SOP Braunschweig Tower

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Runway and Airport

Departures

All IFR Departures need a Take-Off Release from Bremen Radar !

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 contact Bremen Radar immediately after take-off without a specific handoff.

Arrivals

VFR

Helicopters

Helipad: The Helipads are not in use. They are turned off via NOTAM for years now. All Helicopter arr/dep use the runway.

Low Visibility

Ground

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Parking

Taxiways

Delivery

Delivery Service is responsible for all departing flights under IFR. In Braunschweig (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 Braunschweig Airport is 4000ft on all published departure procedures. The altitude shall be entered as cleared altitude (CFL) in an appropriate list or tag.

PDC: The use of PDC (Pre Departure Clearance) is permitted in Braunschweig, but not mandatory. The code "EDVE" shall be used.

SIDs and Restrictions

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.