Edinburgh airport is located within the Ingliston area of Edinburgh and is the 6th busiest airport in the UK
ATC Positions
| Callsign | Frequency |
| Edinburgh Delivery | 121.980 |
| Edinburgh Ground | 121.755 |
| Edinburgh Tower | 118.705 |
| Edinburgh Radar (INT) | 121.205 |
| Edinburgh Radar (FIN) | 128.980 |
Edinburgh Radar (INT) is always manned and arriving aircraft should contact Edinburgh Radar on 121.205
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
SIDs
Runway 06
| SID | Initial Climb | Restrictions |
| GOSAM1D | 6000 feet | |
| TLA6D | 6000 feet | Available for not jet aircraft only Jet aircraft may use if leaving CAS at TLA or routing N57/L612/N864 between the hours of 2300 and 0600 local |
| GRICE4D | 6000 feet | Available for aircraft joining the P600 eastbound or for aircraft leaving CAS north of GRICE |
STARs
| STAR | Initial fix | Routing | Expected Descent |
| PTH1G | PTH | PTH – GRICE – STIRA | FL70 level by STIRA |
| INPIP1E | INPIP | INPIP – INREV – ESKDO – TARTN | FL260 level by INPIP FL200 level by INREV FL70 level by TARTN |
| AGPED1E | AGPED | AGPED – HAVEN – TARTN | FL260 level by AGPED FL70 level by TARTN |
| GIRVA1E | GIRVA | GIRVA – TLA – TARTN | FL120 level by GIRVA FL70 level by TARTN |
| TUNSO1E | TUNSO | TUNSO – TLA – TARTN | FL170 level by TUNSO FL70 level by TARTN |
VRPs
The Edinburgh control zone and VRP chart can be viewed here
Kelty (North)
Kirkliston (North West)
Forth Road Bridge (North)
Kirkcaldy Harbour (North East)
Arthur’s Seat (East)
Musselburgh Racecourse (East)
M8 Junction 1 (South East)
Hillend Ski (South East)
Dalkeith (South East)
Penicuik (South East)
Kirknewton (South West)
Westlinton (South)
Cobinshaw Reservoirs (South West)
Bathgate (West)
Polmont (North West)
Philipstoun (North West)
Longannet Power Station (North West)
Holds
| Holding Area | Direction of turn | Inbound Course | Length of leg | Holding speed (IAS) |
| STIRA | Right Hand | 234 degrees | 4 miles | 230 knots or less |
| TARTN | Left Hand | 015 degrees | 3.5 miles | 230 knots or less |
Who to Contact
Below is the order in which you should contact a controller
Vatsim
EGPH_DEL. EGPH_GND, EGPH_TWR, EGPH_APP, STC_CTR, SCO_D_CTR, SCO_WD_CTR, SCO_S_CTR, SCO_CTR
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