LHR delays

Adrian B · #1 18th December 2009, 09:08 PM

Hi all,

Anyone know where I can get some 'useful' info re weather delays at LHR.

My relos wer due to arrive at heathrow from zurich with a 14 hour layover at LHR for a connecting Virgin Atlantic Flight. Their Zurich LHR flight was cancelled due to snow at LHR, but there is nothing on the BA sites, and VA dont know anything about the snow.

BAA site also has a basic warning, but nothing else

Anthony J · #2 18th December 2009, 09:44 PM

Egll 181058z 1812/1918 02010kt 9999 sct030 tempo 1812/1903 2500 -shsn bkn008 becmg 1821/1824 vrb05kt

Matt D · #3 18th December 2009, 10:28 PM

Not sure when the flight you mention was.

Last night 17/12 Luton and City closed due snow. Stansted took the load resulting up to 75mins of holding (they needed two stacks)

Heathrow had RVRs got down to 700m at times and with a gusting, snowy crosswind up to 24kts. With braking action reduced to Medium the gusty crosswind exceeded quite a few limits on the A320s. (In know Lufthansa only allows 15kt xwind in the A320 with medium braking action)

Gatwick didn't appear to have too many delays.

EGSS 172050Z 35021G38KT 2500 -SHSN FEW005 BKN009 M01/M01 Q1008 RESHSN
EGGW 172050Z 35020KT 2000 SHSN FEW006 SCT010 BKN019 M01/M02 Q1009
EGLL 172120Z 34013KT 2000 R09L/1500 -SHSN FEW007 SCT010 BKN016 M01/M02 Q1010
EGLC 172150Z 34017G28KT 320V020 6000 -SN FEW009 BKN012 BKN018 01/00 Q1008
EGLL 172150Z 34013G25KT 1500 R09L/0700 SN FEW007 SCT010 BKN016 M01/M02 Q1010

Any significant wx cleared mid morning Friday. I wouldn't expect any delays today.

The BAA site is the usual go to for me but it wont give you any info about what the airline is doing re rescheduling. I'd go to the airlines site.

Matt

Matt D · #4 6th January 2010, 09:47 AM

Delays all round in London again today with it looking equally ugly tomorrow

EGLL 052250Z 11008KT 1600 R09R/1400 -SN SCT004 OVC007 00/M00 Q0999 RESN
EGKK 052250Z VRB02KT 0600 R26L/1200 SN VV/// 00/M00 Q0999
EGGW 052250Z 10006KT 2000 SN SCT010 BKN017 M01/M01 Q0999 SNOCLO

EGLL TAF: 052300Z 0600/0706 11006KT 3000 -SN BKN012 TEMPO 0600/0619 0400 +SN BKN001 PROB40 0609/0621 7000 NSW BKN016

Most of the late night Heathrow departures for Aust departed approximately an hour late with the exception of QFA10 and BAW15 were held up by more than 90 mins. The delays were not due to rwy contamination or traffic. I expect it was a run on de-icing trucks

....and a short delay lined up for QFA10 due to a fox on the runway. Apparently it did pause at the holding point line for some time before dashing across (and unfortunately no, it wasn't taxiway FOXTROT

)

Mike W · #5 6th January 2010, 01:01 PM

Thanks Matt for converting this into English for the Laymen on this forum. You are obviously thoughtful as well as informed.

Adrian B · #6 19th December 2010, 06:37 PM

Looks like it is the season again....

Can somone post ATIS / NOTAMs for EGLL. We are getting conflicting info on QF30 departure from Saturday going today, but then the website at one point mentioned tomorrow.

I found something that mentioned limited departures from terminals 3 and 5.