I always thought that the runway selections were based on wind direction and not seasonal. Therefore the fact that its summer or winter shouldn't have any bearing on when Rwy09 is in use..... Or is LHR different to the rest of the world? Cheers Mutt. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Fulton" <jim.fulton@talk21.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 2:46 AM Subject: FW: In defence of Heathrow > Chris, > > Most of the year LHR runways in use are 27L & 27R, but in summer 09L & 09R > are sometimes in use. The designated area is on top of the Queen's Building, > which is OK in June as the sun is high and it overlooks terminal 2 and a > distant terminal 4, though a fair bit of traffic passes by. You'll need > binoculars for spotting, and up to a 300mm lens for taxiway shots. >