Overview
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
Kassel is an unrestricted airport of the Bremen FIR and part of the S1 minor program. vACC Germany Controllers are allowed to control at this Airport without any endorsement regulations with their S2 or higher rating, unlike Tier 1 (e.g. Hamburg, Berlin) or Tier 2 (e.g. military) airports. For Center stations (CTR) covering Kassel Airport an endorsement is still required.
Ground and Tower positions do not have to track aircrafts. Kassel Airport has no designated Approach Controller.
