[OTish] London: A Life In Maps - with a question about Abercrombie'seastern airport
 

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Richard J. wrote:

John Rowland wrote:
Paul Terry wrote:

In the end, I guess Heathrow offered more room than Fairlop for
expansion - but I also suspect that a site to the west, rather than
east, of London was preferred

Heathrow, like nearly every main airport in the world, is upwind of
the city it serves, in order to maximise visibility at the airport.

Also, I don't buy the visibility reason, as it's in the Thames Valley
area which is probably one of the damper and more fog-prone areas around
London.

John evidently had a very well-lubricated christmas!

tom

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