Northern Isles Executive
EGPH → EGPA · North Sea, Scottish Highlands & Orkney
Departure: EGPH (Edinburgh)
- Elevation: 100 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 8,395 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 17 · ILS runway ends: 2
- Comms: Tower 118705 | ATIS 131355
- MSFS mag variation: -0.4°
Arrival: EGPA (Kirkwall)
- Elevation: 37 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 4,673 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 11 · ILS runway ends: 2
- Comms: Tower 118305 | ATIS 124130
- MSFS mag variation: -0.6°
- ILS: RWY 09 · 110.10 MHz · LOC 87°T
Dispatch Story
Passenger brief
A small executive party needs a same-day connection from Edinburgh to Orkney. Leave the Forth behind, cross the east of Scotland and finish with an island arrival at Kirkwall.
Booked load: 4–6 passengers · Light executive baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.
Why fly this?
A compact IFR sector with a distinctly Scottish sense of progression: city departure, open country, water crossing and an island finish.
Difficulty: Moderate
Visual Route Map & Navaid References
MSFS Radio Navigation References
Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown
| Ident | Type | Track | Nav / Frequency | Distance | Dispatch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGPH | Departure | — | Tower 118705 | ATIS 131355 | 0.0 NM | Start at Edinburgh. |
| TLA | VOR | Reference | TALLA · 113.80 MHz | 27 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| KWL | VOR | Reference | KIRKWALL · 108.60 MHz | 181 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| WIK | VOR | Reference | WICK · 113.60 MHz | 151 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| EGPA | Arrival | 5°M direct | ILS RWY 09 · 110.10 MHz · LOC 87°T | 181 NM total | Arrival at Kirkwall. |
Scenery & Flying Notes
What to watch for
Firth of Forth, the Grampians to the west, Moray Firth and the Orkney archipelago.
Weather character
Expect fast-changing coastal cloud and wind; the northern half of the route can feel very different from Edinburgh.
Digital Asset Pack
Suggested simulator route string
EGPH TLA KWL WIK EGPAThis is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.
MSFS .pln
Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.
Download RFV001 .plnArrival ILS in supplied data: RWY 09 · 110.10 MHz.