Tower

Stuttgart Tower is responsible for the runway and traffic within the DStuttgart control zone.CTR.

General

Operating direction

Runway in use: Runway in use is based on the direction of the wind (METAR and TAF). Thereand general weather conditions. While there is technically no preferred runway direction at Stuttgart, 25 is normally used inwhenever Stuttgart.conditions In calm conditions, it is also possible to use runway 07 for departures and runway 25 for landings (opposite departure). These departures against the operating direction need a release by Arrival prior startup and departureallow.

Taxiway Z:Z

Taxiway Z is controlled by Ground.Ground. DuringTo avoid low altitude overflights on short final during 07 operations and ILS interference during 25 operations, crossings of some high aircraft on Z between O and R require approval by Tower to cross the extended centerline according to the rules below. Ground willhas to inform Tower of crossingcrossings trafficthat updon't require approval as well. If the restrictions are not met, the aircraft on final has to 14mgo heightaround.

(CAT1)orupto6m(LVP).Crossingofaircraft aboutpossibleILSDuringCAT1operations,finalandduringLVP otherwise

Height	Restriction
07 higheroperations
any	sensitive area has to be coordinatedclear andwhen Towertraffic hasis towithin inform2 aircraft onNM final
25 interferenceoperations.
> the14 aircraftm on(CAT1)	traffic must be able to proceed without ILS guidance within 4 NM final
> this6 m (LVP)	sensitive area has to be clear when inbound traffic is within 4 NM final,final

the sensitive area (red) can be estimated in extension of the inboundholding points

Additionally, during 25 operations, Tower shall inform aircraft hason tofinal goabout aroundpotential ILS interference.
During 07 operations,from crossings areon alwaysZ coordinatedthat andrequire the area between the stop bars has to be free while inbound traffic is within 2 NM final, otherwise the inbound aircraft has to go around.
approval.

ATC:

DLH123,Lufthansa 123, expect short term ILS interference by Airbus A320 crossing on Z.

Arrival SOP

Please also check the EDDS Arrival SOP to familiarize yourself with Arrival procedures relevant for Tower operations to enable the necessary coordination with Approach.

Outbound Traffic

Intersection Departures

Pilots always need to be asked if they are able for any intersection except full length. SlowSmaller Aircraft:aircraft are usually sent to intersection C (25 operations) or G (07 operations).

Bypass Area

If outbound traffic is not ready for departure, it can wait at bypass area P1 or P2 (max. B739/A321). The bypass area also makes it possible to change the departure sequence when the preceding traffic is instructed to hold short of S and the succeeding traffic to taxi to the holding point via P1 or P2 and S.

Separation

Stuttgart Tower is responsible for separation until the aircraft reaches the initial climb altitude.

During 07 operations, special attention must be paid to aircraft on K-SIDs departing after traffic on a H-SID that also makes a right turn to the West after takeoff (ROTWE, STG, SUL, and TEDGO). To ensure separation, Tower has two options:

• departure release by the appropriate Langen Radar sector
• guaranteed minimum 1000ft vertical separation (e.g. due to climb rate or if the H-SID reaches FL60 before the K-SID reaches 4000ft)

Opposite Departures

Departures against the current operating direction always require a departure release by Stuttgart Director (DSAT), if online, and otherwise by Langen Radar (STG).

A rule of thumb for when such a release can usually be expected is when the next inbound is at least 20 NM from touchdown. Due to other factors, a release might still be granted later or not anymore, though.

Visual Departures

To increase efficiency, Tower can utilize visual departures for prop and turboprop aircraft up to 5.7t MTOM. These have to be coordinated with Arrival and accepted by the pilot. Separation always has to be ensured.ensured.

ATC:

DEABC, advise able to accept visual departure.

07 North SID	heading 350
07 South SID	heading 160
25 North SID	heading 340
25 South SID	heading 200

ABTALATC: and ROTWE SIDs count as South departures.

DEABC, when airborne turn right HDGheading 340, maintain visual reference to the terrain until passing 3500ft, climb 5000ft, remain on tower frequencyfrequency.

SID	Heading
07 North	350
07 South	160
25 North	340
25 South	200

The handoff to Arrival takes place when the aircraft passeshas passed the MVA.

Outbound

Intersection:MVA Pilots always need to be asked if they are able for any intersection except full length.

Bypass Area: If outbound traffic is not ready for departure and Tower knows it on time, this traffic can wait at the bypass area P1 or P2 (max. B739/A321). It is also possible to change the departure sequence when the preceding traffic will hold short of S and the succeeding traffic will take P1/P2 and S to the holdingpoint.

Separation: Initially, Stuttgart Tower is responsible for separation until transfer of communication.

Inbound Traffic

Vacating Traffic:Traffic

Tower shall give the initial turn onto taxiway N/N or S when vacating. This will ensure an efficient traffic flow and prevent blocking the runway byexits vacating (holding)with traffic holding during the frequency change. The handoff should take place after the instruction to turn on N/N or S.

Missed Approaches:Approaches

By default missed approaches are flown as published, deviations are only possible if necessary to ensure separation and Arrival has to be informed as soon as possible. Once separation is ensured the aircraft is senthanded off to theStuttgart northernDirector Arrival(DSAT) if online, and otherwise to Langen Radar (STG).

After a missed approach, the next departure requires a departure release.

VFR Traffic

Stuttgart Controlzone (D-CTR) - © openflightmaps.org

Stuttgart has a D-CTR from GND to 3500 feet AMSL. VFR Traffictraffic Patterncircuits can be flown northNorth and southSouth of the airport.

VFR

Reporting Points:points

The following VFR-mandatory reporting points exist around the airport:

- Entry-/
- Entry-/
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Reporting point	Use	Location
W	Entry/Exit from/to the NW	highway intersection A8 and A81
E	Entry/Exit from/to the NE	between Fernsehturm Stuttgart and Fernmeldeturm Stuttgart
L	RWY 25 Exit to the SW  25 operations	Fernmeldeturm Waldenbuch/Dettenhausen
S	Entry from the S	Aichtalviadukt (B27)
O	RWY 07 Exit to the SE   07 operations	Neckarbrücke Nürtingen

VFR Tower:Tower

Stuttgart has a VFR Tower that is responsible for incoming VFR traffic.traffic. If this position is staffed, VFR pilots entering the CTR need toinitially contact itthis first.controller. The VFR Tower will then give theinstructions instruction ofon how to enter andthe CTR as well as inform the pilot about the QNH and the active runway. The pilots are then handed off and instructed to report the mandatory reporting point to Stuttgart Tower (ST).DST) Hewho is then responsible for all further instructions.

After coordination with Tower, CTRtraffic only crossing trafficthe CTR may remain on the VFR Tower frequency.

VFR Tower has to SVFR:keep a close eye on the general traffic situation to gauge which VFR requests can be accommodated and when VFR inbounds have to be delayed.

SVFR

The maximum altitude offor SVFR traffic within the CTR is 3000ft AMSL.

Helicopter Operation

Stuttgart has two helipads. TheHelipad first helipadNorth is located south of taxiway S, between taxiway F and taxiway E. TheHelipad second helipadSouth is located west of the threshold of runway 07 and north of the military apron. Helicopters must use the helipads or the runway for takeoff/landing.landing.