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Heathrow Easterly Departures

Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3514 posts, RR: 6
Posted (7 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1230 times:

Does anyone know, do aircraft departing LHR easterly and going towards BRU, for example, have to fly LHR-BIG-DET-DVR, or does the aircraft fly from LHR direct to Dover VOR?

The reason I ask is that I live under the departure route and the aircraft would seem to route direct to Dover. If I look at the flt sim map it would suggest the BIG-DET-DVR route.

Hope someone can help.

and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.

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Goinv From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 262 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago) and read 1213 times:

Hi,

SIDS at Heathrow are:-
WOBUN / BUZAD - for departures to the north
BROOKMANS PARK - North and East
SOUTHAMPTON - South and West
DOVER / DETLING - South and East
MIDHURST - South
COMPTON - West
MAYFIELD - South

From Heathrow to Brussels I would have thought either MAYFIELD OR DOVER / DETLING.

Assuming DOVER / DETLING is the obvious one the SIDS for Heathrow show a right turn shortly after leaving runway 9 on a heading that roughly goes straight to DETLING. This would pass to the north of Biggin Hill and aircraft need to be at 5000' or higher.

I suppose, given ATC clearance, the plane could be routed direct from LHR to Dover. However given the proximity to London gatwick, plus other traffic using London City etc - I would expect this to be unlikely.

[Edited 2006-02-26 22:56:41]

[Edited 2006-02-26 22:57:19]

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Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3514 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago) and read 1210 times:

Thanks for the information.

I guess on a busy day they have to route DET-DVR but at slack times just route direct to DVR. With all the aircraft ex-LHR, LGW and LCY it would be a potential mess.

and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.