Western Air Virtual & Flying ClubEast Midlands Airport, Derby (EGNX)
East Midlands EGNX EMA
East Midlands Airport (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is located at Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire. It lies between the cities of Derby (7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) southeast), Leicester and Nottingham, all within a 20-mile (30 km) radius of the airfield. It serves primarily as an airport for the local inhabitants of the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and South Yorkshire. Currently the 12th busiest airport within the United Kingdom based on passenger numbers, however based upon freight traffic figures it is the second busiest.
Key Details
| Name | East Midlands |
| ICAO | EGNX |
| IATA | EMA |
| FIR | EGTT |
| Latitude | 52.83110046 |
| Longitude | -1.32806003 |
| Elevation | 306 ft |
Additional Information
Visual Circuits
All visual circuits are conducted to the south of the airfield, unless otherwise authorised.
Circuits should be flown at a height of 1000ft QFE for fixed wing aircraft or 700ft QFE for rotary wing traffic.
Aircraft entering the visual circuit should select transponder code 7010 Mode C for ACAS purposes.
METAR
TAF
Airport Weather & NOTAM's
Runway Information (Airport elevation: 306ft)
| Runway | 09 | Length | 9,499ft | Width | 164ft | Elevation | 295ft | Surface | Asphalt | Heading | 88 |
| Runway | 27 | Length | 9,499ft | Width | 164ft | Elevation | 295ft | Surface | Asphalt | Heading | 268 |