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mclaudio From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 170 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 3 hours ago) and read 2299 times:

Greetings.
I need a small help with Amsterdam airport. I'm heading there for spotting (photos and if possible some videos), but I'm a bit lost about runway usage.
Can anyone help me about landings and take offs?
Do they use all runways at the same time, or one is dedicated just to landings and other for take off, or there is no patterns here and I can see for example landings in all rwys at the same time?
Another question, please. Which rwy is most of the time used by freighters?
Thanks a lot in advance.

Oh...and Eyjafjallajoekull if you're reading this...give me a break, will you?

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pilotalltheway From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2008, 247 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 hours ago) and read 2294 times:

Check this on the day:

http://www.plane-mad.com/airport-wea...s/amsterdam-schiphol-ams-eham.html

-Alfie

Dude - where's my plane?

mclaudio From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 170 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 hours ago) and read 2289 times:

Hi.
Sorry mate, but perhaps I didn't explain it well. It's not the weather or the wind. That I can see just by spitting on my index finger.
What I mean is this. Let's say the wind is for the 18's. What do they normally do? Land on 18R and take off on 18C and do nothing on 18L or instead they split the traffic for the three rwys depending on whatever is more convenient?
Is there any pattern there?
Thanks

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petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3230 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 hours ago) and read 2275 times:

I've got a little diagram explaining most common runway use at schipholspotter.com. But from time to time ATC can be completely random so it's only a rough guide.

Attamottamotta!

mclaudio From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 170 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 hours ago) and read 2264 times:

Quoting petertenthije (Reply 3):
But from time to time ATC can be completely random so it's only a rough guide.

Ok...ok...now I'm getting there. Tell me something. A scanner help would help here. Is it ok to use one? Where is traffic divided? on the approach frequency (121,200)?
Peter, my congratulations on the schipolspotter website. Very useful and I've been checking it for my homework

I'm sure many of my photos will come from that precious help.

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petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3230 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (3 years 1 hour ago) and read 2257 times:

No problem to use a scanner. There are frequences on my site as well. I don't know when the traffic is divided as I don't have a scanner myself. Maybe someone else can help you with that. The forums at scramble.nl are always a good start.

Attamottamotta!

BuyantUkhaa From Mongolia, joined May 2004, 2779 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (2 years 12 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2215 times:

And it's a fair bet to say that 18L/36R and 06/24 are always in use.

I scratch my head, therefore I am.

xavier2511 From Suriname, joined Mar 2009, 129 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (2 years 12 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 2199 times:

Hey,
You can use this website (I used it when I was in Amsterdam and I never got wrong info)
http://www.luchtverkeersleiding.nl/frameset.php?source=baan_actueel

Xavier

BuyantUkhaa From Mongolia, joined May 2004, 2779 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (2 years 12 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2099 times:

Quoting BuyantUkhaa (Reply 6):
And it's a fair bet to say that 18L/36R and 06/24 are always in use.

Oops, make that 18R/36L and 06/24.

I scratch my head, therefore I am.

airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 4015 posts, RR: 52
Reply 9, posted (2 years 12 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2013 times:

Today for example, AMS used;

in the morning

Arrival 18R and departures 24 and 18L (outbound peak)
changed to
Arrival 18R and 27, departures 24 (inbound peak) (but you might more common see 18R/18C + 24)
Later changed to
Arrivals on 27 and 36C, departures 36L
changed to
Arrival 27, departures 36L and 24

Next week, runway 18L/36R will be out of usage to construction works. So expect 18C/36C to be in use more often then usual.

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