RADAR-SIMEGLL – London Heathrow Airport
London, United Kingdom · 51.471°N 0.460°W · elevation 82 ft
Control the traffic at London Heathrow Airport in radar-sim, a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 09L/27R and 09R/27L, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at EGLL ▶ · Start as approach at EGLL ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 3,901 m (12,799 ft) | 50 m | asphalt | 090° / 270° |
| 09R/27L | 3,658 m (12,001 ft) | 50 m | asphalt | 090° / 270° |
The airport has 2 runways. The parallels 09L/27R and 09R/27L are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 09L/27R with 3,901 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 2,500 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from EGLL) |
|---|---|
| RWY 09L | RUOGI (271° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 09R | KANUS (268° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 27L | IKEMI (091° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 27R | DENEV (088° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: ABEDO (258° / 31 NM), DARVE (306° / 27 NM), MAOVE (066° / 30 NM),
MAVPE (358° / 35 NM), UMAPI (204° / 26 NM), ZEPAB (121° / 27 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
EGLFFarnborough Airport – 17 NM, bearing 225°EGLCLondon City Airport – 19 NM, bearing 084°EGKBLondon Biggin Hill Airport – 20 NM, bearing 115°EGKKLondon Gatwick Airport – 22 NM, bearing 152°EGVORAF Odiham – 23 NM, bearing 232°EGGWLondon Luton Airport – 25 NM, bearing 008°EGUBRAF Benson – 25 NM, bearing 290°EGSSLondon Stansted Airport – 36 NM, bearing 046°
…and 13 more within 80 NM.
Other airports: all 20 airports in radar-sim · how to play and the command reference.