Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
More (or Less) Flights Over Harringay: Heathrow?
Earlier in the week I posted something on the impacts of the proposed third runway at Heathrow on Harringay. As I write this a large bodied jet (possibly a US red eye flight) is coming out of the stack over Essex to make its way into the approach for Heathrow.
I saw a BBC news report with an interesting graphic on the current and future flight paths into and out of Heathrow, and how the third runway might alter aircraft movements (you have to scroll down, as I cannot link to the graphic). I actually posted the wrong graphic in error thinking the current flight path arrangement represented what would be the future arrangements. So, I am re-posting with the right graphics and analysis this time! See below.
Current Flight Paths
The current flight path arrangements are a mess, having evolved over years as opposed to actually being properly planned. We are just south east of Barnet on the map, and currently right under a major flight path. However, it looks like we might actually benefit from a third runway. It looks like the flight paths will move north and south of us.
I am not sure we suffer quite as much as the poor soles in the West of London where jets are screeching over every minute or two. Actually, I normally do not mind them, as a plane spotter in my youth, and with a love aircraft, I am quite fascinated by them.
However, I have had moments when I have cursed them. My daughter's bedroom as an infant was in the back of the house and I long harboured a suspicion that the reason she woke at 5-6am was the screeching noise that wide bodied jets flying in from Asia at the crack of dawn would make as they descend out of the stack into the approaches for Heathrow. I long thought it was the aircraft dropping its flaps, but John McMullan indicated it might actually be the aircraft hitting denser air. I did a bit of research and this article indicated it is in fact a hole under the wing that is used to equalise pressure in the wing fuel tanks
Tags for Forum Posts: aircraft noise, flight paths, heathrow, third runway
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Here's a photo I took from the window of a recent US redeye as we descended into Heathrow, around 6.30am. We'd just been held in the 'stack' for about 30 minutes prior to this, so I wasn't sure if this was a standard approach or not, but I was very interested to see this view which clearly shows Finsbury Park, Woodberry Wetlands and various other local landmarks. And seems to map entirely to Hugh's second route described above.
Looks like we had just clipped the South end of the ladder when I took it. Anyway, I was really surprised at how close we were to the HoL epicentre, as aircraft noise isn't really something we suffer with, as others have commented. And with the new route I can't see it becoming an issue any time soon...
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Great picture! Thanks for sharing that.
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No probs! It was a bit frustrating as I was trying to photograph my house which is just off to the right and I didn't get my camera ready quite in time...but I was pleased with my first aerial shot :)
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Permalink Reply by Madeline on
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I once asked if there was a flight path over Finsbury Park and was told that there wasn't. But when I sit out in my back garden, facing the park with Seven Sisters Rd beyond, I see planes approaching from behind me on my left, flying over towards Hackney/Islington, and then turning (I can see all this because of the expanse of open sky over the park itself) and returning to fly over on my right. I'm presuming by the amount of air traffic doing this, every couple of minutes or so, that it's the final approach before landing. They are quite low and noisey sometimes. Your photo confirms my observations.
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Permalink Reply by andy h on
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I know Boris is nuts, but, I rather liked his island idea. If it had been done with public money it would have gone a long way to sorting Londons housing shortage.
Would have been a bugger if you had a house in Whitstable tho.
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Use to live in Brixton - it was horrible.
Moved to Brockley, Lewisham - it was a little less horrible. and I distinctly remember when Concorde would come in at the same time every day. HORRIBLE!
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