Runway selection - close runway

[ilpagaia 21]

Is there a way to close a runway for takeoff/landing or to change the runway selection logic?

For example, at LIMC runways 17 are used only for a few days in a year but in the sim, more or less, always ..

Is there a way to avoid some specific runway from the sim?

Thanks
Stefano

 

[DAD 2,653]

Literally closing a rwy is not possible but you can always avoid a specific runway „manually“. If you refer to ATC rwy assignments then iirc they cannot be changed for takeoff, only alternative rwy for landing can be requested from ATC if available and possible. 

[RandallR 446]

Agree - I simply ignore the "assigned" runway from the default ATC - it is wrong about 90% of the time.

[ilpagaia 21]

12 hours ago, RandallR said:

Agree - I simply ignore the "assigned" runway from the default ATC - it is wrong about 90% of the time.

It's true, we're able to ignore the assigned runway ... but AI traffic can't do that.
That's the problem...

[RandallR 446]

Understood - since I don't use AI this is not an issue for me, but I know that it is important for many.  I certainly hope that this is a major bug item for MS/Asobo as it affects AI, VATSIM, Multiplayer and other operations.

It's amazing to me that this wasn't addressed at the very beginning, but as it is also connected to the ATC system (which I believe will eventually be addressed by WT) I can understand (a little) why it's been delayed.  My question would be: as proper runway selection based on the prevailing wind alone affects so many areas, why in the world hasn't this one item been addressed?

[CIKSSFMO 30]

Is there no way to close runways in the bgl scenery like with ADE? Like you were able to do in FS9/FSX/P3D?

[Tuskin38 6,518]

a runway can be marked as closed, but the ATC will still assign it.

[orchestra_nl 931]

This was already an issue with FSX and the current ATC / AI traffic seems like a more or less exact copy of it.

For larger airports the active runways could be easily figured out by analysing live traffic data. Ideally the sim should support rules per airport, based on time, wind direction and perhaps a few other parameters but that's just wishful thinking.