EDDB - Berlin/Brandenburg General "Hold short Entry South/North" - What does it mean? Berlin Apron often gives instructions to "hold short of entry south (or entry north). Pilots are supposed to hold short of (in front of) those lines. All Entries are clearly visible on the ground. Do not enter taxiway B or C without explicit ATC instructions! Take a look at the pictures below to see where you are supposed to hold short... Entry South (RWY 25R/07L) Entry North (RWY 25L/07R   Departing Traffic First things first - Where to park? Want to know where your airline usually parks? We recommend that you use flightradar24.com whenever possible. Still unsure? Check out this page for a short overview of where to park: Parking Positions How to request your IFR clearance? Your IFR clearance shall contain the following information: Your callsign Received ATIS information letter Your Destination Berlin Delivery, EJU5873, information C, request enroute clearance (and startup) to Zurich. Your IFR clearance will contain the following information: The SID or an alternative routing The initial climb The squawk  EJU5873, Berlin Delivery, (start-up approved), cleared Zurich, via LOGDO1N, flight planned route, climb 5000 ft, squawk 1000. Always report unable if you can't comply with ATC instructions! Delivery might give you a start-up approval together with your IFR clearance. Keep in mind, that the phraseology "start-up approved" clears you to start engines ONLY. You are not allowed to perform a pushback without explicit permission from Apron! Let's talk about slots... During periods of high traffic, Delivery might use Target Start-Up Approval Times (TSAT), on Vatsim known as slots. This will ensure an expeditious and efficient traffic flow. What do you need to do? Report to Delivery when you are fully ready for start-up (TOBT - your target offblock time) Delivery will assign you a TSAT, at which you can expect your start-up clearance You should always call Delivery when you are finally ready to request your startup, If there will be any delay or later TSAT, there is no need to call again, Delivery will call you according to your TSAT When start-up is given, make sure that you are ready to push back within 5 minutes! Remember: "Start-Up approved" only gives you permission to start your engines. You will always need a separate pushback clearance from Apron! Ready to start your journey? - Pushback Important notes regarding pushbacks: Apron actively uses V1, V2 and VC for pushbacks. Be prepared for long pushbacks onto the parallel taxiways. Apron might give straight-back pushbacks on Apron A and C in order to safe space Apron might give you a pushback direction opposite to your expected taxi direction to safe space on the apron. Have you pushback tug already connected before requesting pusback Always report unable if you can't comply with ATC instructions! Which intersection to plan for? To ensure the most efficient runway usage pilots are requested to plan the following intersections whenever possible. Please inform Berlin Ground on initial contact if unable for a certain intersection listed below. Aircraft Category RWY 25R TORA RWY 25L TORA RWY 07R TORA RWY 07L TORA Heavy L8 3600 m M8 4000 m M2 4000 m L1 3600 m Medium (Jet) L7 3300 m M7 2715 m M3 2475 m L2 3500 m Light and Turboprop L6 2515 m M6 2265 m M3 2475 m L3 2470 m Requiring even less runway for take-off? Just ask Ground if a specific intersection is possible. Finally Airborne! Great! Now you only have to keep a few things in mind... Always stay exactly on your SID track. This prevents possible conflicts with parallel departing traffic. Remain on Tower frequency until you get a handoff to Departure! Level-off if you reach your initial climb clearance. If not you might cause conflicts with other departing traffic! Arriving Traffic Let's start with pre-planning - When to start your descent? Do I need to fly out the whole transition? Short answer: In almost all cases no! You can expect a shortcut on downwind when abeam the FAP (Final Approach Point). ATC will mostly aim for a final no longer than 20 