Does anyone know why the planes are taking off over Caleta?
Wind direction?
As far as I know they always take off and land into the wind. So when the wind is from the south they take off over Calleta. When it is from the north or north east they take off over Rosario
Air traffic control just fancied a change.
Quote from: pegtee on October 29, 2016, 10:33:13 AM
As far as I know they always take off and land into the wind. So when the wind is from the south they take off over Calleta. When it is from the north or north east they take off over Rosario
Absolutely spot on Pegtree, a southerly wind is not the prevailing wind on This island, it is North Easterly, so it does not happen often
Always brings bad weather with it.
When they take off to the South, you know that rain is on the way.
The prevailing wind over Fuerteventura is normally from the North, that's why they don't often take off over Caleta.