{"id":28230478,"date":"2026-10-16T09:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/?p=28230478"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:58:11","slug":"concorde-go-around-heathrow-runway-occupied-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/concorde-go-around-heathrow-runway-occupied-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Concorde Go-Around at Heathrow: Why Even Concorde Had to Climb Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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A clip of exactly that, filmed at London Heathrow, is circulating on Instagram again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The caption says the Concorde had to abandon its landing because an Airbus A340 was still on the runway. That is entirely plausible, but it is worth separating what the clip shows from what can be checked, and explaining why a go-around, even in Concorde, is a normal part of flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-left:4px solid #1a1a1a;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px\"><li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> British Airways Concorde (the type retired from BA service on 24 October 2003)<\/li><li><strong>Manoeuvre:<\/strong> Go-around, also called a missed approach or overshoot<\/li><li><strong>Typical trigger:<\/strong> Runway not clear in time, unstable approach, wind shear or no landing clearance<\/li><li><strong>Concorde on approach:<\/strong> Nose drooped to 12.5 degrees for visibility; no flaps; high nose-up attitude using delta-wing vortex lift<\/li><li><strong>Concorde engines:<\/strong> Four Rolls-Royce\/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets<\/li><li><strong>The viral clip:<\/strong> Undated; the other aircraft is not independently identified<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the Clip Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The footage shows a British Airways Concorde on short final at Heathrow that discontinues its approach, adds power and climbs away. The Instagram post credits it to a private filmer and says an Airbus A340 was still on the runway. We could not find the original recording date, the Concorde&rsquo;s registration or the identity of the other aircraft, so the A340 detail cannot be confirmed. What the clip certainly does show is a textbook go-around.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Go-Arounds Are Routine<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A go-around is not an emergency. Every approach is flown on the understanding that it may be abandoned. If the aircraft ahead has not vacated the runway, if the tower has not given landing clearance, if the approach becomes unstable or the wind shifts, the pilots apply power, raise the nose, retract the landing gear once climbing, and fly a published missed-approach procedure before being vectored round for another try. At a runway as busy as Heathrow&rsquo;s, with arrivals spaced only a few miles apart, an aircraft slow to turn off the runway is a common reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concorde was no exception. A Heathrow controller, writing on the NATS blog, recalled watching one go around from runway 09R because another aircraft was ahead of it on the runway, its delta shape silhouetted against the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/concorde-landing-nose-high-delta-wing-1024x625.jpg\" alt=\"Concorde landing at a high nose-up attitude with its delta wing\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Concorde landing nose-high, with its droop nose lowered. With no flaps, the delta wing relied on vortex lift at a high angle of attack. Photo: Ian Gratton, CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">How Concorde Did It Differently<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concorde&rsquo;s delta wing had no flaps. To fly slowly enough to land, it approached at a high nose-up angle, relying on strong vortices over the wing to generate lift. That high attitude is why the nose was drooped, to 12.5 degrees for landing, so the pilots could see the runway. It also meant Concorde approached faster than most airliners and needed plenty of thrust just to hold its speed on final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That made the go-around itself simple. In the account of former British Airways Concorde training captain Mike Riley, cancelling the autothrottle with a press of the thumb and pushing the throttles forward was enough: the extra thrust from the Olympus engines produced a climb. The engines also had reheat, but that was for take-off and for accelerating through the speed of sound.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Concorde Go-Around That Made the Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riley described one Heathrow go-around that ended up in the newspapers in May 1988. At about 100 feet on a night approach, a British Airways 747 was still turning off the runway. The controller cleared the Concorde to land, but the co-pilot judged that the jumbo had not cleared and called &ldquo;Go-around&rdquo;. Because it happened below decision height an incident report was required, and the press turned it into a near miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;a typical piece of bigging up the trivial for a sensational story&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Mike Riley<\/strong> &mdash; former British Airways Concorde training captain, on press coverage of a 1988 Concorde go-around at Heathrow<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the Viral Post Gets Right<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The caption&rsquo;s main point is right: if the runway is not clear, you go around, whatever you are flying. It is also fair to say the crew handled it smoothly, since a go-around is a trained, routine manoeuvre. What cannot be verified from the clip alone is the date and the type of aircraft on the runway. We tell the wider Concorde story in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/concorde-too-fast-for-its-own-time\/\">Concorde: Too Fast for Its Own Time<\/a> and the loss of Air France 4590 in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/air-france-4590-concorde-crash-gonesse-2000\/\">The Ninety Seconds That Ended Concorde<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcngXEmtUA_\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#fff;border:0;margin:24px auto;max-width:540px;min-width:280px;width:100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcngXEmtUA_\/\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: Mike Riley, former BA Concorde training captain, via Fear of Landing (Sylvia Wrigley); NATS blog, &ldquo;What was it like controlling Concorde?&rdquo; (November 2013); Wikipedia, Concorde.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>Did Concorde ever do go-arounds?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. Concorde went around like any other airliner when the runway was not clear, the approach was unstable or landing clearance had not been given. A Heathrow controller recalled Concorde going around from runway 09R because another aircraft was still ahead on the runway, and a 1988 Concorde go-around at Heathrow made the newspapers.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Is a go-around dangerous?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">No. A go-around, also called a missed approach, is a normal, trained manoeuvre. The pilots add power, raise the nose, retract the landing gear once climbing and follow a published procedure before making another approach. It is the safe response when the runway is not clear or the approach is not right.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why did Concorde land with its nose drooped?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Concorde&rsquo;s delta wing had no flaps, so it approached at a high nose-up angle to generate enough lift at low speed. Its droop nose was lowered to 12.5 degrees below horizontal for landing so the pilots could see the runway over the long nose.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Did Concorde use afterburners to go around?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Concorde&rsquo;s Olympus 593 engines used reheat, a form of afterburning, for take-off and to accelerate through the speed of sound. According to former Concorde training captain Mike Riley, a go-around simply involved cancelling the autothrottle and advancing the throttles, with the extra thrust producing a climb.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did British Airways stop flying Concorde?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">British Airways retired its Concorde fleet on 24 October 2003. Air France had flown its last commercial Concorde service on 30 May 2003.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Can the viral Concorde go-around video be dated?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Not from public information. 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