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==Pilot Notes==
==FG Pilot Notes==
Normal landing and takeoff is on runway 26L heading 260deg elevation 196ft.
Normal landing and takeoff is on runway 26L heading 260deg elevation 196ft.
ATIS 136.52  TWR 124.22 134.22  ILS I-WW 110.9 Cat III
ATIS 136.52  TWR 124.22 134.22  ILS I-WW 110.9 Cat III
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*SFD R313 220kts  4000ft  133deg  117.00MHz
*SFD R313 220kts  4000ft  133deg  117.00MHz
*SFD      250kts  8000ft  133deg  117.00MHz
*SFD      250kts  8000ft  133deg  117.00MHz


==Links==
==Links==

Revision as of 19:22, 28 June 2010

London Gatwick Airport

(ICAO: EGKK IATA: LGW)

Type Public Owner Global Infrastructure Partners City London UK

London Gatwick EGKK is the world's busiest single-use runway airport - actually 9th busiest in terms of international passengers. It is 28 miles south of London. Runway 08R/26L is made of asphalt and is 3316m long. Runway 08L/26R is mainly used as a taxiway but sometimes used as a runway if an accident or maintenance closes down the main runway. Regular users of the airport are - Aer Lingus, Air Malta, British Airways, Croatia Airlines, Cyprus Tukey Airlines, Delta, Easy Jet, Emirates, FlyBe, Iraqui Airways, Malev, Mexicana, Monarch, Qatar, Royal Air Maroc, Scandanavian, TAP, Thomas Cook, Thompson, United Airways, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic and your-own-airline-here. About 30 million passengers and 75,00 metric tons of cargo are handled annually. London Gatwick is one of the most detailed airports in FlightGear with full day and night textures for all buildings.


Airline Hubs

  • Real Airlines
  • Aer Lingus
  • British Airways
  • EasyJet
  • Flybe
  • Virgin Atlantic

many other airlines use Gatwick -

  • Aer Lingus
  • Air Europa
  • Air France
  • Air Malta
  • Alitalia
  • American Airlines
  • Bulgaria
  • Continental Airlines
  • Delta
  • Emirates
  • Estonian
  • Ghana International
  • Iceland Express
  • LOT
  • MALEV
  • Mexicana
  • Monarch
  • Northwest
  • Olympic
  • Qatar
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Royal Jordanian
  • Ryanair
  • SAS
  • TAP
  • Thomson
  • Ukraine
  • United Airways Bangladesh
  • US Airways
  • Virgin Atlantic

Virtual Airlines

none, yet

Location

196 ft AMSL

51 09 10 N 00 11 24 W 510853N 0001125W


Communications

  • ATIS 136.525
  • TWR 124.225
  • TWR 134.225
  • GND 121.800

VOR

  • OCK 115.3 139 deg 13 nm
  • BIG 115.1 225 deg 13.5 nm


Runways

  • 08R/26L asphalt 3159 x 46 m
  • 08L/26R asphalt 3159 x 46 m
  • apron concrete
  • taxiways concrete/asphalt

operating 24 hr with some restrictions in night flying


Facilities

South terminal

  • pier 1 small aircraft; gates 1-10
  • pier 2 medium/heavy aircraft; gates 11-28
  • pier 3 heavy aircraft; gates 31-38

North terminal

  • pier 4 heavy aircraft; gates 46-54
  • pier 5 heavy aircraft; gates 54-63
  • pier 6 heavy aircraft; gates 102-111

Cargo

  • apron cargo aircraft; gates 150-159

West Park

  • apron medium/heavy aircraft; gates 130-140; 160-180


FlightGear

FG model download available early July 2010 from http://MediaFireXXX or CVS/Git Related FlightGear scenery tile UK w010n50.tgz


FG Pilot Notes

Normal landing and takeoff is on runway 26L heading 260deg elevation 196ft. ATIS 136.52 TWR 124.22 134.22 ILS I-WW 110.9 Cat III Taxiways and parking is rather complex and a chart is recommended.

You may download and use the official and up-to-date UK CAA charts of Gatwick from http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=93&Itemid=142.html The official charts cover taxiways, SIDs, STARs - and much more detail than you can use.

a simplified approach procedure via MAY

  • MAY 220kts 4000ft 005deg 117.9MHz
  • MAY D3 200kts 3000ft 005deg 117.9MHz
  • MAY D8.5 200kts 2000ft 262deg 117.9MHz
  • D004 200kts 2000ft 262deg 110.9MHz
  • C126L 200kts 2000ft 262deg 110.9MHz
  • GE 180kts 2000ft 262deg 110.9MHz
  • FAP5.5 160kts 2000ft 262deg 110.9MHz
  • D4 150kts 1525ft 262deg 110.9MHz
  • D1 135kts 565ft 262deg 110.9MHz

a simplified departure procedure via SFD

  • EGKK 150kts 1000ft 262deg 124.22MHz
  • SFD R320 200kts 2500ft 262deg 117.00MHz
  • SFD R313 220kts 4000ft 133deg 117.00MHz
  • SFD 250kts 8000ft 133deg 117.00MHz

Links

UK CAA charts http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=6&Itemid=13.html

Gatwick official site - http://www.gatwickairport.com

Gatwick Spotters http://www.gatwickaviationsociety.org.uk/links.asp

Airport photographs http://www.airliners.net/search/