# EDXW - Sylt Airport # Overview
**Before staffing this airport for the first time:** Obtain a successful grade at the self enrollment Moodle course: **[EDXW - Sylt-Westerland Tower](https://moodle.vatsim-germany.org/course/view.php?id=74)**.
Sylt Airport on the German Island Sylt in the North Sea is located 2km east of the main city Westerland. It mostly features summer seasonal scheduled traffic to major German cities as well as general aviation and gliding. #### Sylt ATC Stations**Station** | **Station ID** | **Login** | **Frequency** | **Remark** |
**ATIS** | AXW | EDXW\_ATIS | 118.400 | -- |
**Tower** | XWT | EDXW\_TWR | 119.750 | -- |
**Sector Eider** | EID | EDWW\_E\_CTR | 124.075 | covered by ALR if not staffed |
**Sector Aller** | ALR | EDWW\_A\_CTR | 126.325 | -- |
**All IFR Departures need a Departure-Release from Bremen Radar! \*** Coordinate early enough on TeamSpeak, as you might get a delay time, because of arriving traffic over OLDIP.
\* If traffic permits, Radar can always 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 5 nm or wake turbulence separated, whichever is greater, because there is only one useable SID per runway config. **Auto-Handoff:** Pilots shall contact Bremen Radar immediately after take-off without a specific handoff. ### Arrivals Unless a pilot request a specific location (e.g. facilities north-east), they should get a taxi instruction leading to the commercial Apron1 or general aviation Apron 2. For landing traffic 14/32, runway 06/24 can be used as taxiway as well. ### VFR Sylt offers 5 routes in and out of the CTR at max. 2000ft. All VFR Waypoints are mandatory reporting points.**VRP** | **N** | **H** | **S1** | **E1** | **L** |
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**NAV** | North-West of the Island | South-West of the Island | South, east of Hönum | East, Trainline Intersection to the Island | North, East of List |
Overflying of build-up areas in the vicinity of the airport should be avoided. For this to comply, traffic circuits should be issued in the east of the field.
### Helicopters **Helipad:** There are no specific Helipads but pilots should expect Taxiway I (grass strip between Tower and Apron2/GAT) for landing. Otherwise on Tower discretion. The parking area is usually on the grass between Apron1 and Apron 2 ## Ground [](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/sylt-groundlayout.png) ### Parking **Airliner Stands:** Apron 1 has three airliner stands in front of the passenger terminal **Business Jets:** Apron 2 **General Aviation:** Apron 2 in the west of the field **Helicopters:** Gras area between Apron1 and Apron 2 behind the Tower or Apron 2 **Glider School:** Southeast of the field (opposite east of threshold runway 34) with own parking area next to the Glider Strip. **Apron 3 + Apron 4:** additional aprons, private hangars Parking at the fuel stations is strictly forbidden. ### Taxiways Hotspot zone at taxiway M and P at holding point runway 06. M is used for outgoing and P for incoming traffic. Taxiway B available up to 5.7 tons MTOW only. Taxiway I is a grass strip and can be used for aircrafts up to 2 tons MTOW (echo class), Note: not available in all sceneries, better use runway 06/24 to connect Apron 2 with taxiway D. ## Delivery VATSIM has the Top-Down principle, therefore IFR Clearances shall be given by the tower, contrary to real-life procedures, where these are given by Bremen Radar. Delivery Service is responsible for all departing flights under IFR. **Initial climb clearance:** The initial climb clearance at Sylt Airport is 4000ft on all published departure procedures. The altitude shall be entered as cleared altitude (CFL) in an appropriate list or tag. ### SIDs**SID** | **14** | **32** | **Climb** |
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**OLDIP** | 1A (via SID) | 1B (via SID) | 4000ft |
**Runway** | **Takeoff Minima** | **Condition** |
14/32 | 400 m RVR | During Day |
800 m RVR | During Night |