New Flight Radar thread - it's windy tonight

[cakeorwine]

A new thread for FR

I live in SE and Gatwick fairly close to us . Am surprised planes landing ok because the gusts here are really strong!

We circled for ages in a storm trying to land in Orlando one summer evening. DD started crying as she was so scared of the turbulence. After a while instead of MCO as the destination it changed, the pilot didn’t announce until after 15 mins after the screens said we were going to Sarasota instead. We only really waited 30 mins there and took off again and finally landed in Orlando about 4hrs late (was late taking off) and couldn’t get any milk for my breakfast cuppa!!

There was a Leeds to Dublin flight this morning which got diverted to Shannon. It later (presumably after bussing the Dublin passengers to Shannon) set off back to Leeds. Couldn’t land at Leeds, so headed to Manchester, then somehow ended up at Stansted.

I think all Jet2 flights have managed to land at Leeds today but pretty much all others airlines have cancelled or diverted. They need better Leeds landing training!!

I am getting a bit addicted to FR24 ✈

This one might be interesting, coming to land at Leeds which is notoriously bad for windy landings. https://www.flightradar24.com/EXS19H/33b4071c

I live very close to STN and winds have picked up hugely in last 30 mins. My house is shaking ! Hats off to the pilots in this weather.

RYR31NM to Dublin looks like it’s had 2 attempts at landing so far!

Yeah lots have been cancelled mostly UK and Ireland flights.
Most international flights are indeed “having a go” but quite a few not ended up where they wanted to.

We also have 2 runways at Prestwick that run at different directions

How do they decide what airport to try next?

@HobnobsChoice thats quite a swirly picture it’s drawn.

runway direction vs wind direction and which is closest to intended destination and has space for them.

@waterdusky I'm watching the Berlin to Dublin one too. They just seem to be circling at 10,000 feet. Hope they land soon!

Not true in my own experience anyway. Yes there is confusion, yes I had to queue up, yes yes yes it wasn't instant, but they got us on a bus to the destination eventually. No hotels or overnights involved. Got back food expenses but no compo because it was all weather related or something like that.

I'm not defending them, but in a situation where flights are diverted to a "safe" airport, that airport is often swamped with similar weary travellers trying to get to their destination all at the same time. I am sure other airlines are no better or worse.

Gran Canaria to Glasgow just landing at Liverpool

Barcelona and Faro flights have landed in Dublin just now, so why can’t Berlin? Is it because it’s a smaller plane?

You’ve been luckier than me!

That's my DH flying that one! Glad he's down! Kids have been asking where he is. He's a safe pair of hands, used to fly harriers, then typhoons.... JET2 passengers are safe 😄The calmest man I've ever met in my entire life.

There have been a few go rounds at Gatwick, one straight over my house a lot lower than normal, he tried again and then went back over the channel. Had big jet tv on most of the afternoon, shame it's not so easy to film in the dark and very glad I'm not trying to land somewhere in this wind, really gusting around Gatwick area

Heathrow’s wind has picked up from 21 to 25 knots. I’m watching BAW911 that’s been zooming around London and the south east.

@Knitgoodwoman that's warmed my heart! Well done to your man!

@mauvish yes they are called “stacks” - very common at the big airports like heathrow. Their stacks rotate as to which one they use, depending on which runway and direction is being used for landing, so that not any one nearby area is constantly subjected the noise of aircraft approaching to land. There’s one over Bucks where we are but it doesn’t seem to get used that much.
https://www.heathrow.com/company/local-community/noise/operations/arrival-flight-paths#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20holding%20stacks,approach%20to%20land%20at%20Heathrow.

Why are so many being rerouted to MAN? What is it about that airport that lets them land?

DHL Brussels to East Midlands having another go after a go around first time .

Looks like Gatwick is very challenging at the moment

Gran Canaria to Glasgow is down, but unfortunately for the passengers they're in Liverpool.