ETMN - Nordholz

Overview

Nordholz Overview

Nordholz is the last military airfield in Germany operated by the German Navy. It is located to the west of Hamburg and is the home of the Naval Air Wing 3 and 5 by the German Navy. For the most part, Nordholz handles Military Helicopter and Medium
reconnaissance aircraft like the P-3C Orion and Dornier 228 LM.


Charts can be found in the MIL AIS.

Nordholz ATC Stations

Station
Frequency
Login
SI
Anmerkung
Tower
131.255
ETMN_TWR
MNT --

Radar

129.855
ETMN_APP
MNR
--

If Nordholz Radar is offline, Wittmund Radar (ETNT APP) will take over full responsibility for AoR Nordholz and top-down responsibilities at ETMN.

Tower

Control Zone

EDWW ETMN CTR.pngCTR Nordholz - © openflightmaps.org

Ground Movements

Parking Positions

Nordholz consists of multiple Aprons with multiple Hangars. Nordholz Tower should only instruct aircraft to taxi to the apron.

Taxi Instructions

Nordholz Tower doesn’t need to provide detailed taxi instructions to military traffic if there is no conflicting traffic. Visitors from other squadrons (home squadron is Naval Air Wing 3 and 5) or civilian traffic should receive full taxi instructions.

Departing Traffic

Nordholz Tower should inform departing traffic about current weather conditions. In the case of military traffic, the colour code is sufficient.

Nordholz Tower shall only issue IFR clearances after coordination with EDWW sector Eider West (EIDW)!

Every IFR departure from ETMN requires a departure release from both ETMN APP and Bremen Radar before issuing a takeoff clearance!

SID-Assignments
Low Visibility Takeoffs (LVTO)

RWY 08/26 is suitable for conducting low visibility takeoffs with a minimum runway visual range of 100m. 

Arriving Traffic

Approaches Types

Wittmundhafen is equipped with an ILS and TACAN approach onto runway 08 and an ILS, RNP, TACAN and NDB approach onto runway 26. 

There are also PAR and SRA approaches available on both runways.
Nordholz Radar will maintain Radio contact with the aircraft performing a PAR or SAR until landed. Nordholz Tower should inform Nordholz Radar if the runway is clear and the aircraft performing the PAR/SRA is cleared to land.

Nordholz-Spieka (EDXN)

Nordholz-Spieka (EDXN) is an uncontrolled airfield directly situated to ETMN. Traffic shall only use the grass runway. Spieka Radio and Nordholz Tower shall maintain close coordination in case of traffic at each aerodrome. VFR departure and approach procedures shall be assigned as directed by Nordholz Tower. 

Radar

Area of Responsibility

Nordholz Radar is responsible for departing and arriving traffic from/to ETMN. 

When online, Nordholz Radar activates its delegated AoR within the Bremen ACC sector Eider West (EIDW). Full responsibility is delegated to Wittmund Radar for this airspace.


EDWW ETMN AoR.pngAoR Nordholz

Nordholz Radar shall inform Bremen ACC sectors EIDW/EIDE, FRI and HAMW as well as Wittmund Radar (ETNT APP), Hohn Radar (ETNH APP) and Schleswig Radar (ETNS APP) about the opening and closing of AoR Wittmund immediately!

If Nordholz Radar is offline, Wittmund Radar (ETNT APP) will take over full responsibility for AoR Nordholz and top-down responsibilities at ETMN.

Airspace

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Nordholz is equipped with a TMZ and RMZ. This will ensure that VFR traffic in the vicinity of the aerodrome is known to Nordholz Radar. The RMZ will only be used by traffic not equipped with a transponder (not applicable in Vatsim). Traffic within the TMZ of Nordholz shall monitor Nordholz Radar's frequency and squawk 4460. This traffic is not required to make an initial call to ATC. Still, ATC may contact this traffic when required (e.g. traffic information about IFR traffic). 

Procedures

Arriving Traffic

Departing Traffic

Approach Types

Runway 08

Runway 26

Since Nordholz Precision is currently not implemented on VATSIM, PAR approaches can only be conducted if traffic levels permit - if necessary, Nordholz Radar can coordinate with civilian ATC to keep other inbound traffic outside of the airspace while a PAR approach is taking place; whether this is possible, however, depends on the current workload of civilian ATC.