Originally Posted by johan rebel
To compensate for the extra time we had to spend strapped in our seats we arrived at B19, thus giving us all the opportunity to stretch our legs properly after disembarkation.
Flying SAS for a change, Johan?
Originally Posted by johan rebel
By the way, Spotwelder, do you know why the old runways 01/19 were renamed 18/36 when the Polderbaan was added? As far as I can tell they are not aligned due north/south.
This is due to magnetic variation. The magnetic north is changing very slowly over the years. The runways are not exactly north/south but they are closer to the 360°/180° line than to the 010°/190° line at the moment. The opening of the Polderbaan apparently was a good moment to change the numbers on the other runways, too (Aalsmeerbaan and Zwanenburgbaan). I'm sure
spotwelder has a more complex explanation and I'm looking forward to hear it.
