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FLIGHT PATHS FROM IRELAND TO UK AND USA

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  • 01-12-2008 8:42pm
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    learntheHardWay
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    Does anyone know where I can get details of the standard flightpaths/airways between Dublin & Shannon and UK + US Airports. I think it is something to do with VOR stations??


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    highlydebased
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    Routes to the USA are never standard- Change daily

    http://flightaware.com/live/flight/EIN109/history/20081202/1615Z/EIDW/KJFK

    That website has all you need.....


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    Tenger
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    Neon-Circles wrote: »
    Routes to the USA are never standard- Change daily..

    Aren't the 4 tracks more or less standardised and they just use different ones each day? I have seen/used(not as flight crew though) jeppie plates with the tracks marked on them. We often hear the phrase "more northerly track than usual"


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    highlydebased
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    They are certainly not standerdised- the "usual" would be mid atlantic. Depends on the weather etc daily. There are days when the tracks remain the same but they certainly change at least twice/thrice weekly


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    Neon-Circles is right. They differ depending on the jet streams/weather.

    Also, there are no VOR/NDB or other radio navigation aids when crossing the Atlantic.

    And Jepp plates normally only contain departure/arrival and airport information.


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    crookesa
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    learntheHardWay wrote: »
    Does anyone know where I can get details of the standard flightpaths/airways between Dublin & Shannon and UK + US Airports. I think it is something to do with VOR stations??

    Here's a link to how the tracks over the Atlantic work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Tracks

    You'll find links at the bottom detailing the daily tracks...


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    Tenger
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    And Jepp plates normally only contain departure/arrival and airport information.
    Could I have seen Jeppie 'charts' instead. I have seen maps by Jeppsen which show the North Atlantic and had tracks marked on them as well as ranges for airports around the periphery of the ocean. I know the plates with the arrival/delature info,they have approach/go-around/runway/radio/taxiway info on them.


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    Just looking at my North Atlantic plotting chart and it has the range circles you mention. I think these are used for calculating the point of equal time (PET).

    There aint any routes/tracks on this chart though. Just the different FIR's and waypoints on the coastlines.


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    highlydebased
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    The Jeppesen plotting charts I have show airports/FIRS on which you plot your route. You can then ascertain en route alternates etc.


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