Fairoaks aerodrome is located in Surrey, 2 nautical miles north of Woking and 8 nautical miles south west of London Heathrow airport
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Fairoaks Information/Radio | 123.430 |
| Farnborough Radar | 125.250 |
Farnborough Radar may, subject to workload, provide an ATC service to aircraft inbound to Fairoaks
Preferential Runway
Runway 24 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 are variable and for aerodplanes occurs at an altitude of 1100 feet QNH and helicopters operate at 8– feet QNH
No turns should be conducted below 600 feet QNH
Inbound aircraft and traffic in the circuit should squawk 7010
Joining
Aircraft joining the circuit should normally enter the ATZ at 1400 feet QNH and descend to 1100 feet QNH when north of the runway prior to turning: downwind for runway 06 LH, crosswind for runway 24 LH, crosswind for runway 06 RH, downwind for runway 24 RH
Local Flying Area (LFA)
An LFA is set up that encompasses the part of the Fairoaks ATZ that lies within the London Control Zone
VFR flights may take place within the LFA subject to the following conditions: incompliance with class D airspace weather minima, not be operating above altitude 1500 feet QNH
Pilots of aircraft flying in the LFA are responsible for providing their own separation from other aircraft operating within the relevant airspace
Aircraft may approach Fairoaks from the southern quadrant of the LFA, between the western and eastern fillets, but must remain west of the M25
Aircraft unable to operate VFR may operate SVFR within the LFA subject to the following conditions:
A. Remain clear of cloud and with the surface in sight
B. Maximum permitted altitude is 1500 feet QNH
C. Fly at a speed of 140 knots IAS or less
D. There must be a minimum cloud ceiling of 600 feet
E. There must be a minimum visibility of 3 km
Aircraft operating VFR/SVFR within the London CTR inbound to Fairoaks must not assume permission has been issued to penetrate the Fairoaks ATZ. Heathrow Radar will, whenever possible, permit an aircraft to leave their frequency temporarily to obtain such permission. If this is not possible then aircraft must leave the zone clear of the ATZ and route to Fairoaks from a southerly direction
Notes
Aircraft leaving the circuit will be instructed to squawk 7000, aircraft remaining in the circuit will be asked to squawk 7010
Pilots of aircraft departing from Fairoaks with the intention of entering the London CTR will normally be requested by the FISO to squawk a code that has been allocated by Heathrow.
Pilots should exercise extreme caution when taxiing through the apron/parking areas due to reduced wingtip clearance
Pilots are to avoid overflying the properties at the northeastern corner of the airfield below altitude 1100 feet QNH
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
Vatsim
EGTF_R_TWR/EGTF_I_TWR
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