Arriving in Munich
Arrival
Fly to the clearance limit corresponding with your direction of flight, which will be BETOS, NAPSA, LANDU or ROKIL.
If you receive no further clearance, hold at the respective clearance limit as published (also noted in the Arrival Details below).
RNAV Transitions and STARs
Expect RNAV transitions—not the STARs!
Tell the approach controller immediately if your aircraft is not equipped for the transitions.
The RNAV transitions are:
BETOS08, NAPSA08, LANDU08, ROKIL08 for runways 08L/08R and
BETOS26, NAPSA26, LANDU26, ROKIL26 for runways 26L/26R.
The STARs have letters in their designators (e.g. BETOS 1A) and are only used for communication failure and other non-standard situations – even though they technically have to be filed in Germany.
FMC Operation
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On the F-PLN page, select the arrival runway, as usual, you have four runways to choose from. If you are not given a runway when cleared for the transition, choose any matching the landing direction as per ATIS and be prepared to change it later.
Then, do not select any STAR on this page, instead select the L2 key to open the VIAS selection.
Now, you can select the cleared RNAV transition, sometimes abbreviated (LANDU becomes LAN, etc.):
Finally, check that your FMC is correctly displaying the up- and downwind as per the published charts. If things are programmed correctly, you will not have MIQ or OTT in your flight plan. If you are unsure, or things look weird, inform your controller!
Arrival Details
To learn about descent planning (even without Center control) and clearances to be expected, expand the appropriate section below:
Arrivals from North West via ROKIL (EDGG/EDUU)
| Route | Descent Planning | Runways 08 | Runways 26 | Clearance Limit | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GESLU T107 ROKIL | GESLU max FL250 | ROKIL @FL100 max IAS 250 kts |
ROKIL @FL130 max IAS 280 kts |
ROKIL 126° right turns |
Transition (ROKIL08/ROKIL26), waypoints (DM4xx) or vectors to northern runway (08L/26R). |
| L173 RIXED Y161 LELTA T106 ROKIL | GUPIN max FL170 | ||||
| DKB T104 ROKIL | DKB max FL250 |
Arrivals from North East via LANDU (EDMM/EDUU/LKAA)
| Route | Descent Planning | Runways 08 | Runways 26 | Clearance Limit | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODRO T703 LULAR T105 LANDU | SODRO max FL310 ARMUT max FL270 |
LANDU @FL130 max IAS 280 kts |
LANDU @FL100 max IAS 250 kts |
LANDU 213° left turns |
Transition (LANDU08/LANDU26), waypoints (DM4xx) or vectors to northern runway (08L/26R). |
| VESUB T106 TUSTO T108 LANDU | VESUB max FL250 | ||||
| NIRGO T108 LANDU | NIRGO max FL250 | ||||
| BAVRI T110 BINGU T108 LANDU | BAVRI max FL250 | ||||
Arrivals from South West via BETOS (LIPP/LIMM/LSAS)
| Route | Descent Planning | Runways 08 | Runways 26 | Clearance Limit | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVKAL T102 NINUR T101 BETOS | IVKAL max FL300 | BETOS @FL100 max IAS 250 kts |
BETOS @FL130 max IAS 280 kts |
BETOS 067° right turns |
Transition (BETOS08/BETOS26), waypoints (DM4xx) or vectors to southern runway (08R/26L). |
| SOTOV T101 BETOS | SOTOV max FL300 | ||||
| NUNRI T103 BETOS | NUNRI max FL290 | ||||
Arrivals from South East via NAPSA (LOVV)
| Route | Descent Planning | Runways 08 | Runways 26 | Clearance Limit | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATIG DCT AMADI Q113 NAPSA | AMADI @FL130 | NAPSA @FL130 max IAS 280 kts |
NAPSA @FL100 max IAS 250 kts |
NAPSA 273° left turns |
Transition (NAPSA08/NAPSA26), waypoints (DM4xx) or vectors to southern runway (08R/26L). |
| VATET DCT REDBU Q112 NAPSA | REDBU @FL140 | ||||
| RASTA DCT REDBU Q112 NAPSA | |||||
Final Approach: Director
If Director is online, you are instructed to contact them with your callsign only, do not report your current or cleared altitude, or inbound waypoint:
Pilot: München Director, Lufthansa 123
Landing and Vacating: Tower and Ground
München Tower will give you the landing clearance. Vacate as soon as possible and be sure to cross the holding point. The dashed line from your direction indicates that you can (and in fact must) cross it without further clearance to fully vacate the runway. Hold short of T or M, if you see a EDDM_N_GND or EDDM_S_GND online, switch to the respective frequency: 121.975 if you have landed on the northern runway (08L/26R) or 121.825 if you have landed on the southern runway (08R/26L). If unsure, Tower will also hand you over.
EDDM_1/2/3_GND are only responsible for the aprons, please do not contact them after vacating unless instructed.
If no Ground controller is online, remain on Tower frequency, as Tower will then also give you taxi instructions to the apron entry (N1-N4 or S1-S8).
Without further clearance you have to hold at the apron entry point:
ATC: Lufthansa 123, taxi to entry N4 via A6 and N
Most apron entries are on bridges in Munich, a clearance "to" an entry instructs you to taxi into the entry, and thus onto the bridge whereas a "hold short" clearance wants you to hold short of the entry.
Parking: Apron
Munich Apron is—as usual in Europe—controlled. Clearances are required for all movements.
The Apron controller will guide you to your parking position. If you would like to park at a different parking position, feel free to request it. See the next section for the available parking areas and default assignments.