# Tower

Büchel Tower is responsible for all movements at the airport and within the CTR as well as all enroute and startup clearances.

### General

##### Enroute clearances  


All enroute clearances must be **coordinated with Büchel Radar**. The clearance will be given by Büchel Radar to be **relayed to the pilot** by Büchel Tower. Usually, pilots are first given their startup and taxi clearance and the enroute clearance is coordinated while the aircraft is on its way to the runway to be **given at the holding point shortly before departure**. If Büchel Radar is offline, the enroute clearance has to be coordinated with the appropriate civilian radar controller.

Further information on clearances to be given can be found in the [ETSB Approach SOP](https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/books/sops-fir-langen/page/approach-tzk "ETSB Approach SOP").

##### Approaches to Spangdahlem (ETAD)

Traffic approaching runway 22 at Spangdahlem Airbase will cross through the Southwestern corner of the Büchel CTR. These crossings are **automatically released** and Büchel Tower shall ensure separation to these aircraft and, if necessary, inform Spangdahlem GCA of any conflicting traffic.

### IFR traffic

##### Departures

A **departure release for all IFR departures** shall be obtained from Büchel Radar.

Departures shall be handed off to Büchel Radar as soon as possible.

##### Arrivals

For IFR arrivals on a PAR approach, a landing clearance shall be relayed to Büchel Radar.

### VFR traffic

##### Break direction  


Overhead breaks shall only take place toward the East.

##### Circuit

Circuit operations shall primarily take place toward the East. Jet circuits are not permitted toward the West.

##### Reporting points

There are seven reporting points around the Büchel CTR, all of which are mandatory reporting points.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-reporting-point-loca" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 15.3276%;"></col><col style="width: 46.5985%;"></col><col style="width: 38.074%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(194, 224, 244); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Reporting point**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(194, 224, 244); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Location**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(194, 224, 244); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Remark**  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**November**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">radio mast Hochkelberg</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">--</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Entry North**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">radio mast Hellersberg</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 21 operations only</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Entry East**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">rest stop Elztal</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 21 operations only</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Entry South**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">bridge Hochmoselbrücke</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 03 operations only</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Entry West**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">Holzmaar lake</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 03 operations only</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Initial 03** </td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">solar farm West of Hontheim</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 03 operations only</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">**Initial 21** </td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">town of Masburg</td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: rgb(149, 165, 166); vertical-align: middle;">for military traffic during 21 operations only</td></tr></tbody></table>