Airports

1.1 The slot airports

Six airports are slot coordinated: you’ll need a departure and an arrival slot for every flight, and the peak hours go first.

1.2 A-CDM airports

These run Airport Collaborative Decision Making: give the tower a good TOBT and you’ll be given a start-up time (TSAT) and a place in the queue. Ready early, you wait on stand with the doors shut, so there’s no gain in rushing a turn.

Europe

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bergamo, Berlin Brandenburg, Brussels, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Alicante, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Munich, Naples, Nice, Oslo, Palma, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Prague, Riga, Rome Fiumicino, Stuttgart, Venice, Vienna and Zürich.

Asia

Ahmedabad, Beijing Capital, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Guiyang, Guwahati, Hong Kong, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Mumbai, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, Singapore and Thiruvananthapuram.

Australia and New Zealand

Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Wellington.

The Americas

São Paulo Guarulhos and Toronto Pearson.

1.3 Steep approaches

London City (EGLC) sits among the Docklands towers and needs a 5.5° steep approach. Of today’s types only the Norsora NS-90 is certified for it, so it’s the NS-90 or nothing there. The airport keeps its own list of approved types, and pilots need simulator training for it every year.

Lugano (LSZA) is steeper still, at 6.65°, and a type cleared for London City isn’t cleared for Lugano. Sion (LSGS) starts at about 6° and eases to about 4° well before the runway, so it isn’t counted as steep, though operators read that differently. Chambéry, Tromsø and Innsbruck are demanding, but under 4.5°.

1.4 Taxiing

Budget for the taxi, as it comes out of every block time. By the size of the airport: