Bristol Airport is situated about 30 miles south-east
from where three key airway routes known as Lima 9,
N864 and N862 cross
Extract from the Lower
ATS Routes sheet - source:www.ais.org.uk
The Airways explained
Lima 9
L9 or Lima 9 routes
from Southern Ireland, across the south of England exiting
on the south-east coast of the UK at Dover, the airway
then continues to route over the English Channel until
it reaches the North coast of France.
Lima
9 - Route track:
Enters UK airspace at STU (Strumble
- West Coast of Wales) > Amman (Mid west Wales) > BCN
(Breacon - South Wales) > ERNOK (South Wales) > POMAX
(Gloucestershire) > KENET (Wiltshire) > CPT (Compton)
> BIG (Biggin Hill) > DVR (Dover)
N862
N862 enters the UK at Berry Head and routes north to
Wallasey
N862 - Route track:
Enters
UK airspace at BHD (Berry Head - Devon) > LAMAT (Weston-Super-Mare)
> ERNOK (South Wales) > PERUP (South Wales) > DOBEM
(South Wales) > RILES (South Wales) > RETSI (Mid Wales)
>, KARNO (North Wales) > RISLA (North Wales) > NOKIN
(North Wales) > WALLASEY (Liverpool)
N864
Enters the UK at Berry Head and routes North to Wallasey.
N864 is west of N862
N864 - Route track:
Enters the UK at BHD (Berry Head - Devon) > Dawly (Dawlish
Warren - Devon) > Numpo (South Wales) > BCN (South Wales
- Brecon) > Dikas (South Wales) > Niton (Mid Wales)
> Monty (North Wales) > Dogit (North Wales) > Wallasey
(Liverpool)
Charts & Maps
To view
full size ATS chart for the south of England, see the
ATC charts & Airfield Maps
page where a full list of charts can be found.
