Gatwick

AIRPORT CONTACT

No changes reported by the airport in 2008
Verify information below with the airport.

ELEVATION: 202 ft.

RUNWAY INFORMATION
Orientation	Length (ft)	Displaced Threshold (ft)	Glide Slope(deg)	Width (ft)
08L/26R	8415	26R/1368 08L/1056	-	148
08R/26L	10879	26L/876 08R/1289	3	151
Note: Rwy 08L/26R will only be used when rwy 08R/26L is temporarily non-operational. During actual take-offs or landings on rwy 08L/26R parallel taxiway 2 is limited to use by aircraft not exceeding a wingspan of 99'

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

See UK AIP EGKK AD 2.21 - on the EUROCONTROL website at: http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/public/pu/login.do

AIRPORT CURFEWS

NOTE: Following an extensive consultation about proposed changes to the Night Flying Restrictions at London Airports (the "QC system"), the UK Secretary of State, Department for Transport has taken the following main decisions. They are applicable from 30 October 2006: - The QC system as such has proven efficient and will be retained. The noise certification levels remain the basis for the QC classification. - The definition of night (23:00 to 07:00) and night quota period (23:30 to 6:00) are maintained. - The 9 EPNdB adjustment for arrivals is maintained. - The exempt category is no longer determined by weight, but by noise levels (aircraft below 84 EPNdB are exempt from night restrictions). - A new QC/0.25 band will be created (84 to 86.9 EPNdB). Aircraft in this category account for 0.25 in the overall night quota (around 30 at LHR). - QC/4 classified aircraft are subject to a scheduling ban within the night quota period (23:30 to 6:00). This is not an operating ban and would permit aircraft movements within this period exceptionally, when aircraft are severely delayed. Furthermore, the objective is to progressively encourage the use of quieter aircraft (day and night for LHR and LGW; night only for Stansted), i .e. a progressive decrease in the overall night quota per season over the next years.

Current Notam Supplement S 4/2008 Effective March 30, 2008 29 October 2006 through Summer 2012 - Movement Limits and Noise Quota Conditions of Use Including Airport Charges from 1 April 2008

Certification noise levels (EPNLs) are used for determining the QC category. Takeoff = (Takeoff+Sideline)/2 for Chapter 3 or ((Takeoff+Sideline)/2)+1.75 for Chapter 2 Approach = Approach - 9
Certificated Noise Level (EPNdB)	Quota Count
Greater than 101.9	16
99-101.9	8
96-98.9	4
93-95.9	2
90-92.9	1
87-89.9	0.5
84-86.9	.25

PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS - NONE

OPERATING QUOTA

See noise abatement above for this information.

ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS

Unless there are urgent operational reasons for engine testing to be carried out at night, ground running must be confined to the period 0700-2200 local time. Night Running (2200-0700) local time: Unmuffled high power running will not be permitted under any circumstances, except by high by-pass ratio engines with a low max thrust limited to only one engine at a time. Unmuffled running at flight idle power of high by-pass ratio engines may be permitted exceptionally where there are urgent operational reasons. Day Running (0700-2200) local time: Unmuffled high power running by low by-pass ratio engines will not be permitted except in unusual circumstances, such as in the case of visiting aircraft for which mufflers are not available. Unmuffled running of high by-pass ration engines will be permitted in specified locations.

APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS

When aircraft are parked on a stand which has a serviceable Fixed Ground Power (FGP) installation, the APU must be shut down on arrival on stand as soon as FGP is available and the passengers have disembarked. The APU may not be restarted until 45 minutes before the planned departure time except with the prior permission, in exceptional circumstances. Except in an emergency, no APUs shall be operated between the hours of 2300-0700 local time on the taxiways and aircraft stands within the North Terminal site. If it is necessary to use an APU to diagnose and rectify aircraft faults, prior permission must be obtained from the Duty Manager.

NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS - NONE

EMISSIONS SURCHARGE
Conditions of Use Including Airport Charges from 1 April 2007 (See page 17)

NOISE SURCHARGE
Conditions of Use Including Airport Charges from 1 April 2007 (See page 17)

Basis MTOW	Peak	Off-Peak
Fixed-wing A/C up to 16 tonnes	GBP 418.00	118.75
Chapter 3(-) (QC1/0.5)
Up to 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 376.20	106.88
Over 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 376.20	120.96
Chapter 3 - Base
Up to 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 418.00	118.75
Over 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 418.00	134.40
Chapter 3 - High
Up to 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 627.00	178.13
Over 55 tonnes:	Fixed Charge GBP 627.00	201.60
Chapter 2 (No longer permitted to operate in the UK without special exceptional dispensaton from BAA)
Up to 55 tonnes:	Fixed charge GBP 1254.00	356.26
Over 55 tonnes:	Fixed charge GBP 1254.00	403.20
Notes: 1. Landing Charge:
Peak: April 1 - October 31: 0600-1159 and 1700-1859 GMT
Off-Peak: All other times
2. Chapter 3 Minus Charge
The Chapter 3 minus charge applies to aircraft over 16 tonnes with QC values on both arrival and departure of 0.5, 1.0 or are exempt, as described under Section 3 of the Noise Restrictions Notice, currently published as a supplement to the UK AIP by the Civil Aviation Authority.
3. Chapter 3 High Charge
The Chapter 3 high charge applies to those Chapter 3 aircraft whose overall noise performance is less than 5EPNdB below Chapter 3 certification limits. Aircraft of the following types will be deemed Chapter 3 High:

AN 124	BAC1-11	Boeing 707/720B
Boeing 727-100/200	Boeing 737-200	Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP
DC8-50/62/63	DC9-30/40/50	DC10-10
Fokker F28	IL-62M	IL-86
TU-134A	TU-154M	YAK-42
Surcharge:
Aircraft departures which infringe noise thresholds as measured by the noise monitoring system operated by the airport company, may be subject to supplements promulgated in directions published by that company.

NOISE MITIGATION/LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type of Program	Date Implemented	Status
Sound Insulation (Residences and Public Buildings)	-	-
Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located Within the Airport Noise Contours	-	-
Avigation Easements	-	-
Zoning Laws	-	-
Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws	-	-
Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to date	-	-
Population within each noise contour level relative to aircraft operations	-	-
Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps	-	-
Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs to Date	-	-
Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding for Aircraft Noise	-	-

NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM

Noise Monitor Locations

FLIGHT TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM - NONE

NOISE LEVEL LIMITS

Noise Limits for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports

The UK Department of Environment, Transportation and the Regions (DETR) have announced the decision to lower noise monitor limits around London area airports. This press release is over 40 pages and describes the process whereby this decision was reached. Below is a table of the new limits and the effective date.
Time	Take-Off Limit	Effective Date
0700-2300	94dBA	Feb. 25, 2001
0600-0700	89dBA	March 25, 2001
2300-2330	89dBA	March 25, 2001
2330-0600	87dBA	March 25, 2001
There are penalities associated with these limits.

CHAPTER 2 RESTRICTIONS

Chapter 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are banned from operating at airports in EU Member States as of April 1, 2002.

CHAPTER 2 PHASEOUT

From April 1, 2002 all civil subsonic jet aeroplanes >75,000 lbs operating at airports in EU Member States must comply with the standards specified in Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16 in accordance with EU Council Directive 92/14/EEC.

CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS

See airport curfews above for more information.