EDDW Tower
Bremen Tower is responsible for all arriving and departing traffic. The top level of the airspace D control zone is 2500ft MSL. Above this altitude airspace D (Non-CTR) covers the area within responsibility of Bremen Radar. An extra D airspace area west and east of the CTR is at 1500ft MSL. West of the field is the uncontrolled airfield EDWQ Ganderkesee in the final of runway 09.
Runway and Airport
[runway specs and airport infos]
Backtrack 09/27 for Airbus Beluga
Runway 23 VFR MTOW 5700kg, daylight only for departures to W or S1
Departures
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 contact Bremen Radar immediately after take-off without a specific handoff.
VFR above 5700kg MTOW: Departure via SID instead of visual reporting points.
Arrivals
Beside normal handoff procedures, arrivals on runway 27 shall be instructed to contact Ground while rolling on taxiway A.
One of your primary objectives with arrivals is to keep the runways useable. Unfortunately some vPilots will hold before the holding line blocking the runway, unless you keep them rolling. Issue taxi instructions as soon as possible or advice to hold behind the holding line while giving a handoff to Ground.
Reduced Runway Separation (RRS): Reduced Runway Separation can be applied for aircraft of category 1 and 2.
Missed Approaches
In case of an unplanned missed approach, the Tower controller shall inform Bremen Radar (Friesland) immediately. Traffic will be handed over to Bremen Radar (Friesland) after coordination.
The next departure is always subject to release, if not coordinated otherwise (Departure Release).
VFR
Bremen offers three routes in and out of the CTR with two published holding patterns in the north and south of the field and a maximum altitude of 2000ft MSL. Traffic circuits are usually issued in the south of the field to prevent overflying inhabited areas.
| VRP | N | W | S1 | S2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAV | Harbour area Bremen City |
South of Delmenhorst, A1 Highway Exit | Gessel, South of Bremen, Federal Road and Railway crossing | South of the field, A1 Highway Exit |
Sierra Route: S2 is only used for incoming VFR traffic. Outbound aircraft should proceed directly to S1 after departure.
Flights to EDWQ Ganderkesee directly west out of the control zone should not climb higher than 1500ft because of the D airspace west of the CTR.
Helicopters
Helipad Yankee: [CHX55 EDDW Helipad only, all other Helicopters use the runway (?) ]
Police and Rescue helicopters:
[CHX06 Klinikum Links der Weser, Helipad Zulu]
- KM = Klinikum Bremen-Mitte
- SKH = Klinikum Delmenhorst
- ZLW = Helipad "Z" am Klinikum Links der Weser
Low Visibility Operations (LVO)
When the weather condition requires low visibility operations the use shall be announced in the ATIS.
use &lvp in the ATIS maker URL
During low visibility operations, the departure and arrival spacing is increased. Delays may be issued earlier than in normal conditions.