Welcome to the discussion thread for CTP Westbound 2025!
We are pleased to return for another Cross the Pond, this time following the fun westbound on April 26th, 2025.
Cross The Pond is the largest and longest-running event on VATSIM (over 20 years). The event is biannual flying between the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Westbound in the spring and Eastbound in the autumn. Hundreds of pilots light up the virtual skies, and dozens of controllers burn both ends of the candle to provide professional ATC service over the Ocean and the Continents.
Our teams of volunteers are already working in the background for this next edition, so we will be posting updates soon!
To keep in touch with news regarding the event, you can follow us on our social media and look for the hashtag #CTP25W
We also have a dedicated discord server, which is going to get busier as we approach show-day. To join us, head over to https://ctp.vatsim.net/discord and follow the instructions on your screen.
We are pleased to announce that the airport voting for Cross the Pond Westbound 2025 has now opened. VATSIM members can vote for their top airports the end of Friday, 14MAR25 via the CTP website .
Members can vote for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourite choice on either side of the ocean, earning that airport 5, 3 and 2 points respectively. The Planning Team of the event will then meet with the user’s vote to include your favourite airports and occasionally a choice of their own.
A complete list of the airports available on each side of the ocean is listed at the end of my post.
On behalf of the Planning Team, good luck to all the airports!
