Second Runway At Gatwick Airport
 

I just got a letter or leaflet...

Gatwick runway Consultation...

http://www.gatwickairport.com/consultation/

this was on the news ealrier this month or late last month. those closest to the airport having to hear the noise will get a reduction in council tax or something.

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Needs a new runaway. I believe it's the most used single runway in the world or something like that. Gatwick is probably London's second biggest airport and it actually surprised me to find out there is one runway yet two terminals.

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Might well need the second runway as there is a bit of bad news coming to a Kent airport Manston again!!!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...lans-jobs-risk

Manston has the 4th longest runway in the UK.

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Not really one could be local and short haul, while the other could be for long haul

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What annoys me about extra runways is the NIMBYs who've only been there a few years, personally anybody who has lived nearby for less than 30 years should be told sorry you moved near the airport, tough no say.

The company I worked for near Stansted moved away when they shelved plans for a 2nd runway making 91 Brits unemployed.

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One good thing about Gatwick: No charge for dropping people off or picking them up!

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Even the short stay parking is reasonable if you're only gone for under a week.

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This is something that clearly needs to be done so I'd like to see a new terminal etc. they might as well do it properly if it does go ahead. I am though a bit confused on option 2 & 3.

Option 2 - one runway used for landings and the other for take-offs.

Option 3 - both runways used for landings and take-offs.

which would be better?

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No idea. That sounds like a technical question for those well-versed in air traffic control and airport management.

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more will no doubt be squeezed out. the runway has to happen though.

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If i remember rightly from the row over Heathrow about mixed mod ops (what option 3 is talking about). Using 1 runway for landing and 1 for take off means less local noise pollution BUT reduces the capacity of the runways.

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Since it's not my money we'll be spending I am in favour of a new airport to the East. Boris Island basically. It makes sense to me to build a state of the art airport designed to handle multiple runways and terminals rather than stick them onto airports which were never designed to handle the load they have to handle.

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Can the London TMA and Eurocontrol handle any more traffic though? That's the question. Surely that would have a bearing on how much more capacity an additional runway can add.

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The noise can still be bad for people at least 15 miles from Heathrow or Gatwick due to the altitude. They often have to stack and circle the places before landing too so maybe those in that path should be considered for council tax reductions too.

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Thats the only thing we know for sure.. more money will have to be put on the table.

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Why are residents getting a vote? Surely there are people trained to make the best decision