Name | London Stansted |
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ICAO | EGSS |
IATA | STN |
FIR | EGTT |
Latitude | 51.88499832 |
Longitude | 0.235 |
Elevation | 348 ft |
Aircraft which are departing London Stansted IFR should, wherever possible, file a Standard Instrument Departure (SID).
When following a SID, due to the interaction with other routes, initial altitudes must be observed. Please use charts. If unsure, ask the the controller!
On first contact with Stansted ATC you must state your aircraft type, stand number, ATIS code letter (if received) and the QNH you currently have.
On initial contact with London Control, Stansted Direcotr or Essex Radar (when airborne) report your departure, and your passing & cleared altitudes.
e.g. "London Control, ABC123, BUZAD7R departure, passing altitude 3500 feet, climbing to altitude 4000 feet."
Aircraft routing to London Heathrow (EGLL) should file via the Lambourne (LAM) departure.
Standard Route for EGSS-EGLL: LAM
Aircraft routing to London Gatwick (EGKK) should file via the Detling (DET) departure.
Standard Route for EGSS-EGKK: DET
Aircraft routing to London Luton (EGGW) should file via the Barkway (BKY) departure.
Standard Route for EGSS-EGGW: BKY BUSTA LOREL
Aircraft inbound via a STAR must follow the routing and level/speed restrictions as laid out in the appropriate chart. Normally, on the network aircraft will be vectored from either ABBOT or BKY to final approach, descending where appropriate. Aircraft must not however proceed beyond LOREL or ABBOT without ATC clearance but instead should enter the hold at either ABBOT or LOREL and await further instructions. Essex Radar (ESSEX_APP) handles the stacks and these are detailed below.
LOREL: (Left hand turns, Inbound Course: 188)
ABBOT: (Right hand turns, Inbound Course: 267)
1 minute legs. Standard Holding Speeds for the LTMA apply. (Up to and including FL140: 220kts, At FL150 and above Standard ICAO Holding Speeds)
From the stacks Essex Radar will hand inbound aircraft to Stansted Director who will vector the aircraft onto base and finally final approach for the appropriate runway.
VFR Circuits
VFR circuits are to the south of the airfield at an altitude of 1400ft or a height of 1000ft. Aircraft wishing to fly VFR circuits should indicate this on initial contact with Stansted Ground and expect taxi instructions to the relevant holding point. Once at the hold clearance will be granted,subject to current traffic situations.
VRPs
Please note that there are more VRPs in the Stansted area but these are the ones most commonly used on the network.
Departing
Aircraft who wish to depart the zone should contact Stansted Ground for taxi clearance to the relevant holding point. Once at the holding point Stansted Tower will issue the zone exit clearance via the appropriate VRP and usually instruct the aircraft to maintain an altitude of not above 1500ft. Once the aircraft is airborne and clear of any other traffic in the ATZ (Aerodrome Traffic Zone) it will be handed off to Stansted Director.
Arriving
Aircraft wishing to enter the Stansted CTR/CTA should contact Essex Radar at least 5 minutes before the CTR/CTA boundary. VFR flights will be instructed to route towards the relevant VRP and if there is a delay remain clear of the CTR/CTA. Clearance to enter the CTR/CTA will usually have an altitude restriction of not above 1500ft to reduce any conflict with IFR flights. Once the aircraft is visual with the airfield they will be handed off to Stansted Tower.
General
Aircraft flying VFR should, wherever possible, file a flight plan to assist controllers in facilitating the requested routing. VFR Pilots are also strongly recommended to have either an appropriate VFR Chart or for flying within the Stansted Area the Control Zone and Control Area Chart (AD 2-EGSS-4-1)
Special VFR
Special VFR clearance may be given to aircraft wishing to fly within the Stansted CTR if the traffic situation permits. Aircraft will normally be cleared to not above altitude 1500ft and route to one of the following VRP's:
Pilots must remain clear of cloud and insight of the surface at all times.
SVFR Clearances will not be issued when there is a reported visibility of 1800m or less and/or a cloud ceiling of less than 600ft.
