¶ Venezia Ground
The ground controller is responsible for the movement on all apron taxiways and of runway 04L / 22R when inactive.
¶ Stand Assignment
The controllers shall use GroundRadar Plugin which will direct most aircraft to the appropriate stand. In case a stand is blocked, reassignment is possible via GRP.
Available stands for passenger airlines:
| Stand | ACFT Type | Airline |
|---|---|---|
| 439-433 | M-H | Star Alliance, Wizzair and EWG |
| 330-323 | M-H | Flag carriers, leisure carriers |
| 322, 362-372 | M | EasyJet, EWG and low-cost carriers |
| 110-116 | M-H | All carriers |
For general aviation and business jets:
| Stand | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 544-546 | Light props and jets with wingspan < 24m |
| 443-442 | Medium jets like GLF5, CL60 and C700 |
| 217-220 | Any |
For cargo aircraft:
| Stand |
|---|
| 440-436 |
| 190-178 |
¶ Taxi routings
While Venezia does not have standard taxi routings, aircraft are expected to follow a very specific traffic flow.
The ground controller shall aim at directing the departing aircraft onto runway 04L / 22R via the shortest or most practicable route available, this would be:
- For aircraft parked at stands 440-436 taxi via M, S and T
- For aircraft parked at stands 330 and 433-435 taxi via M, R and T
- For aircraft parked at stands 323-327 taxi via M, W and T
- For aircraft parked at stands 322 and 362-372 taxi via Q, M, W and T or Q and T
- For aircraft parked at stands 110-190 taxi via U, K, W and T or U, K, Q and T
For arriving aircraft the flow is slightly different, the tower controller will make the hand offs at these positions:
- Aircraft vacated at E and parking at stands < 330: on taxiway L holding short of K
- Aircraft vacated at F and parking at stands < 330: on taxiway K
- All aircraft parking at stands > 433 or aircraft vacated at G or later: on taxiway T
From these positions the ground controller shall direct the aircraft to the appropriate stands.
Runway 04L / 22R is referred to as taxiway T. Since many pilots find it difficult to read the chart properly the following phraseology may help when giving taxi instructions
Taxi to holding point A, runway 04R via M, W1 and runway 22R
The ground controller shall always assign holding point A for RWY 04R, holding point B or intermediate HP T1 may be assigned if requested by the tower controller
¶ Helicopters
Polizia di Stato, Vigili del Fuoco and Guardia di Finanza helicopters parked at the respective helicopter stands (marked on the SMR) are expected to contact tower directly and they are allowed to take-off from the taxiway. Appropriate coordination shall be made to prevent collisions between taxiing aircraft and departing helicopters.