EDDL - Delivery
Düsseldorf Delivery is responsible for enroute and startup clearances for all departing IFR aircraft. VFR aircraft have to call Delivery for departure information. For all departures (IFR and VFR) Düsseldorf Delivery is the first station to contact, except for police helicopters, which may also contact Tower initially.
Enroute Clearance
Standard Instrument Departures
Runway 23L/05R (SID Designator T and Z) is primary used for all departures. Delivery has to make sure that all SID restrictions are adhered to (Euroscope will display if a route is not correct).
The SID MODRU #K shall only be assigned on pilots request when able to comply with climb restriction (9.5%) and RF-Legs. Prior coordination with Tower is mandatory. Decision on short notice to the pilot by Ground or Tower is possible, depending on the preceding traffic (see Tower section).
The SID NETEX #K, #Y, #X, #U are mandatory for flights to continue via NETEX DCT RASCA or NETEX DCT DELOM.
To ensure an efficient operation within the upper and lower airspace several restrictions should be met (check FPC column in Euroscope). To solve an invalid route, the pilot usually has to file a completely new route (valid routes for many destinations can be found on grd.aero-nav.com).
| Waypoint | Restriction | Climb |
|---|---|---|
|
COL Cola |
-- | climb via |
| DODEN |
min. RFL 260 flights unable for climb restrictions (see charts) shall refile via KUMIK |
climb via |
|
GMH Germinghausen |
max. RFL 140 | climb |
| KUMIK | min. RFL 150 | climb via |
|
LMA Lima |
DEST EDLN only or local IFR flights | climb |
| MEVEL | -- |
23 Ops: climb via 05 Ops: climb |
| MODRU | min. RFL 210 | climb via |
| NETEX | Only available at night between 2200LT and 0600LT and during weekends and holidays due to military airspace in the north of the EBBU FIR. Information about the activation of the military areas can be obtained from the EBBU controller. |
#U, #K: climb via all other: climb |
|
NVO Nörvenich |
max. RFL 90 flights with RFL at or above FL100 shall refile via MODRU |
climb |
| NUDGO | max. RFL 240 | climb |
| SONEB | -- | climb via |
Vectored Departure
Usually all RNAV capable aircraft that are available for flight simulators are able to fly a SID and most likely are looking for the wrong runway! If pilots nevertheless are unable to fly any SID (even an older version of the current SID or the LMA SID) a vectored departure can be coordinated between Delivery and Arrival. Alternatively the LMA SID can be used with vectors/direct to the first waypoint.
Usually runway heading and an initial climb of 5000ft should be used. Other coordinations are always possible. Select the corresponding "RV" SID for this departure.
Local IFR
Local IFR flights are prefered via LMA SID (radar vector departure on request possible). Coordination with Arrival (DLA) prior enroute clearance as well as a startup release is required.
Local departures need to be advised to contact DLA on 128.555 immediately after departure.
Datalink Clearance (DCL/PDC)
At Düsseldorf Airport we offer Datalink Clearance to the pilots via the Hoppie System and the Topsky Plugin. The airport code EDDL should be used (already preselected).
An example of the DCL message the pilot will receive can be seen below. By default startup always needs to be approved separately.
CLD 2042 220117 EDDL PDC 026 SAS461L CLRD TO EKCH OFF 23L VIA MEVEL3T CLIMB 5000 SQUAWK 2055 ADT MDI NEXT FREQ 121.780 ATIS H REPORT READY ON 121.780
Startup
When startup clearance cannot be given immediately or the pilot is not ready for startup within the next 5 minutes, the pilot needs to stay on Delivery frequency until they receive their startup clearance.
Runway Capacity
To ensure smooth operations and an acceptable level of workload for following stations, Delivery has to make ensure an appropriate startup rate. This can either be achieved by use of the vACDM plugin, or by adhering to a number of maximum startup clerances.
Maximum startups at the same time: A maximum of 13 outbounds should have startup (incl. all further ground states) at the same time when two runways are used and only 10 startups when only one runway is used. Delivery should ensure that not too much outbounds in the same area receive startup at the same time.
Outbound Taxi Times: The average time between startup approval and takeoff clearance is 10 - 15 minutes during 05 operations and 15 - 20 minutes during 23 operations.