EDME - Eggenfelden

General

Welcome to Eggenfelden, the largest city and economic center of the district Rottal-Inn in Lower Bavaria. The Verkehrslandeplatz is situated 3 km southwest of the city and with it's over 20.000 flight movements annually, is among the busiest airfields in Bavaria in real life. It is generously sized, easy to approach and its instrument procedures and capability to accept aircrafts with a maximum weight of 50 t make it a reliable option in the triangle between Munich, Salzburg and Passau.

The following types of operation are officially approved at Eggenfelden:
IFR, VFR, NVFR
Aircraft (ACNPCN 46), helicopters (ACNPCN 46), gliders, motorgliders, UL (with radio), parachute jumping.

Eggenfelden is an uncontrolled airport. If you are not yet familiar with AFIS procedures, we strongly recommend to inform yourself prior to flying to or from Eggenfelden as the concept is probably quite different from what you are used to in other areas of VATSIM.

Station	Callsign	Login	Frequency	Remark
ATIS	-	EDME_ATIS	126.580	rarely available due to lack of METAR
AFIS	Eggenfelden Information	EDME_I_TWR	120.305	if offline use 122.800
Center	München Radar	EDMM_EGG_CTR	129.555	other CTR possible check vatsim-radar.com

Top-down Procedures

Approach and Center stations do not provide top-down services for uncontrolled airfields in Germany but will provide coverage for IFR arrivals and departures.

IFR departures still have to contact München Radar on 129.555 for their enroute clearance if Eggenfelden Information is offline but a CTR sector is covering the area (check vatsim-radar.com).

Parking Positions

There is only a single apron with 23 smallsmall, un-numbered parking positions and several hangars available at Eggenfelden.
The fuel station is situated at the western entry of the apron.

Charts

You can find current IFR charts for Eggenfelden on chartfox (requires VATSIM login) or via aip.aero

You can find current VFR charts for Eggenfelden via aip.aero.
For a better overview over the airspace structure around Eggenfelden, we recommend openflightmaps.

Sceneries

IFR Departure

Takeoff

Since Eggenfelden is uncontrolled, the AFISO won't issue a takeoff clearance. Instead, takeoffs are conducted at pilot's discretion. However, you might be assigned a release window during which you have to depart (inform ATC immediately if you are unable to depart within this window). IFR departures enter controlled airspace when passing 1000 ft AGL.

Auto-handoff

Eggenfelden utilizes an auto-handoff procedure for departures; the AFISO will not hand off departures to the approach controller. The current airborne frequency will always be given by the AFISO.

Report passing 3800 ft to Eggenfelden Information and contact München Radar on 129.555 after departure!

IFR Arrival

STAR

There are no STARs for Eggenfelden. All inbounds should plan a route to waypoint BIBAG, which is the initial approach fix for the RNAV approach to runway 26. Tactically the controller might also offer you a direct into the approach procedure via one of the MExxx waypoints - you are expected to continue the procedure from this waypoint onwards if cleared for the approach.

Approach

Eggenfelden has an RNAV approach only for runway 26 and limited to aircraft performance A and B. In case runway 08 is in use, expect to perform the RNAV approach runway 26 followed by visual circling to runway 08. The circling has to be performed south of the aerodrome only and is not to be confused with the traffic circuit which is on the same side. For more details on circling approaches, e.g on what to do on a missed approach from a circling approach, check the SKYbrary.

There is a restriction for maximum 250 KIAS below FL100 as you will be in airspace class E. This means you should also stay on the lookout for VFR traffic unknown to the controller.

Landing

The AFISO will provide neither sequencing nor separation. It is your responsibility as the pilot to coordinate with other traffic on frequency. IFR has no priority over VFR.

You will not receive a landing clearance as the airport is uncontrolled. Instead, landings are conducted at pilot's discretion.

VFR

Airspace

The Eggenfelden RMZ extends from ground level to 1000ft AGL (ca. 1400ft MSL) and airspace E around the RMZ is lowered to 1000ft AGL. All aircraft have to announce themselves on Eggenfelden Information when entering the RMZ, as well as when exiting it and must maintain at least listening watch for the entirety of their stay within the RMZ. VFR traffic should avoid the IFR approach and departure sectors.
Eggenfelden has two published traffic circuits to the Southsouth of the field - one for UL traffic in 2000 ft MSL and one for other traffic in 2500 ft.ft MSL.
(Right) downwind, (right) base and final shall be reported without request.
Additionally a dropping zone (parachute jumping) is located at the aerodrome: N48.23.46 E012.43.25, up to FL100, radius 2 NM.

Rottal-Inn Klinik Eggenfelden

The Rottal-Inn Klinik Eggenfelden hospital is located within the Eggenfelden RMZ, Northeastnortheast of the airport, below the approach procedure of runway 26 and departure procedure of runway 08.airport.. Helicopters arriving and departing at the hospital have to adhere to the procedures of the Eggenfelden RMZ.

Sonderlandeplatz Pfarrkirchen, EDNP

The special-use airfield Pfarrkirchen, EDNP is situated to the Easteast slightly outside of the Eggenfelden RMZ and the traffic circuits at Pfarrkirchen are excluded from the RMZ (see aip.aero). Additional listening watch on Eggenfelden Information due to the RMZ is not required, if flights are conducted within the RMZ sector EDNP - otherwise the rules of the RMZ apply.
VFR charts for this airfield can be found via aip.aero.

Ballonstartplatz Taufkirchen

The balloon launch site Taufkirchen is situated in the Northnorth of the Eggenfelden RMZ and approved for departures of hot air balloons only. The rules of the Eggenfelden RMZ apply.
Position: N48°26' E012°42', elevation 451 m / 1480 ft.