Marseille airport, France: Steep approach + landing runway 31R along the city. MRS / LFML. ATIS+ATC

Approach over the Mediterranean Sea and along the city of Marseille to runway 31R of Marseille airport (MRS / LFML) in France. With ATC (air traffic control) audio and ATIS (automatic terminal information system) audio. Produced in 4k.

This steep approach was very special: Good weather gave us beautiful views of the city of Marseille, the island of Frioul, the port of Marseille and the mountainous areas on the way to the airport. In addition, instead of the usual 3 degrees descent path, the approach requires 4 degrees to stay clear of obstacles. Also the runway threshold is displaced by 660 meters.

4 degrees instead of 3 degrees glideslope sounds not so much of a difference, but it is a lot. The final approach starts at 4.6 nautical miles distance from the threshold at an altitude of 2000 feet. During a normal 3 degree approach, the pilots would check at the same postition an altitude of about 1500 feet. This makes a difference of 500 feet (about 150 meters) at the start of the final approach. Looking out of the cockpit window on that 4 degree approach, the pilot gets all the time the imagination that he or she is too high. So it is very important to rely on the cockpit instruments and the PAPI lights near the displaced threshold.

Marseille Provence Airport is located in the city of Marignane about 27 kilometers from the city of Marseille and was already in use in the 1920s . It provides runways 13L/31R (3500 meters / 11500 feet) and 13R/31L (2370 meters/7800 feet).

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