EDVK - Kassel Calden Airport
Overview
Before staffing this airport for the first time:
Obtain a successful grade at the self enrollment Moodle course: EDVK - Kassel-Calden Tower.
Kassel Airport (formerly Kassel-Calden Airport) is a minor international airport serving the German city of Kassel in the state of Hesse. It is located in the north of Hesse close to the Lower Saxony Border in the northwest of Kassel and is mainly used for business and general aviation operations. Two flight schools and a parachuting school are based on site.
Main Commercial Operations:
| Sund Air | Egypt, Baleares, Canary Islands, Greek Islands |
| Corendon Airlines | Turkey |
| Rhein-Neckar Air | Flights to the German North- and Eastcoast incl. Sylt-Westerland |
| SkyAlps | Bolzano, Italy (beginning in 2023) |
Kassel ATC Stationen
| Station |
Station ID |
Login |
Frequency |
Remark |
| ATIS |
VKA |
EDVK_ATIS |
129.205 |
-- |
| Ground |
VKG |
EDVK_GND |
121.905 |
-- |
| Tower |
VKT |
EDVK_TWR |
118.105 | -- |
| Sector Harz |
HRZ |
EDWW_R_CTR |
126.655 |
covered by DST if not staffed |
| Sector Deister | DST | EDWW_D_CTR | 128.760 |
covered by EIDW if not staffed |
| Sector Eider West | EIDW | EDWW_W_CTR | 120.225 |
|
General Information
EDVK 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: EDVK - Kassel-Calden Tower.
Ground and Tower positions do not have to track aircrafts. Kassel Airport has no designated Approach Controller.
Quicksheet
Ground
Kassel Airport can be staffed with a ground controller, who is providing Delivery Service as well.
The Ground Controller is responsible for all Taxiways and both Aprons. The area of responsibility for Apron control, which is shown on some charts, is not applicable on VATSIM, as we do not simulate airport operators.
Parking
Terminal: Kassel features one single small passenger terminal building with basic facilities such as car rental desks and some shops. As there are no jet bridges, buses and walk-boarding are in use.
Airliner Stands: All positions on the commercial apron are "taxi-out" stands, no push-back required.
General Aviation: GAT has various areas of possible parking positions with the main parking area directly below the Tower. The west part of the Apron is mostly suited for service appointments at the local facilities. The Fueling Station is at the east side near E4. The flight schools bases are east of E4.
Helipad: Kassel has one Helipad on Taxiway L at Apron Entry E3 which can be used for arriving and departing helicopters. Tower shall coordinate with Ground to achieve spacing between arriving or departing helicopters and taxing traffic, since the helipad is on the taxiway.
De-Icing: No special positions. De-Icing can be ordered at your current stand.
Taxiways
Except Apron entry point E3 all Taxiways are suited for Category C Aircrafts and below (e.g. Narrow Body Airliner). Heavy Aircrafts (Class D) can only use Runway Intersection C and Apron entry point E2. This means, that heavy aircrafts will have to backtrack while lining up the runway.
| Taxiway | Width | max. ACFT Cat |
|---|---|---|
| A, B, E, E4 | 18.0m | C |
| C, E2 | 23.0m | D |
| E3 | 10.5m | B |
| L | 18.0/23.0m | C |
Delivery
Delivery Service is responsible for all departing flights under IFR. In Kassel (and at all other airports of RG Bremen), filed flight plans are generally checked and corrected with regard to the following criteria. To be considered are:
- requested flight level (RFL) even/odd
- restrictions for certain destinations/SIDs
- rough validity of a flight plan
Initial climb clearance: The initial climb clearance at Kassel is 5000ft on all published departure procedures, except Warburg (WRB) at 4000ft. The altitude shall be entered as cleared altitude (CFL) in an appropriate list or tag.