Helicopter Operations
Helicopters will normally land and depart from an area marked as H on Taxiway Foxtrot. In order to do this the visibility will be greater than 1500m and the cloud ceiling greater than 300ft. In addition this procedure is only available during 0700-2300 local. Should the weather conditions be less that those stated above then helicopters must use the runway to arrive and depart. Helicopters inbound from the South or East will be asked to hold at the diamond hanger (Hanger 8) not below 500ft to cross the runway to then land at the helicopter landing area. Helicopters arriving from the North or West may be asked to initially route via Hazelend Wood VRP towards the Northern Edge of Hanger 4 to either hold there not below 500ft or route onwards to the helicopter landing area.
Frequencies
Note:- London/Stansted frequencies are slightly different from those in the real-world due to lack of 8.33 kHz frequency support on VATSIM.
IFR Departures:
Aircraft not departing via a SID should pass their requested routing to Stansted Ground on initial contact. All Non Standard departures will require a release from Stansted Director and may require coordination with other ATC. In periods of heavy traffic pilots are advised that non standard departures may be refused and that they should, wherever possible, file a SID.
All IFR departures must follow the relevant noise abatement procedure for the runway in use. These can be found in EGSS AD 2.21.
IFR Arrivals:
Aircraft wishing to enter the Stansted CTA or CTR should request clearance to do so at least 10 minutes before the CTA/CTR boundary. When clearance has been received, the inbound aircraft will be routed to integrate with the current traffic situation.
Type | Identifier | Frequency | |
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VOR | BKY | 116.250 MHz | |
VOR | BPK | 117.500 MHz | |
ILS RWY22 | I-SX | 110.500 MHz | |
ILS RWY04 | I-SED | 110.500 MHz |
Runway | Mag. Bearing | Dimensions | Surface Type |
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04 | 044° | 3049m x 46m | Asphalt |
22 | 224° | 3049m x 46m | Asphalt |
Callsign | Name | Frequency |
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LON_CTR | London Control | 123.900 |
LON_SC_CTR | London Control | 132.600 |
LON_C_CTR | London Control | 127.100 |
ESSEX_APP | Essex Radar | 120.625 |
EGSS_APP | Stansted Director | 136.200 |
EGSS_TWR | Stansted Tower | 123.800 |
EGSS_GND | Stansted Ground | 121.725 |
EGSS_DEL | Stansted Delivery | 121.950 |
Identifier | Runway | Initial Altitude | |
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BKY2S | 04 | 4000ft | For aircraft leaving controlled airspace via BKY VOR. |
CLN4S | 04 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the M84 south eastbound, L620 eastbound, or L608 eastbound, and for aircraft landing at London City and Biggin Hill. |
DET1S | 04 | 5000ft | The DET 1R and DET 1S are not normally available between 0600-2300 winter and 0500-2200 summer. During these hours CLN 8R or CLN 4S will be issued as appropriate. |
LAM2S | 04 | 5000ft | For aircraft landing at London Heathrow (EGLL) only. |
LYD5S | 04 | 5000ft | For aircraft joining the N615/L151 (FL170 and below) UM605/M605, M189, or Y803 airways. |
NUGBO1S | 04 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the M183 airway. |
UTAVA1S | 04 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the Q75 airway. |
BKY5R | 22 | 4000ft | For aircraft leaving controlled airspace via BKY VOR. |
CLN8R | 22 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the M84 south eastbound, L620 eastbound, or L608 eastbound, and for aircraft landing at London City and Biggin Hill. |
DET1R | 22 | 5000ft | The DET 1R and DET 1S are not normally available between 0600-2300 winter and 0500-2200 summer. During these hours CLN 8R or CLN 4S will be issued as appropriate. |
LAM3R | 22 | 5000ft | For aircraft landing at London Heathrow (EGLL) only. |
LYD6R | 22 | 5000ft | For aircraft joining the N615/L151 (FL170 and below) UM605/M605, M189, or Y803 airways. |
NUGBO1R | 22 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the M183 airway. |
UTAVA1R | 22 | 4000ft | For aircraft joining the Q75 airway. |
Identifier | Initial Fix | |
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ABBOT1A | BKY | From BKY VOR maintain BKY VOR R073 to ADNAM then turn right to intercept BKY VOR R087 to ABBOT. |
