Originally Posted by
TCAS FAN
For the benefit of other recent posts the actual runway length is academic, its the resulatant declared distances and obstacle environment in the take-off/climb surface (TOCS) which will be used for performance calculations. IMHO SEN's TOCS is overall better than SOU's. That said here is a comparison chart, I will leave it to readers to draw their own conclusions, albeit I am reasonably sure that AGS will have discussed them with current and prospective operators. One cautionary note, it is my understanding that CAA has not as yet approved the new SOU declared distances.
SOU RWY 02 (M) (SEN RWY 05)
TORA 1745 (1739)
TODA 1805 (1799)
ASDA 1745 (1739)
LDA 1673 (1604)
SOU RWY 20 (M) (SEN RWY 23)
TORA 1814 (1739)
TODA 1874 (1799)
ASDA 1814 (1799)
LDA 1605 (1604)
Thanks and both airports clearly have very similar technical data. One improvement I imagine that will positively effect TOCS at SOU will be the remedial works at Marlhill Copse?