EDDW - Bremen Airport

EDDW Overview

Before staffing this airport for the first time:
Obtain a successful grade at the self enrollment Moodle course: EDDW - Bremen Tower.

Bremen Airport is located south of the city and is only 10-15 minutes from the city center via public transport.

Special features of the airport include the Airbus factory north of Taxiway Foxtrot and the European Flight Academy for Lufthansa student pilots. “Atlas Air Service” also operates a maintenance service for business jets on Apron 3. The Bremen Aviation Association has its hangars on Apron 3 as well.

The DRF intensive care transport helicopter “Christoph 55 (Weser)” is stationed on the airport grounds between taxiway Charlie, Foxtrot and Hotel.

The base of the rescue helicopter “Christoph 6” of the ADAC  Air Rescue is located 2.5km southeast of the field.

Bremen ATC Stations

Station
 Station ID
 Login
 Frequency
 Remark
ATIS
 ADW
 EDDW_ATIS
 132.380
 --
Delivery
 DWL
 EDDW_DEL
 134.830
 Relief Station / Event
Ground
 DWG
 EDDW_GND
 121.755
 --
Tower
 DWT
 EDDW_TWR
 120.330
 --

Sector Friesland

(Arrival)

 FRI
 EDDW_APP
 124.800
 --
Director
 DWAT
 EDDW_F_APP
 120.350

Relief Station / Event

EDDW_DEL and EDDW_F_APP do not exist in real life and should only be staffed during events or times of high traffic as a relief.

General Information

EDDW is an unrestricted airport of the Bremen FIR and part of the S1 minor program. Controllers on the vACC Germany Controller Roster are allowed to control at this Airport with their S2 or higher rating after checking these Standard Operational Procedures and obtaining a successful grade at the respective Moodle course: EDDW - Bremen Tower. 

Ground and Tower positions do not have to track aircrafts. 

Runways
Runway 27 / 09
Runway 23
Length: 2040m | Width: 45m
GLS, ILS (CAT IIIb), RNP, VOR
ILS Y / Z 27 / 09
GLS Y / Z 27 / 09
Length: 700m | Width: 23m
restricted to 5.700kg MTOW,
VFR departures at daytime only southbound Sierra or Whiskey
ILS-Approaches
RWY
Frequency
Identifier
CRS
27
110.9
IBRW
266°
09
110.3
IBRE
086°

ILS Z is the "default" approach on both runways. It should be broadcast in the ATIS, unless FRI requests a different approach be advertised.

Operations Rate
Departures/hour Arrivals/hour Global/hour
18 18 30

Quicksheet

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EDDW Delivery

The delivery controller in Bremen is responsible for all departing flights under IFR. In Bremen, filed flight plans are checked and corrected with regard to the following criteria:

Initial climb clearance: The initial climb clearance at Bremen is 4000ft on all published departure procedures. The altitude shall be entered as cleared altitude (CFL) in an appropriate list or tag.

DCL (Datalink Clearance): Datalink Clearances are not available at EDDW.

SIDs and Restrictions

Destination SID Flight level Remark
EDDF all odd, max. FL 230 LoA
EDDH, EDDV all odd, max. FL 90 Sectorization

EDDL, EDDK,

EDL*, EDK*

 all even, max. FL240
- ERLAD odd due to KUAC/EDGG airspace
all other SIDs Semicircular rules 0° - 179° odd FL, 180° - 359° even FL


SID 09 27
BASUM 1M 1Z / 1L
ERLAD 1M 3Z / 1L
GESTO 8M 1Z / 1L

NIE

Nienburg

 1M 5Z / 1L
OTEXE 1M 1L↑
SOFED 1M 1L

WSN

Weser

 1M 1L

bold: preferred routing, ↑: climb via SID

Traffic departing runway 27 shall be cleared for the Z-departures (where available) unless the pilot files or requests the L-procedure.
Traffic via SOFED/OTEXE onto N125 shall be cleared via (SOFED1M/1L) SOFED unless ED-R 202 or ED-R 302 are active, in which case that traffic shall be cleared via (OTEXE1M/1L) OTEXE N125 SOFED. Sector FRI will inform EDDW about the activation/decativation of those areas. In the absence of information ED-R 202 and ED-R 302 are presumed to be inactive.

Low Visibility Operations (LVO)

During low visibility operations, the departure and arrival spacing is increased. Delays will need to be issued earlier than in normal conditions.

Delays and Startup

Delay of traffic: In high traffic situations, it may be necessary for departing traffic to be held back. In addition, Delivery shall make arrangements to comply with restrictions imposed by other airports through notice on the ECFMP Discord, coordination, etc.

Startup: A startup shall be granted if no major traffic delays are expected. When allocating startups linked to times, the airport specific rate of 18 departures per hour can be used as a basis.

Specials

Vectored departures: Vectored departures shall be coordinated with FRI. FRI will assign a departure procedure (heading(s) and altitude(s)).

IFR local flights: IFR local flights shall be coordinated with FRI. FRI will assign a departure routing.

