Brize Emergency Runway Closure

[EAGLE]

Runway has been fully closed due to it melting in the heat. Currently only ZZ331 is showing as airborne, and will have to divert into Prestwick
NOTAM states RWY 07/25 CLOSED. 18 JUL 10:43 2022 UNTIL 22 JUL 23:59 2022. CREATED: 18 JUL 10:45 2022

[mhm]

Why oh Why do they not use concrete

[bizfreeq]

And who do you suggest should pay for Brize to completely rebuild its runway in concrete?

[XR713]

Ascot 9911 just returning from the Poland CAP also looks to be heading to Prestwick.

[sjnovis]

In a statement posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Defence, RAF said of flights at RAF Brize Norton:
"During this period of extreme temperature flight safety remains the RAF's top priority, so aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long-established plan. This means there is no impact on RAF operations."

[Undertaker]

It did exactly the same on the 18th July 2021 !!, Luton has also closed their runway

[CHINOOKER]

Atlas ZM403 routed into Northolt at 11.30 this morning as Ascot469…..apparently crew went back to Brize by road. Brize runway “unusable” until 23 apparently!…..think 2x Herks in Cardiff ?

[Northsky]

When you have contractors do work . Substitute the word cheap. Its going to be hotter to the North East tomorrow lets see if any others like Coningsby shut.

[NorvilleRogers]

When you have contractors do work . Substitute the word cheap. Its going to be hotter to the North East tomorrow lets see if any others like Coningsby shut.

Thought Coningsby (and Marham) have concrete runways?

[TeeJay]

Both have part concrete part tarmac.

[sherriff]

Hardly emergency.....at the very worst precautionary !

[Andy_99]

I see on tracking sites an Atlas is up & about from Brize (Doh Fairford my bad)

[gnirtS]

I see on tracking sites an Atlas is up & about from Brize (Doh Fairford my bad)

Orbiting I guess awaiting the results of a Brize inspection.

I went to know because beach landings are scheduled this afternoon but only if Brize is back open.

[gnirtS]

He just landed at Brize

[Mike]

He's just flown over Brize, hasn't landed.

[JB87]

Ascot 888 is visual circuits at Fairford followed by instrument patterns at Brize.

Touch and go's not permitted, low approach only although I think he may be able to land straight in at Brize after. (I didn't hear the controllers response)

[gnirtS]

Fair enough, he vanished off my tracker and too low for VHF from SE Wales.

Trying to establish if the runway is open. If it's not I can save myself a 90 mins drive and 4km walk for the beach landings later today.

[Mike]

ZZ177 C-17A has just departed from Brize.

[Mike]

ZM418 A400 has also departed.

[gnirtS]

Looks like it's open. Long trip this afternoon for me for a usually cancelled last minute tactical landing at Pembrey then!