Heathrow expansion to go ahead

[Andrew McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by James Smith

I presume the proposed third runway is parallel to the existing 27 L&R runways. If so, is it to be located north or south and what spacing will there be with the closest existing runway? None of the references went into this detail.

North. Similar spacing to current runways.

[Ash W]

Originally Posted by James Smith

I presume the proposed third runway is parallel to the existing 27 L&R runways. If so, is it to be located north or south and what spacing will there be with the closest existing runway? None of the references went into this detail.

If you have google maps do a search for Heathrow airport then as Andrew said look to the north and you will see where it will go. There is a town of Sipson which will more or less be wiped out as well as parts of Harlington.

Although it would be awful to loose your home if you lived in that area, a look at the map will show it is a very lightly populated area and it makes perfect sense to expand in that area.

[Nathan Long]

That's going to be a long taxy from Terminal 4, but given the ground holding times currently at Heathrow, it may be quicker.

[Ash W]

Originally Posted by Nathan Long

That's going to be a long taxy from Terminal 4, but given the ground holding times currently at Heathrow, it may be quicker.

They should really bulldoze terminal 4 and build a new whopping terminal near the new runway. The space vacated by T4 could the be used for freight and hangers. The way it is now transport links to T4 are crap. It is off the motorway, Heathrow express doesn't go there anymore and half the underground trains to the airport miss T4. What they could do is create a new loop on both the express and underground from T5 through this new terminal then back to their orignal lines.

[Raymond Rowe]

Will the poms still be able to live near by. must be running out of room.

[Ahmet H]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7722164.stm

For those wanting a bit more info on the proposal. There are also a few graphics of where the proposed runway will be situated.

[James Smith]

Thank you for all the additional information. Very interesting. Will the runways be 27 L, R & C or 26/28?

Imagine trying to build a third north-south runway at Sydney through Kyeemagh/Brighton-Le-Sands or a second east-west runway through the radar field and Botany.

[Matt D]

Just as a follow up. The recently formed Conservatory/LibDem government has scrapped Heathrow expansion plans and also ruled out expansion at Stansted and Gatwick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8678282.stm

[Erik H. Bakke]

And so the next major expansion in airport capacity for the southern UK will be in France...

[Andrew M]

Yep scrapping a third runway or any type of airport expansion is a great move

Great for business
Great for tourism
Great for employment

Well done