This Wednesday was also a very windy day in the metropolitan area of Bilbao due to the effects of Storm Kirk. And, as usual in storms, one of the critical points has been the Loiu airport, which, due to its location between the mountains and the dimensions of the runway, generates significant complications, especially for landing maneuvers.
“Shear,” as this meteorological phenomenon is called, is particularly problematic on days when southerly winds exceed 80 kilometers per hour and now all these conditions are met (Orduña reached 189 kilometers per hour during peak hours).
According to data from Aena, the airport director, as of 4 p.m., 18 planes were unable to land and 32 were unable to take off. The affected passengers could be around 8,000. All updated information can be found here.
The latest data provided by SOS Deiak, between Tuesday 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday 4:00 p.m., puts the number of incidents due to gusts of wind at 616, including falling branches and trees and damage to street furniture. There are 88 in Alava, 389 in Biscay and 139 in Gipuzkoa.
At Hondarribia airport (Gipuzkoa), less affected by the wind storm, two planes from Barcelona and Madrid landed normally, between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
