Airfield Info Thread

[Avionyx]

Airfield information thread for inclusion in our UK Airports info database! To keep it comprehensive I suggest we have a standard format and/or compulsory information for each including:

Chart/Airfield Layout Map
Airfield Elevation
Navaids
Runway info (Rwys available, surface, Distances)

That's really about all you need for sim flying I would think?

Alex

[Avionyx]

123.15 MHz Shoreham Radio ( 0900-0930(L) )
123.15 MHz Shoreham Approach / Tower ( 0930(L) to close )
125.40 MHz Shoreham Tower ( as directed by ATC )
125.30 MHz Shoreham ATIS

NDB : SHM 332 kHz
DME : SRH 109.95 MHz
VDF : Shoreham Approach 123.15 MHz

Runways:
02 / 20 asphalt. 1036m x 18m. PCN 14 / F / B / X / U.
07 / 25 grass. 877m x 50m.
13 / 31 grass. 400m x 18m

Declared distances:
02 TORA: 960m / TODA: 1036m / ASDA: 1036m / LDA: 871m
20 TORA: 919m / TODA: 976m / ASDA: 976m / LDA: 875m
07 TORA: 877m / TODA: 877m / ASDA: 877m / LDA: 877m
25 TORA: 877m / TODA: 877m / ASDA: 877m / LDA: 794m
13 TORA: 400m / TODA: 400m / ASDA: 400m / LDA: 400m
31 TORA: 400m / TODA: 400m / ASDA: 400m / LDA: 400m

[Avionyx]

Just to make sure everyone knows about the AIS from NATS: we can't directly use any of the info but the charts are excellent, I'm wondering it it might be worth making our own from these, as not all airports have open source charts?
The NATS stuff is all copyright to NATS but freely viewable for UK citizens.

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

[Nemesis]

This is a great idea! It'll be really useful to everyone flying the UK. The NATS site is excellent, although after reading their ToS, they have it's use battened down as tight as Google.

Showing my noobness here, I have no idea what "TODA", "ASDA", "TORA" and "LDA" mean.

[Avionyx]

Sorry I meant to add those, we'll have to put them into the Wiki:

TORA
Takeoff Run Available - The length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of a departing aircraft

TODA
Takeoff Distance Available - The length of the takeoff run available plus the length of the clearway, if clearway is provided
(The clearway length allowed must lie within the aerodrome or airport boundary. TODA is the lesser of TORA plus clearway or 1.5 times TORA).

ASDA
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available - The length of the takeoff run available plus the length of the stopway, if stopway is provided.

LDA
Landing Distance Available - The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aircraft landing.


EDA
Emergency Distance Available - LDA (or TORA) plus a stopway.

Hope that helps.

Alex

[Nemesis]

Ah HA! Now all is clear. You're a mine of information, Alex. TYVM, mate.