# EBG Nord-A

ALR, HEI, HAM

# Overview EBG Nord-A

### Sectors below FL105

[![Nord-A - below 105.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/nord-a-below-105.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/ebg-nord-a-fl105.png)

### Sectors above FL105

[![Nord-A - above 105.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/nord-a-above-105.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/ZOeebg-nord-a-fl105.png)

# Sectors

#### Sector Aller - ALR  


<table border="1" id="bkmrk-login-sector-indicat" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Login**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Sector Indicator**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Frequency**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Callsign**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Remark** </td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">EDWW\_A\_CTR  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">ALR  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">126.325  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">Bremen Radar  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">--</td></tr></tbody></table>

**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-haupt-verkehrsstr%C3%B6me-4">Main Traffic Flows:</span>**

- <span class="mw-headline">EDDH/HI-Outbounds via HABFU, IDEKO, and WSN</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDW-Outbounds via WSN and GESTO</span>
- EDDV-Outbounds via IDEKO
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDH/HI-Inbounds via REVLA and BASUM to RIBSO</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDW-Inbounds via GIBMA and EKROV</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDV-Inbounds via IDEKO</span>

<span class="mw-headline">**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-main-crossing%2Fconfli-1">Main Crossing/Conflict Points:</span>**</span>

- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of WSN</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of ELSOB</span>

<span class="mw-headline">**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-ifr-aerodromes-withi-1">IFR Aerodromes within the Sector:</span>**</span>

- <span class="mw-headline">None</span>

**Sector Chart:**

**[![ALR.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/alr.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/alr.png)**

####   
Sector Heide - HEI  


<table border="1" id="bkmrk-login-sector-indicat-0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Login**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Sector Indicator**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Frequency**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Callsign**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Remark** </td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">EDWW\_H\_CTR  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">HEI</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">125.855  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">Bremen Radar  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">--</td></tr></tbody></table>

**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-main-traffic-flows%3A-1">Main Traffic Flows:</span>**

- <span class="mw-headline">EDDH/HI/HL-Outbounds via AMLUH, LUGEG, HAM and RAMAR</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDV-Outbounds via CEL and BATEL</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDW-Outbounds via GESTO</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDH/HI/HL-Inbounds via BOGMU, NOLGO, RARUP and HAM</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDV/VE-Inbounds via DRIBO and HLZ</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">EDDW-Inbounds via GESTO</span>

<span class="mw-headline">**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-main-crossing%2Fconfli-3">Main Crossing/Conflict Points:</span>**</span>

- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of HAM</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of HLZ</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of RAMAR</span>
- <span class="mw-headline">Vicinity of BOGMU</span>

<span class="mw-headline">**<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-ifr-aerodromes-withi-3">IFR Aerodromes within the Sector:</span>**</span>

- <span class="mw-headline">None</span>

**Sector Chart:**

**[![HEI.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/hei.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/hei.png)**

####   
Sector Hamburg - HAM  


<table border="1" id="bkmrk-login-sector-indicat-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Login**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Sector Indicator**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Frequency**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Callsign**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">**Remark** </td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">[EDDH\_APP](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/books/sops-fir-bremen/page/arrival-nHt)  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">HAM  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">120.540  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">Bremen Radar  
</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">--</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">EDDH\_W\_APP</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">HAMW</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">134.255</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">Bremen Radar</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20%; border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">Relief Station only</td></tr></tbody></table>

Further information: [SOP Hamburg](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/books/sops-fir-bremen/chapter/eddh-hamburg-airport).

**Sector Chart:**

**[![HAM.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-02/ham.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/hame.png)**

# Holdings Hamburg Inbounds

Holdings offer the most efficient opportunity to deal with high traffic situations and relieve overloaded sectors especially approach sectors.

[![EDWW_HEI_holding.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/scaled-1680-/edww-hei-holding.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/edww-hei-holding.png)*A typical thursday evening*

The following procedures are the standard when building up holdings. Other methods have to be coordinated.

