Why is it so?

[pete8862]

I was driving over the Gateway bridge in Brisbane the other day & noticed the wind socks indicating the wind was coming from the west, next I saw a passenger jet landing from the west with the wind. Is this normal or do they have set time they can land certain ways?? It was blowing about 20 knots.

 

Pete

 

 

[David Isaac]

Pete,

 

As a simplistic suggestion, the wind on the ground at Brisbane airport was likely different to the Gateway bridge.

 

 

[eightyknots]

I have seen this before at Kingsford Smith airport in Sydney and I have wondered the same thing, pete. Someone must have a good explanation :-)

 

 

[Guernsey]

He probably thought it would be safer to land down wind at the airport than into wind on the bridge.

 

Couldn't help myself.

 

Alan.