ABBOT1C | IDESI | B-RNAV STAR. Via: UP20/P20, P49/UP49, UY6/Y6. Routing: IDESI-LAPRA-ABBOT Levels: IDESI (+15nm) - FL220, IDESI - FL180, LAPRA - FL120. Speeds: Maximum 250KIAS at LAPRA and ABBOT. This STAR is only to be used by aircraft approved for B-RNAV operations in UK airspace (Non-approved aircraft use ABBOT 1D). All holding is defined by conventional navigation. |
ABBOT1D | LOGAN | Arrival via L608, L980 (FL100 and below) to LOGAN continue on CLN VOR R110 to CLN VOR then turn right to CLN VOR R298 to ABBOT. (250KIAS by CLN VOR). |
ABBOT1E | DET | Arrival via L10, L613, N57 (FL170 and below) to DET VOR continue on DET VOR R001 to ABBOT. (Used for Positioning flights from London Gatwick [EGKK]) |
ABBOT1F | BPK | From BPK VOR maintain BPK VOR R057 to ADNAM then turn right to intercept BKY VOR R087 to ABBOT. |
LOREL1H | WAL | Arrival via L975, L10 (FL190 and below) to WAL VOR continue on WAL VOR R143 to HON VOR then turn left onto HON VOR R138 to CLIPY then turn left onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 tp BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL150 by CLIPY). |
LOREL1K | DTY | Arrival via M605 (FL70) to DTY VOR continue on DTY VOR R170 to FINMA then turn left onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. |
LOREL2L | KENET | Arrival via (U)L9 (FL90 to FL170) to KENET continue on WCO QDM 046 to WCO NDB then turn right onto WCO QDR 071 to BOMBO then turn right onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (For flight planning purposes only: FL140 10nm before KENET). |
LOREL2M | KENET | Arrival via L9 (FL80 and below) to KENET continue on CPT VOR R283 to CPT VOR then turn left onto CPT VOR R103 tp WOD NDB then turn left onto WCO QDM 356 to WCO NDB then turn right onto WCO QDR 071 to BOMBO then turn right onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 tp BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. |
LOREL2N | HAZEL | Arrival via L620, M185 (FL170 and below) to HAZEL continue on WOD QDM 011 to WOD NDB then turn left onto WCO QDM 356 to WCO NDB then turn right onto WCO QDR 071 to BOMBO then turn right onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. |
LOREL2S | BEDEK | Arrival via (U)L9, UL607, UP2, Y3 (FL180 and above) to BEDEK continue on 106 degrees to NIGIT then turn left onto OCK VOR R273 to OCK VOR then turn left onto BPK VOR R208 to VATON then BPK VOR R208 to BPK VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R207 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL180 at BEDEK). |
LOREL3G | MCT | Arrival via (U)N615 (FL150 and above) to MCT VOR continue on MCT VOR R154 to PEDIG then ROGBI then CLIPY then turn left onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL200 by ROGBI, FL150 by CLIPY). |
LOREL3Q | BANVA | Arrival via UM733, Y8 to BANVA continue on MAY VOR R140 to MAY VOR then turn right onto MAY VOR R326 to VATON then turn right onto BPK VOR R208 to BPK VOR then turn right onto BKY VOR R206 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL200 by MAY). |
LOREL4C | AVANT | Arrival via L980 (FL180 and above) to AVANT continue on OCK VOR R214 to OCK VOR then turn left onto BPK VOR R208 to VATON then BPK VOR R208 to BPK VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R207 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL190 by AVANT). |
LOREL4F | WAL | Arrival via (U)L975, (U)L10 (FL200 and above) to WAL VOR continue on WAL VOR R117 to LISTO then turn right on to 147 degrees to PEDIG then turn right onto MCT VOR R154 to ROGBI then CLIPY then turn left onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. (FL200 by ROGBI, FL150 by CLIPY). |
LOREL5A | WCO | From WCO NDB maintain WCO QDR 071 to BOMBO then turn right onto BKY VOR R273 to BKY VOR then turn left onto BKY VOR R004 to BUSTA then turn left to intercept BPK VOR R009 to LOREL. |
Position | Controller | Frequency | Connected |
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LON_SC_CTR | George Complin | 132.600 | 3 hours ago |
Callsign | Aircraft | Pilot | Origin | Destination | Connected |
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SNB4AW | A319 | Jude Smith | EGSS | EFRO | 4 hours ago |
NPT02Y | M/B734/F | Jonas Hey | EGSS | EGAA | 25 minutes ago |
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