This is a bit of a noob question, but whenever I approach a busy airport, approach always provides vectors to the runway as opposed to me following my filed flight plan. Is this something that happens IRL or is just an IF thing? All answers are appreciated
Normally when there is high traffic ATC usually have to take you off your flight plan to accommodate traffic.
Happens in real life too. Can be for various reasons such as speeding up things and streamlining the traffic flow.
Yeah, it is a very common procedure in real life as well used in airspaces with busy traffic. The STAR (standard terminal arrival route) arrival route procedure is being flown as, sort of, initial part of the approach and the APP controller will vector you from your FPL as they want to, as said, effectively manage traffic.
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But usually in airspaces with low density traffic, the APP controller doesn’t need to vector the traffic because of the already STAR procedures being implemented the way it makes the traffic not being in danger of terrain or, perhaps, from living areas to reduce noise.
But in occasions when the STAR will only make the aircraft fly longer and not being in potential danger, the Approach Controller can vector the aircraft from its STAR to provide a shortcut to save time.
Are these vectors given in approach charts or does the controller provide vectors?
Fascinating thanks!
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You’re welcome!😀
Vectors are not provided in the airport charts because they can be slightly different for each aircraft, they usually follow a pattern depending on the airport though. But sometimes they don’t. For example I saw that at TPE, the vectors are completely random and just end up at the intercept 😂
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