IFATC at Home - Gatwick
2020-06-21T10:00:00Z → 2020-06-21T12:00:00Z
Hello everyone!
As most of you will know, IFATC at home is back for the second time. So, I’ve taken this as an opportunity to open my local International airport, Gatwick.
About Gatwick
Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport, behind Heathrow, and is Europe’s ninth busiest airport, with over 280,000 aircraft movements and 46.6 million passengers in 2019 alone. It is quite unique amongst the London airports as it caters for all travellers with low cost, full service and charter airlines operating from it.
Currently, Gatwick has 2 terminals, conveniently named North and South. The north terminal is where EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic operate from, with other airlines like TUI, Qatar, Emirates and WestJet also flying out of there. The south terminal is home to British Airways and Norwegian, with them both being the main operators. Most of the OneWorld airlines (expect Qatar) also fly out of the south terminal, along with a few other airlines like Aegean and Swiss.
Terminal and ground chart
SID’s, STAR’s and other chats:
Charts
Runways
| Runway | Length x Width in ft | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 10852 × 147 | Departures and Arrivals |
| 26R/08L | 8382 × 147 | Taxiway |
Suggested routes
Short / Medium haul
| Airline | Route (ICAO - ICAO) | Aircraft(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Vueling | EGKK - LEBL (Barcelona) | A320 |
| Aer Lingus | EGKK - EIDW (Dublin) | A320 |
| British Airways | EGKK - LEMG (Malaga) | A320 |
| TUI | EGKK - LGSK (Skiathos) | B757 / B737 |
| EasyJet | EGKK - EHAM (Amsterdam) | A319 |
| Ryanair | EGKK - LEAL (Alicante) | B737 |
| EasyJet | EGKK - LSGG (Geneva) | A319 |
| Aegean | EGKK - LGAV (Athens) | A320 |
Long haul
| Airline | Route (ICAO - ICAO) | Aircraft(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Emirates | EGKK - OMDB (Dubai) | A380 |
| Qatar | EGKK - OTHH (Doha) | B787 |
| Norweigan | EGKK - SBGL (Rio De Janeiro) | B787 |
| British Airways | EGKK - FIMP (Mauritus) | B772 |
| China Airlines | EGKK - RCTP (Taipei) | A350 |
NOTAMs
26R/08L may be used as a taxiway without ATC’s permission
I’ll update this thread as the week goes on.