NM. That's why we ask you to plan your descent accordingly! Use these altitude recommendations in order to make ATC happy :) Waypoint Recommended Flightlevel OGBER FL120 KETAP FL120 NUKRO FL120 ATGUP FL120 KLF FL120 The big gambling... Planning for an expected runway is like gambling. Or is it? Actually not if you know where your airline usually parks. In Berlin, the runway is usually assigned depending on your planned parking position. Parking at Expect runway Apron 1 - 4, Apron A, Apron E, GAT 07L/25R Stands D01 - D03 07L/25R Apron B, Apron C 07R/25L Stands D04 - 22 07R/25L Keep in mind, that ATC might differ from the rules above if necessary. Don't know where your airline parks? Take a look at this page: Parking Positions Almost there! - Approaching the runway Now it's all about the concentration. That's why we ask you to turn off any entertainment which could distract you. Every second is crucial in order to get all aircraft down in a safe and efficient manner. Here are some tips in order to help your approach: Report your callsign only on first contact with Berlin Director. This will prevent frequency congestion. Make sure you correctly tuned your ILS frequency and LOC course Reduce your speed immediately after ATC told you to do so Not receiving the ILS? - Here's what to do Check if you are using default scenery. Default scenery might not have procedures for the new southern runway. You might be a bit too far out. Inform ATC as soon as possible about this! You will get instructions to help you in your situation. Safely down... What's next? Make sure you fully vacate the runway before coming to a complete stop. You have to cross the holding point completely in order to be vacated. Please use these high-speed taxiways whenever possible, to ensure the most efficient runway usage! Aircraft Category Runway 25R Runway 25L Runway 07R Runway 07L Heavy L3 M3 M6 L6 Medium (Jet) L4 M5 M4 L5 During periods of high traffic, ATC might route traffic via P1 or P2 in order to decongest VC and Entry North. VFR Traffic Departing Traffic Departing VFR traffic on the ground at Berlin/Brandenburg shall do the initial call on Delivery EDDB_DEL (121.600). If Delivery is offline, first contact should be with Berlin Apron even if he is not responsible for the GAT. Arriving Traffic Arriving traffic is supposed to contact TWR 15 miles prior to reaching the reporting point on which you desire to enter. The main tower frequency is 118.800 which shall always be used by traffic arriving via reporting point M. Traffic entering the control zone via reporting point N should call tower on 120.025 if he’s online, otherwise call 118.800 as well. There might be departing or arriving traffic on the parallel runway. Expedite all movements on the runway and approach to stay clear of IFR traffic. Airspace Please stay clear of any airspace C around Berlin Check the ATIS to get information about the active runway. This is important to note as some airspace C sectors are only open during a specific runway configuration. Stay clear of restricted airspace ED-R4 and ED-R146 at all times! Reporting Points Reporting Point N is located at Britzer Garten, a park with a small lake at the southern end of the city of Berlin. Reporting Point M is located at the highway exit Mittenwalde, between the cities of Mittenwalde and Zeesen. Control Zone Berlin/Brandenburg Airport - © openflightmaps.org Abfliegender Verkehr Abfliegender Verkehr hat den Einleitungsruf auf der Delivery Frequenz zu halten (EDDB_DEL - 121.600). Sollte Berlin Delivery offline sein, ist Berlin Apron die nächste zuständige Station für den Einleitungsruf (gemäß des Top-Down Prinzips). Anfliegender Verkehr Anfliegender Verkehr hat sich spätestens 15 Meilen (alternativ 5 Minuten) vor Erreichen des Pflichtmeldepunkts zu melden. Flugzeuge, welche einen Einflug über M beabsichtigen, rufen Berlin Turm auf der Frequenz 118.800 (EDDB_S_TWR). Flugzeuge, welche einen Einflug über N beabsichtigen, rufen Berlin Turm auf der Frequenz 120.025 (EDDB_N_TWR). Sollte niemand auf die Frequenz erreichbar sein, ist die 118.800 zu