Hi everyone,
I made a Airport guide for Toulous-Blagnac (LFBO) after a request from @Madison.
This guide is here for help with this airport, hope will enjoy :)
Summary
- History
- Terminals
- Taxiways
- Runways
- Pattern
- Departures procedures
- Arrivals procedures
- For ATC
- Sources
Toulouse-Blagnac airport (IATA code: TLS - ICAO code: LFBO) is a French international airport located in Blagnac, a suburb of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne department.
With 9,620,224 passengers in 2019, it is the sixth-largest airport in France, and the fourth-largest outside Paris, after Nice-Côte d’Azur, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry and Marseille-Provence.
The airport is unique in that it is located in the heart of a densely populated urban area and has a dual function, both as a commercial airport and as a test site for aircraft manufacturers ATR and Airbus.
The aprons :
Toulouse airport is divided into two parts: general aviation and AIRBUS.
The general aviation parking lot is located near the threshold of runway 32R (Parking G). The commercial parking lots are located in Terminal 2 (Gates E) and Terminal D (Gates V and U). Ramps for are relatively close to Terminal 2 (Stands F and K). Near waiting area N2 are ramps A, B, C and D. Parking lots C and G are also used by business aviation. Parking lot T is reserved for light aircraft of short wingspan (<16m) and short duration.
-Solid red arrow : push-back stands
-Red dotted arrow : push-back stands, neutralization of adjacent stands
-Solid green arrow : stands autonomous
-Dotted green arrow : stands autonomous, neutralization of adjacent stands
Gate according to aircraft :
Info :
AIRBUS parking lots are : VENDEE, LANDES, QUERCY, MORVAN, BIKINI and C. ADER.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, K, U, V PARKING AREAS
Aircraft stand provided by operator SATB, relayed by Blagnac ground. Blagnac
Ground provids on the apron information and alert on the ad hoc FREQ
(Ground FREQ). With this information, the pilot is responsible for his own safety,
in the knowledge that the vehicles moving on the ground are being driven by
authorized persons, who are keeping a look out.
Any movement on the apron (push back, towing, taxiing with engine turned on)
is subject to mandatory prior request on the BLAGNAC Ground FREQ. No
movement allowed without prior contact.
PUSHBACK AREA ROMEO
Area for push back from stands U42, V10 and V12. This area is prohibited for
ACFT with a wingspan > 36 m.
BUSINESS AVIATION CHARLIE, GOLF AREA, INDIA AREA
GOLF apron : Self guidance if no marshaller assistance.
Access via TWY T10.
PRKG C : respect roundabout.
Constructor hangar access : taxiing for ACFT with wingspan > 36 m forbidden
in autonomous, risk of jet blast and safety margins reduced.
INDIA area : Fixed point area dedicated to light aircraft with a wingspan less
than 24m.
DSNA AND CEV PARKING AREA
Private parking area situated within a private area. Entry to it is the responsibi
lity of the pilot. Only information concerning traffic in movement, known to the
ground frequency, can be supplied by air traffic control.
TANGO PARKING AREA
Short-term parking area reserved for light aircraft of wingspan less than 16 m
and with CAA (DGAC) access.
The choice of parking is left to the pilot. The pilot is responsible for his own
safety. Only information concerning traffic in movement, known to the ground
frequency, can be supplied by air traffic control.
This part is not very interesting for the pilot, so if you want information, you can consult the “FOR ATC” section or the charts in the sources.
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On the Toulouse Blagnac site, there is no preferred QFU. environment, in light winds we prefer to use the 32 configuration in service, as in the performed in real conditions.
Unless there is a special situation or instructions to the contrary from the control department, take-offs of turbojets weighing over 7 tonnes (categories M, H or J) are not authorized:
- runway 14L from N6
- runway 32R from N4
- runway 32L from M4
Patterns are published in their entirety, and the driver
to follow them as closely as possible.
It is possible to do them from both sides, but the outside is preferable.
Departure from RWY 14 :
Departures from RWY 32 :
Arrival RWY 14 :
Final approach RWY 14 :
Arrival RWY 32 :
Final approach RWY 32 :
For more details, please consult charts of airport website in the sources ;)
Watch out for the “Hot Spots” (in pink circle) at the airport :
-HS 1 : risk of runway incursion on departure from PRKGs E, F and K via TWY T40 if pilot does not identify TWY P20 or P40.
-HS 2 : TWY at runway 14R exit with direct access to runway 14L and short taxiing distance.
-HS 3 : risk of runway incursion on departure from PARKING U and E if pilot does not identify TWY P55 or P60.
-HS 4 : TWY at runway 14R exit with direct access to runway 14L with short taxiing distance.
-HS5 : TWY off runway 32L direct access to runway 32R with short taxiing distance.
The sector’s AMGs are relatively low for the Toulouse sector. configuration 32, beware of the 6300 ft zone and those to the extreme south.
Sources
This Guide on Toulouse-Blagnac is now finished,
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