Arrival - Sector Paderborn Low
Paderborn Low is a small sector and most of the time this sector and sector Hamm are staffed by the same controller. Main duties for PADL is the arriving and departing traffic out of Dortmund EDLW and Paderborn/Lippstadt EDLP, next to some VFR or training flights. Except some inbounds to Cologne there is usually no tranfering traffic within this sector.
If sector Hamm is not staffed, PADL will cover this sector as well and is responsible for traffic at Münster/Osnabrück.
Langen Sector Paderborn Low PADL
Dortmund Area
The Dortmund Area is located west of Dortmund airport. It is designed for inbound traffic on runway 06 or outbound traffic of runway 24 at Dortmund airport. It reaches from Ground up to FL65. Above this level Düsseldorf arrival is responsible. All in- and outbounds to Dortmund always need to stay below FL60 if not released by Düsseldorf. All Düsseldorf inbound on the other hand always have to stay above FL70 if not coordinated otherwise.
Traffic Flows
There are no major traffic flows expect departing and arriving traffic for Dortmund and Paderborn and some inbounds to Cologne.
Paderborn High PADH:The sector above Paderborn Low is Paderborn High (PADH) that is usually staffed by a different controller. PADH is responsible for presequencing inbounds to Düsseldorf and Cologne.
In- and Outbounds Düsseldorf: Inbounds to Düsseldorf are released for descend to FL130 west of airway Z850 (Line BADGO - ADEMI). Lower levels always have to be coordinated between PADL and PADH!
Outbounds Düsseldorf via GMH Z841 with RFL below FL130 will enter the sector for a short time. Due to the airway crossing the lowered part of Paderborn High, coordination with PADH is always required for all flights above FL100!
Inbound Cologne: Inbounds to Cologne will enter the sector Paderborn Low inbound ERNEP descending to FL130. PADL will send this traffic descending FL100 to Köln Arrival.
Departing Traffic Dortmund and Paderborn
Departures out of Dortmund and Paderborn are handed over to the next radar controller according to the internal EBG agreements at the table below.
| Departure |
SID |
Level |
FROM |
TO |
RMK |
| EDLW |
BAMSU |
FL60 |
PADL |
DUS-D |
-- |
| GMH |
FL130 |
PADH |
-- |
||
| NUDGO |
-- |
||||
| OSN |
FL70 |
HMM |
-- |
||
| HMM |
-- |
||||
| DOMEG |
-- |
||||
| EDLP |
GISDI |
FL130 |
GIN |
FL100+ at border |
|
| WRB |
FL70 |
HRZ |
LVL due to ED-R |
||
| HMM |
FL70 |
HMM |
-- |
||
| DOMEG |
FL70 |
-- |
|||
| TINSA |
FL130 |
PADH |
-- |
VFR Traffic
In real life the sector is known for a lot of VFR and training flights due to many flight schools located in this area.
FIS: All VFR traffic that are provided with Flight Information Service should get Squawk 7742.
TMZ: VFR Ttraffic within the TMZ of Paderborn not using flight information services should set transpondercode 6102.
Restricted Area
The military ED-R 203A "Münster" is covering a huge part within the sectors HMM and PADL from FL80 up to FL150. It is active during the week from monday to friday 0700 (0600) until 2230 (2130) and on friday only until 1600 (1500) UTC (summer) and by NOTAM. All flights should stay outside the active ED-R.
ED-R 203A from FL80 to FL150 (red area) - © openflightmaps.org
Holdings
As there are just two small airports within the sector and almost no transfering traffic will fly through, holdings are just rarely used. If they are required or for training purpose there are published holdings available at PAD NDB (3000ft +) and ADEMI (FL60 - FL240).