ENTO - Torp Sandefjord

Overview

Welcome to Sandefjord! Home of the most flown domestic routes by Widerøe together with Bergen. The airport is located just south of Oslo Gardermoen together with Kjevik on the south easterly coast of Norway. Sandefjord has also several flights to the nordic and European destinations.

Stands

Combined 1 and 2 Domestic: 3-5
Schengen: 10-12
Non-schengen/International: 13-15

Aprons
N, S: Deice
32-34: GA

IFR clearance

Initial contact is with Torp Ground, reporting callsign, stand number, and latest ATIS identification letter and QNH.

Push-back

All pushback is executed straight back from the stand if it's not specified by the controller on pushback clearance.

Taxi

Taxi instructions at Torp are given by Ground. When runway 36 is in use, you will get taxi to W1. If runway 18 is in use taxi will be given by Ground to either W2 for crossing or W3 for back-track. Further taxi instrutions will be given by Torp Tower.

Runways

Runway (18/36) has a runway length of approximately 2800 meters. During runway 18 operation aircrafts will get taxi to holdinpoint A via C or instructions to back-track the runway.

SIDs

All SIDs are individually numbered for each runway. When receiving your clearance, know that the SID stated is only valid for one runway, in case the controller forgets to state the departure runway.

All departures have an initial climb to ~~6000FT.~~4000FT.

If you are unable to follow the published SIDs (old AIRAC, default or non-database freeware aircraft, etc.), request an Omni-directional departure.

It is important that you NEVER climb above the initial climb without ATC clearance, as STARs and SIDs cross each other at different altitudes.

STARs

Study the approach charts, and make sure to always follow altitude and speed restriction, unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

STARs are available from BAMIX, VATEX, REPKU, ESOSI, ULMUG (RWY 18/36)

Approach

Torp has and ILS, LOC, RNP and VOR approach for both runways. Visual approaches are also available if the weather criterias are met.

Communications

You can always check online positions and sectors by visiting vatglasses.uk

ENTO_ATIS – Torp ATIS – 119.075
ENTO_GND – Torp Ground – 126.175
ENTO_TWR – Torp Tower – 118.650

ENTO_APP – Farris Approach – 134.050
ENTO_D_APP – Farris Director/VFR – 124.350

ENOS_CTR – Polaris Control (Oslo ACC) – 127.250
ENOS_4_CTR – Polaris Control (Oslo ACC Sector 4) – 118.875

ENOR_S_CTR - Polaris Control (Bandbox) - 121.550
ENOR_SC_CTR - Polaris Control (Bandbox South Central/ENSV+ENOS+ENBD_S) - 134.515
ENOR_CTR - Polaris Control (Bandbox) - 125.500