The Langen FIR is one of Germany's area control centres, operated by the Deutsche Flugsicherung (German Air Traffic Control). There are four ACCs, Bremen, Muenchen, Langen and Karlsruhe. Langen controls the west side of Germany, which includes major airports such as Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.
Frankfurt Airport is a major international airport that serves one of the world's leading financial centres, Frankfurt. It covers 5,683 acres of land with two large passenger terminals, four runways and a large cargo apron. It is the fourth busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow, Paris CDG and Amsterdam Schiphol.
The south side of the airport was originally a US Air Force base built in 1945. It was taken over by Fraport in 2005 when it closed.
The airport opened in 1936 and celebrated 80 years in July 2016. Since opening, the airport has seen various expansions, including:
- A third runway (runway 18) in 1984;
- A second terminal in 1994;
- Renovations to support the Airbus A380 between 2005 and 2007;
- A fourth runway (runway 07L/25R) in 2011.
60,792,308 passengers 2,150,000 tonnes of cargo 462,885 aircraft movements
Landing direction 25 is the preferred direction to be assigned to landing aircraft provided that the tailwind component does not exceed 5 knots. Runways 18 and 25C are preferred for takeoff.
| Direction | Departure | Preferred runway |
|---|---|---|
| NW | OBOKA | 25C |
| N | MARUN | 25C |
| NE | TOBAK | 25C |
| SW | SOBRA, ULKIG | 18 |
| SE | CINDY | 18 |
| E | SULUS | 18 |
There are also rules as to how the runways should be used:
| Runway | Orientation | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| 07C/25C (runway north) | East to West | Mainly take-offs, but landings are allowed |
| 07R/25L (runway south) | East to West | Takeoffs and landings |
| 07L/25R (runway northwest) | East to West | Landings only (not allowed for A380, B74x and MD11) |
| 18 (runway northwest) | North to South | Takeoffs in Southbound direction only |
Runway 18 is a one way runway. There are no markings at the opposite end of the runway. You can read more about why runway 18 is a one way runway on StackExchange.
Frankfurt has a variety of departures. However, there are certain rules as to when certain departures can be used.
| Departure Name | Rule |
|---|---|
| KOMIB | Only for flights terminating within the EDDN (Nuernberg) area |
| Metro (MTR) | Special permission required, non RNAV equipped aircraft only |
| Ried (RID) | Special permission required, non RNAV equipped aircraft only |
| SOBRA | For flights intending to proceed via Y180/Y181 airways |
| SULUS | Not for flights terminating within the EDDN area |
| Taunus (TAI) | Special permission required; non RNAV equipped aircraft only |
| TOBAK | Not for flights proceeding via airway Z10 |
| ULKIG | For flights intending to proceed via Y180/Y181 airways |
Frankfurt primarily uses the transitions to position aircraft onto downwind or base legs to establish onto instrument procedures for the runways. The STARs are rarely used; they are generally used in the case that an aircraft has lost communications.
Transitions with the suffix 07N/25N are used to sequence aircraft for arrival onto 07L/25R; 07S/25S for 07C/25C and 07R/25L.
Langen Radar (Departure)
Langen Radar (North Approach)
Langen Radar (South Approach)
Frankfurt Director
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne (Flugplatz Wiesbaden-Erbenheim) is a military use airport, operated by the US Army. It is the headquarters of United States Army Europe. The land here was originally a horse race track in the 1910, but it was converted into an airfield in 1926. The German Luftwaffe took over the field in 1936. The airfield was captured by the US in 1945. The US Army Air Force decided to use the base for its operations in Germany.
Runway 07/25, 2100m, concrete
Mainz-Finthen Airport (Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen) is an airport 3 miles southwest of Mainz, intended to serve the general aviation community. Mainz-Fithen offers training for helicopters, ultralight aircraft and gyrocopters.
Runway 08/26, 1000m, asphalt Runway 08R/26L, 1000m, grass
Frankfurt-Egelsbach (Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach) is the busiest general aviation airport in Germany. In 2007, it saw 77,000 aircraft movements.
Runway 08/26, 1400m, asphalt Runway 08/26, 670m, grass
Provided with the videomap is a top down view of Frankfurt Airport.
The videomap also contains:
- Top down view of Flugplatz Wiesbaden-Erbenheim;
- Top down view of Mainz-Finthen Airport;
- Top down view of Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport;
- All NDBs and VORs within and outside of Frankfurt airspace;
- Various radials used by the non-RNAV SIDs;
- Extended centrelines.