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-eddh-holdings-and-st-0">EDDH Holdings and STARs</span>

<table class="wikitable centered align-center" id="bkmrk-waypoint-23-15-05-33" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 10em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**Waypoint**</td><td style="width: 5em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**23**</td><td style="width: 5em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**15**</td><td style="width: 5em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**05**</td><td style="width: 5em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**33**</td><td style="width: 15em; border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #c2e0f4;">**Holding**</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ecf0f1;">RIBSO</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">P</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">D</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">A</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">S</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">028°

right turns

</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ecf0f1;">NOLGO</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">P</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">D / (W)</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">A</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">S</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">005°

left turns

</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ecf0f1;">RARUP</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">P</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">D</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">A</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">S</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">276°

right turns

</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ecf0f1;">BOGMU</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">P</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">D</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">A / (N)</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">S</td><td style="border-color: #95a5a6; border-style: solid; vertical-align: middle;">229°

right turns

</td></tr></tbody></table>

All holding information are included in the [DFS-Pack](https://de.wiki.vatsim-germany.org/DFS_Pack_Manual%7C). Just type .*(Waypoint)* for inbound course and turn direction of the published hold procedure.

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-critical-areas-0">Critical Areas</span>

The holdings are mostly not conflicting with departing traffic. In some cases, you have to keep an eye on several situations

- **RARUP** holding with departing traffic via RAMAR, when stack is high a climb gradient is low headings are recommended
- **RARUP** holding has three traffic flows merging at RARUP. Level separation has to be established before reaching the hold.
- **NOLGO** holdings with right turns instead of left are conflicting with departing traffic via AMLUH
- **BOGMU** holding is feeded by two sectors EIDE and HEI from MICOS and ALS area. In normal operation HEI manages the BOGMU hold. EIDE should coordinate in a adequate time before reaching the hold

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-coordination-0">Coordination</span>

Every station, especially sectors of the lower airspace and approach sectors can arrange the use of holds. Every arrival and center sector handling holdings must be informed. When holdings are requested, holdings have to be established at every waypoint to guarantee similar delays. It is unfair to the pilots that other routings e.g. via RIBSO have a pseudo prioritization because they do not need to hold. Furthermore, with not holding every aircraft the traffic flow gets less plannable.

When a coordinator is online it is strongly recommended ALR and HEI share their scope so the coordinator can see the holding management lists.

### Topsky

Topsky offers several tools to make the work as an vATC easier. To work with the Topsky Holding lists you have to make a right click on the Callsign and click on *Hold*. Another window appears in which you can select the waypoint where the aircraft has to hold. Then a holding list appears. By clicking on a waypoint in the holding management list you can open a graphical overview of the holding stack. You can also use the *S-Highlight* to highlight the callsign and level of every aircraft within the hold.

[![EDWW_hold_select.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/scaled-1680-/edww-hold-select.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/edww-hold-select.png)*Topsky Callsign menu, select Hold and S-Highlight*

Please do not forget to click *XHold* when the aircraft is cleared to leave the hold. This function can be found the same way as to select the holding. Otherwise on the next station's EuroScope instance a holding list will pop up.

We strongly recommend sorting your holding list with the ETO so the aircraft with the longest delay is the top item.

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-releasing-traffic-fr-0">Releasing traffic from the holds</span>

<div class="thumb tright" id="bkmrk-"></div>For the standard runway configuration 23ARR/33DEP it is recommended to delegate arriving traffic via BOGMU from HAME to HAMW so every sector handles one downwind.

[![EDDH_Holdings_23_HDG.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/scaled-1680-/eddh-holdings-23-hdg.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-11/eddh-holdings-23-hdg.png)*There are several oprions to release the holds*

In general, the receiving sector determines when an aircraft can be released. The center controllers have to release the aircraft with the „oldest“ ETO. The aim of every controller is a *similar* delay for every aircraft. By doing so it can be necessary one downwind has to feeded with 5nm instead of 10-12nm. The most flexible way to release holdings are headings, the use of STARs is still possible but can lead into irregular spacings. The picture shows possible traffic flows archived with headings.

When holding traffic, frequent and concise coordination is indispensable. Examples for coordination:

- “I take DLH016 heading 230, descending FL100.”
- “Give me EWG9MA left turn heading 360”
- “EZY998 next time inbound NOLGO left heading 340.”