Overview

Frankfurt airport is one of the largest airports in europeEurope and the world. On Vatsim,VATSIM, the traffic figures in Frankfurt are also among the highest on the network.

In order to staff the major airport Frankfurt/Main and all stations above it, a Majormajor Endorsementendorsement is mandatory.

Frankfurt ATC Stations

Station	Station ID	Login	Frequency	Remark
Dep-ATIS	ADFADDF	EDDF_D_ATIS	118.625730	--
Arr-ATIS	AFQAADF	EDDF_A_ATIS	118.025030	standard frequency for single ATIS--
Delivery	DFC	EDDF_DEL	121.900905	--
Apron
Center Apron	DFGC	EDDF_C_GND	121.850855	primary
East Apron	DFGE	EDDF_E_GND	121.950955	secondary
West Apron	DFGW	EDDF_W_GND	121.750755	--tertiary
South Apron	DFGS	EDDF_S_GND	121.650655	not yet operational in the real world
Deicing	--	EDDF_ICE_GND	121.985	deicing operations only
Tower / Ground
Ground Center Tower	DFG	EDDF_GNDDFTC	121.800 EDDF_C_TWR	covered by FTS if not staffed
South Tower	DFTS	EDDF_S_TWR	119.900118.780	primary
West Tower	DFTW	EDDF_W_TWR	124.850855	secondary
North Tower	DFTN	EDDF_N_TWR	136.500	--tertiary
CenterSouth Tower	DFTS	DFTCEDDF_S_TWR	EDDF_C_TWR	118.775119.905	--quaternary
Ground	DFG	EDDF_GND	121.805	covered by DFTS if not staffed
Arrival / Departure
North Arrival	DFAN	EDDF_N_APP	120.800805	primary
South Arrival	DFAS	EDDF_S_APP	125.350355	--
North Director	DFANT	EDDF_H_APP	127.275280	secondary
South Director	DFAST	EDDF_L_APP	118.500505	--
South Departure	DFDS	EDDF_S_DEP	136.125130	--
North Departure	DFDN	EDDF_N_DEP	120.150155	--

Airport Capacity

Outbound EDDF		Inbound EDDF
RWY 18	40 / hr every 2 min + 10 extra movement	staggered	35 - 40 / hr
RWY 25C / 25L	25 / hr every 3 min + 5 extra movement	parallel independent	50 - 60 / hr
RWY 07C / 07R	40 / hr every 2 min + 10 extra movement	single runway	25 - 30 / hr
Sector Arrival South (FS)DFAS): 8 - 10 aircraft at the same time
Sector Arrival North (FN)DFAN): 10 - 12 aircraft at the same time