EDDP - Leipzig/Halle
General
Welcome to Leipzig, the most populous city in the state of Saxony.
The International Airport Leipzig/Halle is situated in Schkeuditz and serves both the cities of Leipzig and Halle. It allows 24h operations for cargo flights, has the heighest freight-only movements in the entirety of the European Union and is only second to Frankfurt in terms of cargo, having handled close to 1.4 million tonnes of it in 2024. The airport serves as the main European hub for DHL Aviation and the main hub for AeroLogic.
The following types of operation are officially approved at Leipzig
IFR, VFR, NVFR
Aircraft (PCN 105), helicopters, UL (with radio), motorgliders.
| Station |
Callsign | Login |
Frequency |
Remark |
| ATIS | - | EDDP_ATIS | 123.955 | - |
| DCL (PDC) | - | EDDP | - | Datalink clearance via ACARS |
| Delivery | Leipzig Delivery | EDDP_DEL | 121.680 | - |
| Ground | Leipzig Ground | EDDP_GND | 121.805 | - |
| Tower North | Leipzig Tower | EDDP_N_TWR | 125.955 | 26R/08L |
| Tower South | Leipzig Tower | EDDP_S_TWR | 121.105 | 26L/08R |
|
Approach North |
München Radar | EDDP_TRN_APP | 126.065 | - |
|
Approach South |
München Radar | EDDP_TRS_APP | 126.175 | - |
|
Arrival North |
Leipzig Arrival | EDDP_ND_APP | 120.840 | 26R/08L (parallel independent ops) |
|
Arrival South |
Leipzig Arrival | EDDP_SD_APP | 129.765 | 26L/08R |
Charts
You can find current IFR charts for Leipzig on chartfox (requires VATSIM login) or directly in the AIP Germany IFR
You can find current VFR charts for Leipzig in the AIP Germany VFR.
For a better overview over the airspace structure around Leipzig, we recommend openflightmaps.
Sceneries
| Sim |
Freeware |
Payware |
| MSFS | included in SimUpdate 7 | Digital Design |
| X-Plane | Gateway |
- |
Parking Positions
Apron 1:
All passenger and general aviation traffic will be parked at Apron 1.
| Stands | Usage |
|---|---|
| 101 - 111 | Airlines; non-jetway positions (facing south), taxi-out |
| 112 - 121 | Mainly business jets and private aircraft |
| 126 - 130 | Airlines (Schengen); jetway positions |
| 132 - 136 | Airlines (non-Schengen); jetway positions |
| 137 - 143 | General Aviation (GAT) |
Apron 2 and 3:
These aprons are used mainly by cargo aircraft that do not fly in the DHL network, where Apron 3 is use primarily by Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Parking stands are available for every aircraft category.
Apron 4 and 5:
Only aircraft operating flights within the DHL network park on apron 4. There are several parking positions for each aircraft type.
| Bay | Stands | Maximum wingspan of stands |
|---|---|---|
| A-Bay | 401 - 412 | max. 52 m |
| B-Bay | 421 - 436 | max. 36 m |
| C-Bay | 441 - 452 | L/R max. 32 m, others max. 52 m |
| D-Bay | 461 - 478 | W max. 80 m, L/R max. 36 m, others max. 52 m |
| E-Bay | 481 - 487 | L/R max. 36 m, others max. 80 m |
These airlines mainly fly to Leipzig as part of the DHL network and therefore park at Apron 4 and 5
| ICAO-Code | Airline | Callsign |
|---|---|---|
| ABR | ASL Airlines Ireland | CONTRACT |
| BCS | European Air Transport | POSTMAN |
| BOX | AeroLogic | GERMAN CARGO |
| CKS | Kalitta Air | CONNIE |
| DHA | DHL Air Austria | YELLOW TAIL |
| DHK | DHL Air UK | WORLD EXPRESS |
| DHX | DHL Middle East | DILMUN |
| GTI | Atlas Air | GIANT |
| MNB | MNG Airlines | BLACK SEA |
| PAC | Polar Air Cargo | POLAR |
| SOO | Southern Air | SOUTHERN AIR |
| SOP | Solinair | SOLINAIR |
| SRR | Star Air | WHITESTAR |
De-Icing
Specially established areas are available for the de-icing of aircraft and are depicted on the aerodrome chart.
The request for de-icing shall be reported no later than when requesting start-up clearance.
