rob R · #7 21st April 2011, 09:27 PM

14 will never have an ILS. The big hill on approach is the problem.