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Delivery

Berlin Delivery can be staffed as soon as there is Berlin Tower and Berlin Apron online. To open more than three stations on the ground Berlin Delivery is always required to be online.

Runway Assignment

The runway assignment is depending on the parking positions of departing aircraft. It might be necessary to deviate from this rule due to traffic. The task of Delivery is to assign the departure runways to the aircraft as efficient as possible at any time.

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SIDs

  • All SIDs are RNAV only
  • All aircraft via SUKIP 3Q and KISUC 3Q are required to have an RFL (Requested Flight Level) of at least FL120 due to airspace structure

BIKPO/GERGA SIDs

With AIRAC 2511, GERGA SIDs are only available out of RWYs 06L, 06R and 24L. Traffic intending to depart from RWY 24R to the north is required to use the new shorter SID via BIKPO. With that, cases exist where Berlin Delivery needs to issue a re-clearance to the pilot:

Departure RWY Filed Flight Plan via Re-clearance via Alias Command
24R First waypoint GERGA BIKPO DCT GERGA flight-planned route .rcbikpo
06L, 06R, 24L First waypoint BIKPO GERGA M725 RENKI flight-planned route .rcgerga

The vSID will automatically choose the correct SID per runway, but will highlight any SID where a re-clearance is required (purple colour). In this case, Berlin Delivery shall issue the re-clearance and amend the flight plan accordingly. 

OIDs

As all SIDs out of Berlin-Brandenburg are for RNAV-capable aircraft only, certain contingency procedures for non-RNAV aircraft need to be applied. For non-RNAV aircraft intending to depart IFR out of EDDB, so-called Omnidirectional Instrument Departures (OIDs) will be used instead. 

These OIDs will guide the departing aircraft on runway heading until reaching 2200 ft. Thereafter, the departing traffic will continue as cleared by ATC. Further information is available here: https://knowledgebase.vatsim-germany.org/link/1167#bkmrk-omnidirectional-inst 

The further clearance is subject to the clearance coordinated with Bremen Radar.

All EDDB OIDs shall be coordinated with Berlin Departure before IFR clearance is issued. 

Non-RNAV traffic is expected to file EDDB DCT TUVAK (RWYs 06) or EDDB DCT NISGA (RWYs 24) in the F-Plan and to inform ATC when requesting clearance. The initial climb for all OIDs is 5000 ft. 

Visual Departures

Visual departures can be used for both runways, but only for propeller aeroplanes of up to two engines and the aircraft type DHC-7. Visual departures shall be coordinated with Bremen Radar individually. 

vSID Plugin Commands

The following plugin commands for vSID are available at EDDB:

Command
Explanation

.vsid area eddb north

This will disable the area where all aircraft will be assigned to runway 06L/24R.

.vsid area eddb south

This will disable the area where all aircraft will be assigned to runway 06R/24L.

The service of Datalink clearances shall be provided at any time.

Airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM)

The A-CDM process will be simulated at EDDB during (weekly) events and any other high-traffic situations. Further information here: https://dms.vatsim-germany.org/s/odw629qZk5WezPi

Invalid Routes / Old AIRAC

Invalid Route + old AIRAC installed

  • Assign old SID
  • Only applicable for flights via SOGMA, ODLUN, MAXAN, POVEL, HLZ
  • LOGDO SIDs may be used if the pilot is unable for KISUC SIDs

Invalid Route + new AIRAC installed

  • re-routing required
  • Only applicable for flights via SOGMA, ODLUN, MAXAN, POVEL, HLZ
  • Available re-routings:
    • SOGMA → SUKIP M748 SOGMA
    • HLZ → SUKIP Y206 BUREL P203 HLZ
    • POVEL → LOGDO Z20 MAG L986 POVEL
    • MAXAN → LOGDO Z20 MAG Z115 MAXAN
    • ODLUN → LOGDO Z117 ODLUN

All other invalid routes

  • Either complete re-routing or vectored / visual departure

VFR Traffic

  • VFR pilots are required to do their initial call on Berlin Delivery
  • Berlin Delivery provides pilots with information such as active runways and QNH
  • Berlin Delivery should create a F-Plan if not already done by the pilot (".am" command)
  • Coordinate every VFR aircraft with Tower (release by Tower required prior handoff to Ground)

Quicksheet

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