Sydney Airport running on single runway due to strong winds
Sydney Airport is currently operating on a single runway due to strong wind gusts in the area.
Airservices Australia confirmed the airport is only operating one runway because of "gusty, westerly crosswinds".
"This decision is purely weather and safety-related to safeguard the travelling public," an Airservices Australian spokesperson confirmed.
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Sydney Airport is only operating one runway due to weather conditions. Dominic Lorrimer
The Bureau of Meteorology's weather observations for Sydney Airport show wind gusts of 30km/h and wind speeds of 26km/h as of 12.30pm today.
It is unclear how many flights either arriving or departing are impacted by the single runway operations.
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