An endless run in Mini Airport: 19 flights all on time and 2,715 points, until an arrival waiting in the hold ran out of fuel.
- Score
- 2,715
- Flights
- 19, all on time
- Best streak
- 54
- Go-arounds
- 4
- How it ended
- An arrival in the hold ran out of fuel
The run
Nineteen flights went out on time, but four go-arounds kept arrivals in the air longer than planned. One of them, already on MAYDAY, ran out of fuel in the hold.
Avoiding a fuel crash
Every go-around puts an arrival back in the hold and burns more of its fuel. Several in a row push the whole queue toward PAN PAN.
- Land PAN PAN and MAYDAY aircraft first, even ahead of a departure that's due.
- Send arrivals to a hold early, so they're ready to land the moment the runway is free.
- Keep the runway free: a departure lined up too early is the usual cause of a go-around.
Questions
How do you stop aircraft running out of fuel in Mini Airport?
Land PAN PAN and MAYDAY arrivals first, avoid go-arounds (each one burns more fuel in the hold) and don't line departures up while an arrival is due.