# EDDK - Overview Köln/Bonn is a complex airport with crossing runways and very little space on the ground and in the TMA. On VATSIM, it usually has a medium amount of traffic but will regularly operate at or even above capacity during events. **Köln/Bonn is an unrestricted airport.** DEL and GND are unrestricted and can be staffed by all controllers with an S1 rating or higher who have passed the **required moodle courses**. TWR position requires the EDDK\_TWR Tier 1 endorsement which can be acquired by all controllers with an **S2** rating or higher. All radar positions require the EDDK\_APP Tier 1 endorsement which can be acquired by all controllers with an **S3** rating or higher.

Due to the high amount of complexity of the airport, it is highly recommended that **S1-rated controllers** have gained a great deal of experience at other unrestricted airports before staffing positions at Köln/Bonn.

**Training:** Controllers with the S1 rating can staff TWR during their training (active EDDK\_TWR solo endorsement required). Controllers with the S2 rating can staff APP positions during their training (active EDDK\_APP solo endorsement required).

With AIRAC 2404, the runway designators in Köln/Bonn were changed from 14/32 to 13/31. This can cause issues for pilots using MSFS if they are using AIRAC 2404 or later but have a scenery with the old designators as **they will not be able to select certain runway-specific procedures such as the SID** in their FMS. If a pilot reports this issue, **please refer them to [this addon](https://dms.vatsim-germany.org/s/PXXa3gKYbb2Exkx "EDDK compatibility fix")** which will allow them to select runway-specific procedures even with an outdated scenery. Whenever possible, **controllers should find workarounds that do not require pilots to restart their simulator**, e.g. using a conventional SID to NVO or WYP, potentially followed by radar vectors.

### Köln/Bonn ATC Stations
**Station** **Station ID** **Login** **Frequency** **Remarks** **Endorsement**
**ATIS** ADK EDDK\_ATIS 132.130 -- --
**Delivery** DKC EDDK\_DEL 121.855 -- unrestricted: [EDDK CBT Delivery](https://moodle.vatsim-germany.org/course/view.php?id=79 "Course EDDK (VATGER moodle)")
**Ground** DKG EDDK\_GND 121.730 -- unrestricted: [EDDK CBT Delivery & EDDK CBT Ground](https://moodle.vatsim-germany.org/course/view.php?id=79 "Course EDDK (VATGER moodle)")
**Tower** DKT EDDK\_TWR 124.980 -- Tier 1: [EDDK\_TWR](https://core.vateud.net/my/endorsements "Your endorsements (VATEUD Core)")
Approach (Pickup) DKA EDDK\_APP 135.350 -- Tier 1: [EDDK\_APP](https://core.vateud.net/my/endorsements "Your endorsements (VATEUD Core)")
Arrival (Feeder) DKAT EDDK\_F\_APP 121.055 secondary Tier 1: [EDDK\_APP](https://core.vateud.net/my/endorsements "Your endorsements (VATEUD Core)")
**Nörvenich sector** NOR EDDK\_NOR\_APP 127.365 primaryTier 1: [EDDK\_APP](https://core.vateud.net/my/endorsements "Your endorsements (VATEUD Core)")
### Controlzone [![EDDK_CTR.png](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-10/scaled-1680-/eddk-ctr.png)](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/uploads/images/gallery/2022-10/eddk-ctr.png)*Cologne-Bonn Controlzone (D-CTR) - © [openflightmaps.org](https://www.openflightmaps.org/)*