Arrival pushback onto stand

[buoyant nacelle]

Most of airports have direct-in stands (normal parking on stand). But some airports on some stand don't have this.

They use a different way of parking onto stand: aircraft initially approaches abeam the stand and passes it, then a tug is being connected and aircraft is towed onto stand and stands on it in opposite direction.

It might be per-stand customization option included in pushback routes or tug is connected and push automatically.

Examples:
https://youtu.be/7zIIGKDJSGA?si=FnntyHmeWChIFk-O&t=1151
https://youtu.be/Icv2tIN2TOk?si=gQUyrwELBCNdyuJE&t=1563

[green trout]

This would be really nice, it's also famously a thing in Dortmund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=magVVjLEzWU

It's kinda possible to do it with GSX but it's very convoluted and complicated, an easier way would be very appreciated

[feral niche]

I need to ask a couple of things about this:

• I assume this will never used if there's a jetway, correct ?

• Is this procedure a permanent feature of that parking spot so, once flagged as using push-in to park, it will always be parked that way so, the "reversed" parking heading is in fact the only heading the airplane will end up serviced with ? Or the same parking spot can be used in both ways, with a "normal" heading (possibly with or without a pushback) and a reversed heading used only when this procedure is performed ?

• What happens to regular pushbacks on departure when the airplane has been parked in the reversed heading because of a push-in ? Are they allowed ?

[grizzled stone]

Yeah, those stands usually don't have any jetways. Dortmund has some kind of walkway, laying on the ground with wheels, as a rain shelter.

In Dortmund, on departure planes just taxi out of their position, I guess thats the same case for most other places who do this.

In EDLW, it is a permanent feature, as the tail clearence otherwise interferes with the ILS antennas.

Not sure how other airports, like in russia handle this.

EDDM got a few stands on the Apron 2/3 which are used both ways.

[grizzled stone]

On stands 5-12 at EDLW, they taxi on arrival, onto the push in line - parallel to TWY M (to keep the main TWY clear) and then get pushed tail-in into the stand.

On the bottom right, you can see one of those walkways.

at EDDMs stands 341-349 both ways are possible.
CRJs and E-Jets often get pushed-in tail first. While bigger Airbus still could just normally park nose-in.

[feral niche]

Ok, so that one at EDLW is not a real jetway. I was confused, because the default scenery has real jetways there.