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Aerodrome

RUNWAYS & CIRCUITS

RUNWAYS 18 / 36 LICENSED RUNWAYS:

  • Runway 18 (Grass) - 518m Landing & 600m
    Take Off x 30m wide with Displaced Threshold
    due to close proximity of road
  • Runway 36 (Grass) - 600m Landing & 600m
    Take Off x 30m wide

RUNWAYS 08 / 26 LICENSED RUNWAYS:

  • Runway 08 (Grass) - 670m long x 18m wide.
  • Runway 26 (Grass) - 670m long x 18m wide

RUNWAY CIRCUIT DIRECTIONS:

The circuit direction for the runways at Fenland Airfield are:

  • Runway 18 Right Hand at 1,000ft
  • Runway 36 Left Hand at 1,000ft
  • Runway 08 Right Hand at 1,000ft
  • Runway 26 Left Hand at 1,000ft

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

  • All traffic to avoid overflying the village of Holbeach St Johns (1nm east if the Aerodrome) below 1500 ft QFE
  • RW 18 Arrivals - to avoid overflying the farmhouse / riding centre west of the extended centre line, on base leg fly on northern side of electrical     cables 1800m north of aerodrome until established on extended line.
  • RW 36 Departures- To avid overflying the farm house /riding centre West of the extended line, after take off, track 5° right of the extended line and maintain until passing the electrical cables 1800m North of the aerodrome

  
  • RW 08/26 Arrivals - landing traffic vacate to the northern taxiway and proceed to parking or fuel by the RW18/36 western taxiway.
  • RW 18 Departures- taxi to Hold Echo or cross with care to the western taxiway and proceed to Hold to Hold Whiskey.
  • RW 36/08/26 Departures - Departing traffic cross to the western taxiway and proceed to Hold Bravo (Windsock).
  • RW 26 Departures- Departing traffic to backtrack RW 26 to line up, only when the approach is clear of landing traffic.

RADIO

  •  Fenland Aerodrome operates a Ground Radio Service 122.925 MHz, using the call sign ‘Fenland Radio’. 
    If no answer Pilots should provide relevant safety information on a frequency 122.925 MHz, using the call sign ‘    Fenland Traffic’.
  • Aerodrome runway information is available from the Signal Square and wind direction from the wind sleeve at Hold Bravo at the intersection 
    of Runways 18/36 & 08/26.

MODEL AIRCRAFT WITHIN ZONE

  • Model Flying Club may operate within the Fenland Air Traffic Zone (1 mile SW of the airfield) not above 400ft agl and may be visible
    when using Runway 36 or Runway 08.
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PILOTS ARE REMINDED OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 18 AND THE NEED TO KEEP A SAFE  HEIGHT ABOVE THE ROAD IN THE LATTER STAGES OF APPROACH

By kind permsion of Pooleys