Heathrow Curfew?

CaptainSkidmark

I taught there was a 11pm curfew or something on flights in and out of LHR?

I was on flight radar24 last night and seen ELAL ELY030 B767 land in LHR at roughly 2.30am or there abouts even though its not on the scheduled arrivals?

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afatbollix

They have a certain amount of late night flights they can take a year.

CaptainSkidmark

ya bit it was not on the arrivals? and according to flight radar is scheduled from toronto- Tel Aviv

L1011

From memory their late night flights are limited by a sound-level-per-annum style tally, they can take a medium amount of quieter jets or a small amount of louder jets.

Tenger

MYOB wrote: »

From memory their late night flights are limited by a sound-level-per-annum style tally, they can take a medium amount of quieter jets or a small amount of louder jets.

I assume landing flights is quieter than take-off so arrivals may be allowed after departures have been stopped?

L1011

Tenger wrote: »

I assume landing flights is quieter than take-off so arrivals may be allowed after departures have been stopped?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quota_count_system looks accurate enough, suggests that most craft are rated lower on landing but not all. The 737 Classic looks like an anomoly there.

CaptainSkidmark

Ya but the flight was not on the arrivals list!

Jesus Nut

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

Ya but the flight was not on the arrivals list!

Cargo ops at night. Cargo apron is over by T4

CaptainSkidmark

must have been a divert? i checked flight radar, it was scheduled for Toronto - Telaviv and it was heading that direction until it took a 60 degree left and headed for london

Tenger

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

must have been a divert? i checked flight radar, it was scheduled for Toronto - Telaviv and it was heading that direction until it took a 60 degree left and headed for london

There you have it.....it was a diversion (maybe medical or tech) No airport would not allow a jetban to stop a medical/emergency diversion arrive in.

CaptainSkidmark

i take it the aircraft wouldnt have to squalk code for a medical emergency?

Tenger

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

i take it the aircraft wouldnt have to squalk code for a medical emergency?

No idea if doing so is a required action, I assumed that if they were in direct contact with ATC that would be sufficient.