SIDs and Restrictions
(see above) |
LoA and Airways | ||
| SID | 27 | 09 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELNAT | 4N | 1M | 5000ft |
| EMBAD | 2N | 1M | 5000ft |
| LUXUX | 2N | 1M | 5000ft |
| WERRA | 7N | 1M | 5000ft |
| WRB WARBURG | 9N | 2M | 4000ft |
| XAROL | 2N | 1M | 5000ft |
In Kassel all SIDs are designed without speed or level restrictions, thus the phrase “via SID” shall not be used.
Specials
Vectored departures: The use of vectored departures requires prior coordination with the responsible radar station. An initial altitude to climb shall be provided.
IFR local flights: IFR local flights are coordinated with the responsible radar controller, who may instruct a different departure procedure, possibly vectored departures.
Low Visibility Operations (LVO)
During LVO, Kassel Ground shall clear departing traffic to the CAT II/II holding point. The preferred runway during low-visibility conditions is runway 27.
If the RVR is not below 125 m, departing traffic may request runway 09 due to performance reasons. In this case, close coordination with Kassel Tower is required before issuing the taxi clearance, as arriving traffic will still use runway 27 for landing.
Tower
Kassel Tower is responsible for all arriving and departing traffic. The top level of the airspace D control zone is 2700ft MSL. Above this altitude and around the CTR airspace E covers the area within responsibility of Bremen Radar. A Para jumping Area up to FL100 is directly above the airport.
Controlzone of Kassel Airport - © openflightmaps.org
Runway and Airport
Kassel Airport has a 8200ft (2500m) long single runway (09 / 27) with a CAT IIIa/b Low-Visibility equipment available at runway 27. The airport features two aprons, one in front of the passenger terminal for two mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family and a separate one for general aviation aircraft.
Departures
All IFR Departures need a Departure-Release from Bremen Radar! *
Coordinate early enough on TeamSpeak, as Bremen Radar might restrict the initial climb clearance and departures times due to workload and traffic situation.
* If traffic permits, Radar can give a "general departure release until further notice". In that case the tower doesn't need to ask for each departure separately.
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.
Auto-Handoff: Pilots shall remain on TWR frequency until passing 2500ft and then contact Bremen Radar without a specific handoff. Below 2000ft Radar might not understand the pilot due to interferences with the surrounding topography.
Arrivals
Arrivals shall be instructed to contact Ground when they are vacating while rolling on L.
Reduced Runway Separation (RRS): Reduced Runway Separation can be applied for aircraft of category 1 and 2.
VFR
Kassel offers four routes in and out of the CTR with two published holding patterns in the north and south of the field.
| VRP | N1 | E1 | W1 | S1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAV | Federal Road junction west of Hofgeismar | Reinhards Forest, Federal Road junction | West of Oberelsungen close to the Highway A44 | Fuldatal east of Kassel |
Helicopters
Helipad: Kassel Airport has one Helipad on Taxiway L at Apron Entry E3 which can be used for arriving and departing helicopters. Tower shall coordinate with Ground to achieve spacing between arriving or departing helicopters and taxing traffic, since the helipad is on the taxiway.
Police and Rescue helicopters: Helicopter operations are likely in the vicinity of Kassel City. An important hospital is located north of the field in Hofgeismar which makes CTR crossings necessary. Christoph 7 (CHX7) is located at the Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Kassel, south east of the field.
Low Visibility Operations (LVO)
Whenever low visibility conditions exist, runway 27 should be used as the runway in use. Wind conditions shall be disregarded.
During Low Visibility Operations at Kassel, only runway 27 can be used for arriving traffic, as this runway is equipped with an ILS approach up to CAT III.
If the RVR is not below 125 m, departing traffic may request runway 09 due to performance reasons. In this case, close coordination with Bremen Radar is required before issuing the line-up clearance, as arriving traffic will still use runway 27 for landing.
When the weather condition requires low visibility operations the use shall be announced in the ATIS.
use &lvp in the ATIS maker URL