Dublin Runwways

Babestress

What way does the wind have to blow to make these runways in use at Dublin?

28
10
16
11
23
34

Peregrine

Where did you get that list? RWY 11/23 is geometrically impossible.

If you mean the old RWY 11/29, that was decomissioned around 10 years ago.

Babestress

No I definitely heard something about runway 23 alright.

Current runways are 10,28,16,34

Former runways 11,29,05,23 these are closed and latter two built over

Peregrine

Babestress wrote: »

No I definitely heard something about runway 23 alright.

05/23 was also decomissioned. The end of Pier D now sits on it.

BonkeyDonker

Babestress wrote: »

No I definitely heard something about runway 23 alright.

There was a rwy 23 - but that has been out of service for quite a long time.

Unless you mean at Baldonnel.

As for the winds - generally you use the runway where the heading is closest to the winds direction. Runways are normally named after the nearest magnetic heading rounded to the i.e 28 = 280. 16 = 160 etc.

So if the winds were from 290 then rwy 28 would normally be in use. However, for operational reasons this may differ.

Babestress

Thanks.

Babestress

If the wind is blowing from the northeast and the north and north west, what runway would be in use then?

LXFlyer

Ok - simple lesson - aircraft land and take off against the wind.

BonkeyDonker

Babestress wrote: »

If the wind is blowing from the northeast and the north and north west, what runway would be in use then?

Northeast - probably Rwy10
North - depending on the strength of the wind either 10 or 28, unless it is strong then Rwy 34.
Northwest - Rwy28/34.

mr.anonymous

There's no longer a 23 at Dublin. But the tower sometimes uses it as a reference point e.g. clearing the SAR helicopter to the threshold of 23.

Babestress

If the wind is from the south, souteast or southwest what runway?

Cienciano

lxflyer wrote: »

Ok - simple lesson - aircraft land and take off against the wind.

The wind is normally from the south west. Just looking at casement and baldonnell, both have runways in that direction. 5/23 in Dublin was roughly that direction. Why is the main runway at dublin east west?
I don't think I ever used 16/34 at Dublin.

Bill G

Cienciano wrote: »

Why is the main runway at dublin east west?

Because of this?

pepe the prawn

Cienciano wrote: »

Why is the main runway at dublin east west?
I don't think I ever used 16/34 at Dublin.

Prevailing wind in Ireland is from the south and west.

Babestress

What is runway 34? At Dublin.

LXFlyer

OK - to try and put an end to these seemingly endless questions:

28 - Heads west
10 - Heads east
16 - Heads southeast
34 - Heads northwest

Here is the aerodrome chart:
http://www.iaa.ie/safe_reg/iaip/Published%20Files/AIP%20Files/AD/Chart%20Files/EIDW/EI_AD_2_EIDW_24-1_en.pdf