Heathrow Tower ATCO Query
Was hoping someone would be able to help me out with an idea of the number of Tower ATCOs there are usually rostered for a shift at Heathrow.
Nothing sinister in this request, as we are just trying to look at the required numbers of ATCOs needed for a similairly configured airport, that is with one runway for arrivals and one runway for departures (albeit obviously with less traffic).
I did find online that at any time there are 3 Ground Controllers, 2 Aerodrome Controllers (1 for each runway) and one Planner Controller. Is this correct? And in addition to the 6 ATCOs plugged in how many ATCOs would be fulfilling Supervisor duties and on breaks? I am also assuming that the clearance delivery function is provided not by an ATCO but instead via Data-link, is that a correct assumption?
Thanks in advance of any information provided.
Cheers ANSA