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Overview

Frankfurt airport is one of the largest airports in europe and the world. On 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 Major Endorsement is mandatory.

Frankfurt ATC Stations

Station
Station ID
Login
Frequency
Remark
DEP - ATIS
ADDF
EDDF_D_ATIS
118.730
--
ARR - ATIS
AADF
EDDF_A_ATIS
118.030
standard frequency for single ATIS
Delivery
DFC EDDF_DEL 122.035 --
Apron
Center Apron
DFGC EDDF_C_GND 121.855 primary
East Apron
DFGE EDDF_E_GND 121.955 secondary
West Apron
DFGW
EDDF_W_GND 121.755
--
South Apron
DFGS
EDDF_S_GND 121.655
--
Tower / Ground
Ground
DFG
EDDF_GND
121.805
covered by FTS if not staffed
Center Tower
DFTC
EDDF_C_TWR
118.780
primary
West Tower
DFTW
EDDF_W_TWR 124.855
secondary
North Tower
DFTN
EDDF_N_TWR 136.500
--
South Tower
DFTS
EDDF_S_TWR 119.905
--
Arrival / Departure
North Arrival
DFAN EDDF_N_APP 120.805 primary
South Arrival
DFAS EDDF_S_APP 125.355 --
North Director
DFANT EDDF_H_APP 127.280 secondary
South Director
DFAST
EDDF_L_APP 118.505
--
South Departure
DFDS
EDDF_S_DEP
136.130
--
North Departure
DFDN
EDDF_N_DEP
120.155
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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): 8 - 10 aircraft at the same time
Sector Arrival North (FN): 10 - 12 aircraft at the same time