Tower

General

Laage Tower is responsible for all movements on the taxiways (both military and civil) as well as for all movements on the runway and inside the control zone. 

Control Zone

There are two mandatory reporting points for VFR traffic entering and exiting the control zone:

• North: November
• South: Sierra

There are also VFR Jet arrival and VFR Jet departures. Check MILAIS for more information.

Ground Movements

Taxi instructions

• Every taxi instruction can only be issued by Laage Tower
• Procedures between Tower and Apron:
  • Arriving traffic will be instructed to taxi via Z and contact Laage Apron ("Taxi via Z, contact Apron 121.950")
  • Departing traffic will push onto Z and contact Tower as soon as it's ready for taxi. 
  • Only Laage Apron will assign parking positions!

Restrictions

• Taxiway A
  • North of the runway: maximum width 17,5 m
• Taxiway B
  • South of the runway: maximum width 20 m
  • North of the runway: maximum width 12 m
• Taxiway C
  • South of the runway: maximum width 20 m
• Taxiway Z
  • Between parking position 4B and the westerly apron: maximum width 20 m
  • Between the westerly apron and taxiway C: maximum width 16 m
    

Arriving Traffic

Arriving traffic will be transferred by Laage Radar or Bremen Radar when established on the final.

Approach types

For civil traffic, the ILS/LOC Z approach or the RNAV(GPS) approach will be used on both runways. Additionally, there are SRA, PAR and TACAN approaches available which will be used by military traffic.

Departing traffic

Laage Tower shall transfer departing traffic to the next station when airborne. If Laage Radar is only, departing traffic shall be transferred to Laage Radar initially. 

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