De-Icing pads and frequencies (for use during special events)
| De-Icing Pad | Frequency | Callsign | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| DP Z1.1 / Z1.2 | 121.650 |
Leipzig De-Icing 1 |
Apron 4 |
| DP Z2.1 / Z2.2 | 121.750 | Leipzig De-Icing 2 | Apron 4 |
| DP Z3.1 / Z3.2 | 121.850 | Leipzig De-Icing 3 | Apron 4 |
| DP Z4.1 / Z4.2 / Z4.3 | 121.950 | Leipzig De-Icing 4 | Apron 4 |
| DP Z5.1 / Z5.2 | 121.630 | Leipzig De-Icing 5 | Apron 4 |
| DP 2 / 4 | 121.900 | Leipzig De-Icing 6 | Taxiway C |
| DP 3 | 121.600 | Leipzig De-Icing | Apron 1 |
| DP 6 | 121.980 | Leipzig De-Icing 7 | Taxiway V |
| DP 7 | 121.730 | Leipzig De-Icing 8 | Taxiway V |
| DP 8 | 121.930 | Leipzig De-Icing 9 | Taxiway V |
| DP 9 | 121.700 | Leipzig De-Icing 10 | Taxiway V |
IFR Departure
Clearance, startup and pushback
Leipzig Delivery is providing enroute and startup clearances for IFR flights and will send you over to the frequency of Leipzig Ground for pushback or taxi clearance. Do not move prior having gotten clearance for it by Ground!
Aicraft departing from Apron 2 or 4 and aircraft types A346/B77W/B744/B748/A388 can expect the southern runway (26L/08R) for departure, while aircraft departing from Apron 1 or 3 can expect the northern runway (26R/08L).
Preferred direction of operation is 26.
The SID designator received in the IFR clearance clearly identifies the departure runway. SIDs with designator N are from 26R, designators S and L from 26L, designators E and K from 08R and designators Q and X from 08L.
The "EDDP" omnidirectional departures are for NON-RNAV equipped aircraft only.
All SIDs have an initial climb clearance of FL70.
Delivery will never give push-back clearance!
Pushback and taxi-out
Once start-up clearance has been received from Delivery the flight is handed over to the Ground position to report ready for pushback or taxi depending on the type of parking position:
At a taxi-out stand this means you shall start your engines and report ready for taxi with Ground.
At a stand requiring pushback you shall connect the pushback truck, remove the chocks and then report "ready for pushback" with Ground, so you can immediately start your pushback once you got the approval for it.
Once ready for taxi Ground will provide taxi instructions to the holding point of the departure runway. Pay close attention to those instructions as they will often contain specific taxiways to "hold short of" to ensure other traffic can safely pass or even vacate the runway - e,g, traffic landing on the southern runway will automatically cross taxiway T after vacating via S4 or S6, so it is likely you will be required to hold short prior to those crossings.
Prior reaching the holding point Ground will handover departures to the respective Tower controller. 125.955 for runway 26R/08L or 121.105 for runway 26L/08R. If only one Tower is staffed, it will take over the duties of the other and cross couple both frequencies. Please always use the exact frequency you are being told by the controller, even if you can't see it in your pilot client.
Takeoff and initial climb
Due to the system of parallel runways at Leipzig it is required to remain on the Tower frequency after takeoff. The controller will actively tell you when to switch to the respective departure frequency as published in the charts - this will happen as soon as possible but in case of parallel departures it will only take place once one of the aircraft has turned away from the centerline on its SID.
Also here, please always use the exact frequency you are being told by the controller, even if you can't see it in your pilot client.
Initial climb on all SIDs is FL70! This is on standard QNH as transition altitude is 5000 ft. Do not mistake with altitude 7000 ft!
During your departure you will cross airspace classes D and E in which the speed restriction of maximum 250 kts IAS applies below FL100 which cannot be lifted by the controller due to potential unknown VFR traffic.
IFR Arrival
STAR
Arriving into Leipzig is rather straight forward - there are mainly four STAR entries you can expect with an RNAV-capable aircraft via the fixes KOJEC from the nortwest, LUXBO from the northeast, GOXLI from the southwest and YAWOY from the southeast. Expect to cross these waypoints at FL110. If you reach these points, which are clearance limits, and you haven't received further clearance enter the published holding. Although there are STARs for non-RNAV-capable aircraft via GOT, those can usually expect vectors along similar paths as the RNAV STARs.
The exact landing runway is usually determined only by Leipzig Arrival.
There is a restriction for maximum 250 kts IAS below FL100 as you will cross airspace class E and D.
This means you should also stay on the lookout for VFR traffic unknown to the controller.
