Standard Routes

Be aware that the CAA examiners may not ask you to fly a “standard route”; they may ask you to plan a route that you have not flown before.  Make sure to read Standards Document 1 so that you know exactly what to expect on your IR test.  In particular, read paragraph 3.1.5 which states, “Applicants should not necessarily expect to fly any of the regular local routes used during training as the test is intended to be a practical exercise to a destination and/or alternate airfield, normally within 150 nm.

However, here are some routes commonly used during training, and how they should be entered onto the flightplan. More notes on the routes may be viewed by following the link on the airfield name.

EGTK to Location ICAO Level FLIGHT PLAN Route
Birmingham EGBB F070 IXURA DCT DTY L10 HON
Bournemouth EGHH F080 BUGUP DCT DILAX DCT KENET DCT PEPIS DCT SAM DCT BIA
Bristol EGGD F080 BUGUP DCT BADIM DCT ICCIN DCT BRI
Cambridge EGSC F090 IXURA DCT DTY DCT OLNEY DCT EDCOX
Cardiff EGFF F080 BUGUP DCT BADIM DCT ICCIN DCT ETNAH DCT CDF
Cranfield EGTC F070 IXURA DCT DTY DCT CIT
East Midlands EGNX F080 IXURA DCT DTY
Gloucester EGBJ F080 BUGUP DCT BADIM DCT ICCIN DCT GST
Hawarden EGNR F080 IXURA DCT DTY DCT SAPCO N57 TNT DCT NANTI DCT KEGUN
Doncaster EGCN F080 IXURA DCT DTY DCT SAPCO N57 TNT
Exeter EGTE F080 BUGUP DCT BADIM DCT ICCIN DCT ETNAH DCT EXMOR

Other Useful Routes:

Route ICAO Level FLIGHT PLAN Route
Cardiff (EGFF) to Guernsey EGJB F090 EXMOR N92 DAWLY N864 ABBEW N90 ENHEL N862 SKERY
Oxford to Lille LFQQ F090 BUGUP DCT DILAX DCT KENET DCT CPT L9 DVR L10 RINTI B3 TRACA
Lille (LFQQ) to Oxford EGTK F080 TRACA B3 RINTI L10 ITVIP DCT UGBET
Oxford to Le Touquet LFAT F090 WCO DCT CHT DCT ODVIK DCT LYD
Le Touquet (LFAT) to Oxford EGTK F080 BNE B24 RUCAC A30 IRKUN M91 LYD DCT DONNA