How to three-star Mission 7 of Mini Airport: handle the mid-mission wind shift that turns runway 27 into runway 09 without forced go-arounds.
- Goal
- 4 arrivals in, 4 departures out
- Clock
- 8 minutes 20 seconds
- Gates
- 7
- New in this mission
- A wind shift halfway through
What Mission 7 asks
Halfway through Mission 7 the wind changes. A 45-second countdown appears in the runway indicator, then runway 27 becomes runway 09. Anything on approach that isn't on short final goes around, aircraft holding for the old runway stay put, and departures stop where they are until you tap Taxi again.
How to play it
Treat the countdown as a deadline. Land what can land before it hits zero and keep everything else in the hold.
- In the last seconds of the countdown, don't clear new landings or line anyone up.
- Use the countdown to push departures back: they aren't affected until they taxi.
- After the shift, tap Hold at LIMES on aircraft still holding for the old runway.
- Re-taxi waiting departures. The route map only offers routes to the new end that never turn an aircraft round.
Questions
What happens when the wind shifts in Mini Airport?
The runway flips from 27 to 09 (or back). Aircraft on approach go around automatically, holds swap sides and departures stop until you tap Taxi to send them to the new end.
How much warning do you get before a wind shift?
45 seconds. A countdown appears in the runway indicator in the top-right corner.