Cranfield Airport is an airfield outside the village Cranfield in Bedfordshire. The University of Cranfield uses the airfield for its courses in aeronautical engineering.
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Cranfield Tower | 134.930 |
| Cranfield Approach (INT) | 122.855 |
Most of the time due to minimal traffic TWR and INT are bandboxed on 122.855.
Preferential Runway
Runway 21 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
SIDs and STARs
There are no SIDs/STARS at Cranfield.
SIDs: There are clearances to enter the control zone via DTY, WCO or BPK as appropriate for the routing intention if wanting to enter controlled airspace.
STARs: Instrument Approach Procedures to support IFR towards Cranfield. All Glider and other airspace activity which is not within Cranfield’s ATC needs to take place under London’s TMA (Terminal Manoeuvring Area).
VRPs
The Cranfield control zone and VRP chart can be viewed here:
Olney Town (North
Woburn Town (South)
Stewartby Brickworks (East)
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
VATSIM
EGTC_TWR, EGTC_APP, LTC_NE_CTR, LTC_NW_CTR, LTC_N_CTR, LTC_E_CTR, LTC_CTR, LON_E_CTR, LON_M_CTR, LON_C_CTR, LON_SC_CTR, LON_CTR
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