EDDW Ground

Area of Responsibility

Bremen Ground controls the ground movement of aircraft.

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Parking and Pushback

Stands: GRP assigns parking positions.
Stands marked with A (12A, 18A) are reserved for Heavy aircraft and will block neighboring stands (12/13, 18/19) when used. 
Stands 12-19 are used with the aircraft facing southwest.

Pushbacks: Pushbacks are required for aircraft on stands 01-11. Aircraft on stands 12-19 may also taxi out, provided that they meet the restrictions for the taxiway they're taxiing onto.

De-Icing: De-icing is provided directly at the parking position.  

Taxiway Restrictions

Taxiway Restriction
Delta
 Maximum wingspan 36m
Echo
 Maximum wingspan 36m
Golf Wingspan < 52m
Hotel Maximum wingspan 36m 
Kilo Maximum wingspan 24m
Lima Maxiumum wingspan 31m
November Wingspan < 52m
Romeo
 Maximum wingspan 24m
Sierra Wingspan < 36m

Taxiways

When runway 23 is active (daytime only, winds permitting), VFR departures of up to 5700 kg MTOM requesting departure via S or W are assigned runway 23 and instructed to taxi to runway 23 via D. 

When runway 27 is active, propeller and turbo-prop aeroplanes of more than 2000 kg MTOM are assigned intersection Echo for departure. Aircraft with an MTOM of up to 2000 kg intersection shall be assigned intersection D. Intersection F is used otherwise and on pilot's request by the mentioned aircraft.
Departures shall be instructed to contact the Tower on taxiway F latest.

When runway 09 is active intersection C can be used for aircraft up to 5700 kg MTOM. Intersection A is used otherwise.

Taxiway Hotel shall only be used for Lufthansa Flightschool aircraft and NOT for regular IFR in/outbounds.

Low Visibility Procedures (LVP)

Cat II/III holding points shall be used and are marked as red lines in the ground layout. During LVP only intersection A (RWY 09) and intersection F (RWY 27) shall be used, intersection take-offs are not permitted.

EDDW Tower

Bremen Tower is responsible for all arriving and departing traffic. The top level of the airspace D control zone is 2500ft MSL. Above this altitude airspace D (Non-CTR) covers the area within responsibility of Bremen Radar. An extra D airspace area west and east of the CTR is at 1500ft MSL. West of the field is the uncontrolled airfield EDWQ Ganderkesee in the final of runway 09.

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Runway and Airport

Runway 27 is preferred up to 5 knots tailwind component.

Runway 23 can be used for VFR departures during daytime. Runway 05 does not exist.

Runway 27/09 has two additional special runway extensions in front of each of the thresholds. IRL these can only be used for take-off by Beluga aircraft, but on VATSIM we allow every pilot who requests to use on of these extension via backtrack to do so.

Departures

General Departure-Release: Departures do not have to be released by EDWW (Bremen Radar) except:

Auto-Handoff: Bremen has an auto-handoff to the departure frequency immediately after take-off, as stated in the charts.

Spacing: Departures shall be separated with a minimum of 3 nm or wake turbulence separated, whichever is greater. When two aircrafts have the same SID waypoint (e.g. WRB) the separation shall be increased to 5 nm or wake turbulence separation whichever is greater. 

VFR above 5.700 kg MTOM: Departure via SID instead of visual reporting points.

Arrivals

Beside normal handoff procedures, arrivals on runway 27 shall be instructed to contact Ground while taxiing on taxiway A.

One of your primary objectives with arrivals is to keep the runways useable. Unfortunately some vPilots will hold before the holding line blocking the runway, unless you keep them rolling. Issue taxi instructions as soon as possible or advice to hold behind the holding line while giving a handoff to Ground.

Missed Approaches

In case of an unplanned missed approach, the Tower controller shall inform Bremen Radar (Friesland) immediately. Traffic will be handed over to Bremen Radar (Friesland) after coordination.

The next departure is always subject to release, if not coordinated otherwise (Departure Release). 

VFR

Bremen offers three routes in and out of the CTR with two published holding patterns in the north and south of the field and a maximum altitude of 2000ft MSL. Traffic circuits are usually issued in the south of the field to prevent overflying inhabited areas.

VRP N W S1 S2
NAV Harbour area
Bremen City		 South of Delmenhorst, A1 Highway Exit Gessel, South of Bremen, Federal Road and Railway crossing South of the field,
A1 Highway Exit

Sierra Route: S2 is only used for incoming VFR traffic. Outbound aircraft should proceed directly to S1 after departure.

Flights to EDWQ Ganderkesee directly west out of the control zone should not climb higher than 1500ft because of the D airspace west of the CTR. 

Helicopters

Helipad Yankee: only used for CHX55, other helicopters shall use the runway.

Police and Rescue helicopters: 

Low Visibility Operations (LVO)

When the weather condition requires low visibility operations the use shall be announced in the ATIS.

use &lvp in the ATIS maker URL or "LOW VIS OPS" flag in the NOTAM menu of vATIS

During low visibility operations, the departure and arrival spacing is increased. Delays may be issued earlier than in normal conditions.