Bristol Airport is located 7 miles to the Southwest of Bristol
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Bristol Delivery | 121.930 |
| Bristol Tower | 133.850 |
| Bristol Director | 136.080 |
| Bristol Radar | 125.650 |
Bristol Radar is always manned and arriving aircraft should contact Bristol Radar
Preferential Runway
Runway 27 is the preferential runway when there is a tailwind component of 5 knots or less and the runway is dry
Taxiway
The taxiway chart can be viewed here
Circuits
Circuits operate south side
Avoid overflying Felton village
Noise Abatement
Runway 09
Practice engine failures after take off by single engined aircraft are not permitted
Avoid overflying Felton village
Aircraft requiring to turn left should climb ahead to 1 DME before commencing the left turn
Runway 27
Avoid maneuvers which will attract attention to the aircraft
STARs
| STAR | Via | Routing | Expected Descent |
| UMOLO1B | UMOLO | UMOLO – BCN – BRI | FL160 level by UMOLO FL70 level by BRI |
| AMRAL1B | N862 | AMRAL – RILES – DOBEM – INGUR – BRI | FL160 level by AMRAL FL150 level by RILES FL70 level by BRI |
| DAWLY1B | N864 | DAWLY – EXMOR – BRI | FL70 level by BRI |
| FIFAH1B | Q63 | FIFAH – AMMAN – BCN – PEGZA – BRI | FL170 level by FIFAH FL70 level by BRI |
| CPT1B | L9, M183, Y321, N859, L197, Q63 | CPT – POMAX – BRI | FL220 level by CPT FL70 level by BRI |
| ADVED1A | N864 | EXMOR – ADVED | 6000 feet or above level EXMOR 3500 feet or above level ADVED |
| BAXUN1A | N864 | EXMOR – ROTLU – BAXUN | 6000 feet or above level EXMOR 4000 feet or above level BAXUN |
VRPs
M4 Junction 24 (North west)
Cleavedon (North west)
East Nailsea (North)
M5 Avon Bridge (North)
Old Severn Bridge (North)
Barrow Tanks Reservoir (North east)
Clifton Suspension Bridge (North east)
M4 Junction 18 (North east)
Bath Racecourse (East)
Chew Valley (South east)
Radstock (South east)
Well’s Mast (South)
Blagdon Lane (South)
Churchill (South west)
Cheddar Reservoir (South west)
M5 Sedgemoor Services (South west)
Holds
| Holding Area | Direction of turn | Holding speed (IAS) |
| BRI | 095 degrees left hand | 185 Kts or less |
Notes
Most grass areas are unsuitable for aircraft parking
Hot air balloon activity takes place in VMC and daylight hours at Ashton Court, 3.5 nautical miles north east of the aerodrome and from Bath, 12 nautical miles east of the aerodrome and downwind of these airfields
Glider and hang glider activity occurs at Ubley, Halesland and at the Bath Gap
Small UAVs may operate from a site within the CTR approximately 3.5 nautical miles north east of the aerodrome up to a height of 570 feet within 1 mile of the aerodrome
Possible windshear/turbulence especially if wind is strong south eastery or westery
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
Vatsim
EGGD_TWR, EGGD_R_APP, EGFF_APP, LON_W_CTR, LON_CTR
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