# Overview

**Before staffing this airport for the first time:** Obtain a successful grade at the self enrollment Moodle course: **[EDVK - Kassel-Calden Tower](https://moodle.vatsim-germany.org/course/view.php?id=73)**.

Kassel Airport (formerly Kassel-Calden Airport) is a minor international airport serving the German city of [Kassel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel "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**DSTEDWW\_D\_CTR128.760covered by EIDW if not staffed
**Sector Eider West**EIDWEDWW\_W\_CTR120.225
### General Information EDVK is an unrestricted airport of the **[Bremen FIR](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/books/bremen-fir-edww-fS5)** 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](https://moodle.vatsim-germany.org/course/view.php?id=73).** Ground and Tower positions do not have to track aircrafts. Kassel Airport has no designated Approach Controller. ### Quicksheet ### [![EDVK Quicksheetpng](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/chrome-pfvzrcq2f2.png)](https://dms.vatsim-germany.org/s/i7DQWKJMcr86Dqb)