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Southampton EGHI SAM

Southampton Airport (IATA: SOU, ICAO: EGHI) is an airport in the UK, located 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north north-east of Southampton,in the Borough of Eastleigh within Hampshire, England.
The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
The airport handled 1,694,120 passengers during 2012, a 6.6% reduction compared with 2011, making it the 18th busiest airport in the UK. Southampton Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P690) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

Current METAR

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Key Details

Name	Southampton
ICAO	EGHI
IATA	SAM
FIR	EGTT
Latitude	50.95029831
Longitude	-1.35679996
Elevation	44 ft

Procedures

Departure Procedures

Departure clearances from Southampton will be in the form of an airways joining clearance usually given in two parts. Your initial airways clearance and later your after departure instructions:

Initial Airways Clearance - "EZY83P, Cleared Manchester via the Q41 airway. Initial climb FL70, Squawk 1234."

After Departure Instructions - "EZY83P, Hold Position. After departure, fly runway heading."

Pilots should note that their initial ‘after departure’ instruction issued may contain a waypoint or heading that is not the first waypoint contained in their flightplan.

Charts

Navigation Aids

Type	Identifier	Frequency
ILS RWY20	ISN	110.750 MHz
VOR/DME	SAM	113.350 MHz
NDB	EAS	391.500 KHz
VOR/DME	SAM	113.350 MHz

Runways

Runway	Mag. Bearing	Dimensions	Surface Type
02	017°	1723m x 37m	Asphalt
20	201°	1723m x 37m	Asphalt

ATC Stations

Callsign	Name	Frequency
LON_CTR	London Control	123.900
LON_SC_CTR	London Control	132.600
LON_S_CTR	London Control	129.420
EGHI_APP	Southampton Radar	128.850
SOLENT_APP	Solent Radar	120.225
EGHI_TWR	Southampton Tower	118.200
EGHI_ATIS	Southampton Information	130.870

Standard Terminal Arrival Routes

Identifier	Initial Fix
NEDUL1A	THRED
SAM1C	WCO
SAM1D	WAFFU	Via GURLU - FL180 by GURLU Via DVR VOR - FL180 15 before WAFFU
SAM1E	PEPUL	RNAV: LEVELS: PEPUL:FL200, BAMBO:FL150, RISIN:FL110 SPEEDS: PEPIS: 210 Kts
SAM1F	KENET	Via KENET - FL120 by KENET
SAM1G	BAMBO	RNAV: LEVELS: BAMBO:FL150, RISIN:FL110 SPEEDS: PEPIS: 210 Kts
SAM2A	NEDEX	Via NEDEX. FL110 abeam RISIN (CPT R345/D14)
UMBER1S	UMBUR	FL160 by OCK VOR

Online Controllers

Position	Controller	Frequency	Connected
LON_CTR	Luke Collister	123.900	39 minutes ago

Online Pilots

Callsign	Aircraft	Pilot	Origin	Destination	Connected
AHL001	B738/L	Brian Collins	EGHI	EGPD	34 minutes ago