Tower
Nörvenich Tower is responsible for all movements at the airport and within the CTR as well as all enroute and startup clearances.
General
Operating direction
The operating direction shall generally decided based on the weather conditions. However, depending on the traffic situation and active runway at EDDK, it may be beneficial for the expeditious flow of traffic to use runway 24 for departures and runway 06 for arrivals, weather permitting.
Enroute clearances
All enroute clearances must be coordinated with Nörvenich Radar. The clearance will be given by Nörvenich Radar to be relayed to the pilot by Nörvenich 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 Nörvenich 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 ETNN Arrival SOP.
IFR traffic
All IFR traffic shall use the hard surface runway. The grass lanes are only available for VFR helicopter traffic.
Departures
A departure release for all IFR departures shall be obtained from Nörvenich Radar.
Departures shall be handed off to Nörvenich Radar as soon as possible.
Arrivals
For IFR arrivals on a PAR approach, a landing clearance shall be relayed to Nörvenich Radar.
In case of a missed approach, Nörvenich Radar and DKA shall be informed immediately.
VFR traffic
Grass lanes
The grass lanes may all be used in parallel to the hard surface runway and other grass lanes. They are generally only used for helicopter traffic.
Noise abatement
Jet traffic is only permitted in the Northern pattern. Additionally, overhead breaks shall only take place toward the North.
Reporting points
There are twelve reporting points around the Nörvenich CTR, all of which are mandatory reporting points.
| Reporting point |
Location |
Remark |
| November |
forest Hambacher Forst | for non-military or crossing traffic only |
| Sierra Exit South |
roundabout L33 and L264 | Sierra for SAR and non-military or crossing traffic only Exit South for military traffic during 24 operations only |
| Echo 1 Exit North |
rail bridge over A61 | Echo 1 for SAR only Exit North for military traffic during 06 operations only |
| Echo 2 |
highway A1 West of Bliesheim | for SAR only |
| Entry North |
bridge Horremer Brücke | for military traffic during 24 operations only |
| Exit East |
intersection L265 and A1 | for military traffic during 06 operations only |
| Entry East |
highway A553 service station Am Alten Hau | for military traffic during 24 operations only |
| Exit West |
parallel highway A4 and rail tracks split up | for military traffic during 24 operations only |
| Entry West |
intersection L264 and A4 | for military traffic during 06 operations only |
| Entry South |
lake Neffelsee | for military traffic during 06 operations only |
| Initial 06 |
farm Eko Farm Nörvenich | for military traffic during 06 operations only; non-cumpolsory |
| Initial 24 |
town center Balkhausen | for military traffic during 24 operations only; non-cumpolsory |
Vettweiss
Vettweiss' traffic circuit is located partially within the Nörvenich CTR. Pilots flying at Vettweiss require an individual clearance to enter the CTR.