Cranfield aerodrome is located in Bedfordshire, 7 nautical miles south west of bedford and 6 nautical miles east of Milton Keynes
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Cranfield Tower | 134.930 |
| Cranfield Approach | 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
Circuits
Circuits are variable and during the day operate at a height of 1000 feet QFE and at night operate at a height of 1200 feet QFE
VFR traffic should join/leave via published VRPs
Approaches
VRPs
Olney Town (North)
Stewartby Brickworks (East)
Woburn Town (South)
Notes
No standard overhead joins and no deadside due to circuits operating in both directions
All VFR traffic should join/leave via standard VRPs
Opposite direction runway operations are approved: training aircraft carrying out instrument approaches to runway 21 whilst runway 03 is in use should go around and fly directly over runway 21/03 not below height 1000 feet QFE if no positive clearance is recieved
Pilots should avoid overflying all buildings and structures located up to 1500 meters west of the disused runway intersection below height 500 feet QFE
Cautions
Due to drainage ditches, all fixed wing aircraft entering/exiting the grass area via taxiway A between taxiway D and the control tower are to use the concrete entry/exit points
Pilots should exercise caution as there is a deer hazard at the airfield particuarly during the hours of dawn and dusk
Should pilots observe any animals on the airfield, this should be reported to ATC as soon as possible
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
Vatsim
EGSL_R_TWR
Optional: You can message Stansted radar (EGSS_APP) and see if they can give you a service, however, they are not obliged to
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