From these entry points STARs will lead you via several DPxxx waypoints into the downwinds of the landing runways. The controller will likely give you direct clearances to any of the DPxxx waypoints and you are expected to continue the respective STAR after this point.
Handoff to the Arrival controller usually happens on downwind abeam the aerodrome.
The STARs are open-ended, which means that upon reaching the last waypoint on downwind (e.g. DP459 on the GOXLI1V arrival) you shall continue to fly the downwind heading (083° for runways 26L/R or 262° for runways 08L/R) until you will get a vector to final from the controller.
Approach
From the downwinds traffic is vectored to the final by the Arrival controller. This usually happens already abeam the final approach fix, so plan your descent accordingly to not be too high - expect to cross DP427/DP457/DP421/DP451 at altitude 5000 ft.
- Aircraft via KOJEC, LUXBO can expect the northern runway
- Aircraft via GOXLI, YAWOY can expect the southern runway
- Aircraft parked on aprons 1 and 3 can expect the northern runway
- If traffic conditions permit, cargo aircraft land on the southern runway
- Aircraft types A346/B77W/B744/B748/A388 will usually be assigned to the southern runway
All four runways have instrument approach procedures: ILS up to CATIII, LOC/DME and RNP.
In case of RNP approach only LPV is available during independent parallel operations.
Leipzig is authorised for the use of the following types of separation between aircraft on different finals:
Independent parallel approaches
When using independent parallel approaches both finals are completely independent.
To use parallel independent approaches, the following criteria must be met:
- Both Tower and Director positions must be staffed
- All aircraft involved must use precision approaches
- If an aircraft deviates from the final approach path, it and any other aircraft on the adjacent approach that is closer than 3NM from the deviating aircraft must be turned away from the final approach path immediately even if they are below the MVA!
Dependent parallel approaches
When using dependent parallel approaches 2 aircraft on different finals must be seperated at least 1,5NM.
To use parallel dependent approaches, the following criteria must be met:
- At least one Arrival position must be staffed
- All aircraft involved must use precision approaches
- If an aircraft deviates from the final approach path, it and any other aircraft on the adjacent approach that is closer than 3NM from the deviating aircraft must be turned away from the final approach path immediately even if they are below the MVA!
Staggered approaches
When using staggered approaches all aircraft under IFR on any approach have to be separated at least 3NM to any other aircraft under IFR on the adjacent approach
Segregated parallel operations
When using segregated parallel operations one runway is used exclusively for arrivals and the other one exclusively for departures.
It is usually used during Low Visibility Operations (LVO).
Landing, Taxi-in and parking
Traffic on final will be transfered to the Tower controller: 125.955 for runway 26R/08L or 121.105 for runway 26L/08R. If only one Tower is staffed, it will take over the duties of the other and cross couple both frequencies. Please always use the exact frequency you are being told by the controller, even if you can't see it in your pilot client.
High Intensity Runway Operation (HIRO)
At night (between 2200lcl and 0600lcl) all B752/A306/B763 on the southern runway are expected to vacate via S6 (RWY08L) or S4 (RWY26L). Aircraft that are parking on Apron 4/5 will vacate via S6/S4 cross T and hold short of V unless otherwise instructed by Tower (this only applies during HIRO).
After landing Tower will send you to Ground for taxi instructions and stand assignment.
VFR
Airspace and procedures
The CTR Leipzig extends from ground level to 2500 ft MSL with a staggered airspace D on top reaching up to FL75 (check the VFR Terminal Chart for details). Depending on the landing configuration the airspaces D(HX) will be activated as well as the TMZ(HX) areas.
All aircraft need clearance by Leipzig Tower to enter and operate inside the CTR.
Entry and exit to/from the CTR is facilitated by the VFR routes November (N1, N2) in the North and Sierra (S1, S2) in the South which lead along either side of the Autobahn A9 to published VFR holding patterns.
General aviation traffic can usually expect to use the northern runway 26R/08L which has specific touchdown points defined for single engine aircraft below 2 t MPW with a LDA of 700m to shorten the landing roll on the runway.
VFR approaches with jets and aeroplanes > 5.7 t are restricted as follows:
Final approach must be at least 5 NM. The altitude upon commencing final descent shall not be less than 2200 ft MSL.
Leipzig, Klinikum St.Georg
The Klinikum St.Georg Leipzig is situated within the CTR Leipzig. Helicopters arriving and departing the hospital have to adhere to the procedures of the CTR Leipzig. VFR charts for this heliport can be found in the AIP Germany VFR.