Tower

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

VFR-TrafficGeneral

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 two mandatorytwelve reporting points around the NoervenichNörvenich Airbase:

CTR,

NOVEMBER          Edgeall of Hambachwhich opencast mine, north of the Hambach forest

SIERRA                 Crossroads east of the village of Vettweiß

Theseare mandatory reporting pointspoints.

areusuallyonlyusedcivilianVFR wellas ReportingPointRoutingLeft Turn HDG 340°                         Railway

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Reporting bypoint	Location	Remark
November	forest Hambacher Forst	for non-military or crossing traffic asonly
Sierra Exit South	roundabout L33 and L264	Sierra for SAR and non-jetmilitary or crossing traffic whichonly Exit is not engaged in SAR operations. VAD-JET There are each four entry and exit routes for VFR military jet aircraft. Usage of these routes is highly recommended. The following routes are to be usedSouth for military jetstraffic leavingduring the24 CTR: operations RWYonly
Echo Visual Aid / Landmarks 06           1 Exit North	rail bridge HWYover 61 A61	Echo Exit East                               Right Turn (No HDG specified)   Exit HWY 61 / fed. rd. 265 24           Exit West                             Right Turn HDG 320°                      HWY 4 24           Exit South                           Left Turn HDG 170°                         Crossroads fed. rd. 477 / high rd. 33 In Germany military jet aircraft operating in VMC usually perform  overhead approach manoeuvres. The following routings are to be used for approaching military jets operating in VMC: RWY      Reporting Point                 Initial Heading  Initial Alt              Visual Aid / Landmarks 24           Entry North                        HDG 149°            2400ft                   Horremer Bridge 24           Entry East                            HDG 339°            2400ft                   Highway Service Station HWY 553 06           Entry South                        HDG 336°            2400ft                   Forrest north of fed. rd. 265 06           Entry West                         HDG 180°            2400ft                   Exit HWY 4 southeast of Hambach opencast mine VAD-SAR For Aircraft engaged in search and rescue operations in VMC, separate approach and departure procedures, consisting of two dedicated and one standard mandatory reporting point, exist. The routes as shown on the chart below are only approved1 for SAR flights.only Exit MRPNorth “SIERRA”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 sameNörvenich asCTR. forPilots regularflying VFRat traffic,Vettweiss yetrequire SARan trafficindividual is requiredclearance to approach it via a different route.

ECHO 1                 Railway bridge HWY 61

ECHO 2                 Road bridge HWY 1 / HWY 61 SE ofenter the city of Erftstadt CTR.

SIERRA                 Crossroads east of the village of Vettweiß