rufen. Alle Bewegungen auf der Piste und im Anflug sollen sicher so schnell wie möglich ausgeführt werden, um den anfliegenden IFR Verkehr nicht zu blockieren. Luftraum Der Luftraum C ist ohne Freigabe stets zu meiden. Die Benutzung der Luftraum Sektoren "C(HX) Berlin Ost/West" ist der aktiven Betriebsrichtung in EDDB zu entnehmen, welche über die ATIS mitgeteilt wird. Die ED-R4 und ED-R146 ist in jedem Fall zu meiden! Pflichtmeldepunkte Der Pflichtmeldepunkt N liegt über dem Britzer Garten, ein Park mit See südlich von Berlin. Der Pflichtmeldepunkt M liegt bei der Autobahnabfahrt Mittenwalde, zwischen den Orten Mitenwalde und Zeesen. Parking Positions To find the real world used parking position of your flight we recommend the Flightradar24 history whenever possible.  Flying easyJet, Ryanair, Eurowings, Sundair or Lufthansa? Parking Positions for easyJet easyJet primarily uses Apron C for all Schengen flights easyJet primarily uses Apron B for all Non-Schengen flights easyJet also uses Apron B for Schengen flights to relive Apron C Overflow stands are on Apron D Parking Positions for Ryanair Ryanair primarily uses Apron A for all flights Overflow stands are on Apron D Eurowings/Germanwings Eurowings/Germanwings uses Apron C and Apron B for almost all flights Lufthansa Lufthansa exklusivly uses Apron B for all flights Sundair Sundair uses Apron D for all flights Here's a more detailed overview... Airline Gate Area AEE - Agean Airlines Apron B, C AFR - Air France Apron B AMC - Air Malta Apron B, C ASL - Air Serbia Apron B AUA - Austrian Airlines Apron B BAW - British Airways Apron B BEL - British Airways Apron B BTI - Air Baltic Apron C BUC - Bulgarian Air Charter Apron B CAI - Cordendon Airlines Apron B CFE - BA CityFlyer Apron B CTN - Croatia Airlines Apron B CXI - Corendon Airlines Europe Apron B DLH - Lufthansa Apron B DTR - Danish Air Transport Apron A EIN - Aer Lingus Apron B EJU - easyJet Europe Apron B, C ELY - El Al Apron B EWG - Eurowings Apron B, C EZS - easyJet Switzerland Apron C EZY - easyJet Apron B FHY - Free Bird Apron B FIN - Finnair Apron C FPY - Play Apron B, C GWI - Germanwings Apron B, C IBE - Iberia Apron C IBS - Iberia Express Apron C ICE - Icelandair Apron B, C ISR - Isriar Airlines Apron B KLM - KLM Apron B LBT - Nouvelair Tunisie Apron B LGL - Luxair Apron A LOT - Polish Airlines Apron A LZB - Bulgaria Air Apron B MSC - Air Cairo Apron B MSR - EgyptAir Apron B NOZ - Norwegian Apron A NSZ - Norwegian Apron A PGT - Pegasus Airlines Apron B QTR - Qatar Airways Apron B RJA - Royal Jordanian Apron B RYR - Ryanair Apron A SAS - Scandinavian Airlines Apron B SDR - Sundair Apron D SXS - Sunexpress Apron B SZS - Scandinavian Airlines Apron B SWR - Swiss Apron B TAP - TAP Portugal Apron C TGW - Scoot Apron B THY - Turkish Airlines Apron B TVF - Transavia France Apron A VLG - Vueling Apron A WZZ - Wizz Air Apron A Flying Cargo? Cargo flights will park on Apron 2 (stands 19-27) Cargo aircraft with a wingspan of 52 m or more are requested to park on Apron D Performing Government Flights? Government aircraft (e.g. GAF - German Air Force) will park on Apron 1 (Military Apron) General Aviation and Business Aviation Traffic or general aviation and business aviation will park on Apron 4 (GAT) Aircraft with a wingspan of 36 m or more are requested to park on Apron D What about Fictional Airlines All Fictional Airlines are requested to park on Apron A Aircraft with a wingspan of 36 m or more are requested to park on Apron B or D Charts and Scenery IFR Charts for Berlin/Brandenburg Airport are available at https://chartfox.org/EDDB (Vatsim Login required). VFR Charts  for Germany can be found at: -  DFS VFR AIP - EDDB -  DFS VFR AIP  (Overview) -  https://www.openflightmaps.org/ed-germany/   Airport Scenery Sim Freeware Payware MSFS flightsim.to Aerosoft * X-Plane X-Plane Default Scenery Aerosoft * Prepare3D V4/V5 -- Aerosoft * * It is important that you have installed the current update of Aerosoft’s EDDB Scenery, otherwise the ILS frequencies for runway 07R/25L are not correct. The update can be found through the Aerosoft updater.