The wind was also strong enough to only allow operations from runway 18, luckily AMS has 3 of those.
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/QuantasBA.jpg)
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/SAfrican.jpg)
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/USAirways.jpg)
In the outbound peak 18C was used for takeoff, aircraft landing on 18R had to taxi around the northside.
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/Surinam.jpg)
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/JAT.jpg)
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/FlyBE.jpg)
The bizzers were also using the polderbaan
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/Bizz1.jpg)
breaking for the corner
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/bizzII.jpg)
some coming and going
![Image](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee182/civilspotter/Martinair.jpg)
hope you like these impressions of a gloomy day.
rgds EC