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Biggin Hill EGKB BQH

Biggin Hill currently has over 6000 charter movements a year (2009) and is a huge training base for the 5 flying schools and clubs now based at the airport. The airport has been used as a filming location for a selection of Battle of Britain memorial films and also featured in ‘The Da Vinci Code’. Finally, runway 11/29 is also found on the back of a Pink Floyd album.

Current METAR

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Key Details

Name	Biggin Hill
ICAO	EGKB
IATA	BQH
FIR	EGTT
Latitude	51.33079910
Longitude	0.03250000
Elevation	598 ft

Charts

Navigation Aids

Type	Identifier	Frequency
VOR/DME	BIG	115.100 MHz	Approach aid to Biggin Hill. See ENR 4.1.
ILS RWY21	I-BGH	109.350 MHz	CAT I
DME	I BGH	109.350 MHz	On AD. DME freq paired with ILS I BGH. Zero range

Runways

Runway	Mag. Bearing	Dimensions	Surface Type
03	027°	1802m x 45m	Asphalt
21	207°	1802m x 45m	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
EGKB_APP	Biggin Approach	129.400
THAMES_APP	Thames Radar	132.700
EGKB_TWR	Biggin Tower	134.800
EGKB_ATIS	Biggin Hill Information	135.670

Standard Instrument Departures

Identifier	Runway	Initial Altitude
BPK 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the North
CLN 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the North East
CPT 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the South West
DVR 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the South East
LYD 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the South
SAM 2	21	3000ft	Departs to the South West

Online Controllers

Position	Controller	Frequency	Connected
LON_S_CTR	Luke Brown	129.420	2 minutes ago
LON_CTR	Jonas Hey	127.820	2 hours ago

Online Pilots

Callsign	Aircraft	Pilot	Origin	Destination	Connected
No Pilots Flying Here