Frankfurt am Main Airport: Difference between revisions

From FlightGear wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(copyedit: Moving around sections and some slight rephrasing etc. The article now has a proper first section)
(updates for FGFS 3.x)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{infobox Airport
{{infobox Airport
|name = Frankfurt am Main Airport
|name = Frankfurt International Airport
|image =EDDF1.jpg
|image =EDDF1.jpg
|alt =
|alt = 364 feet
|iata =FRA
|iata =FRA
|icao =EDDF
|icao =EDDF
|type =Public
|type =Public + Cargo
|city =Frankfurt am Main
|city =Frankfurt am Main
|owner =Fraport
|owner =Fraport
Line 23: Line 23:
}}
}}


The '''Frankfurt am Main Airport''', also known as '''Flughafen Frankfurt am Main''' or '''Rhein-Main-Flughafen''', is the international airport that serves the city of Frankfurt am Main. It is located 12 km (7.5mi) southwest of downtown Frankfurt am Main, and is the busiest airport in Germany. This airport is complete with respect to the Terminals. However, as there are constant changes going on in reality, work is never really finished. In addition to the airport the scenery also contains a fair amount of skyscrapers of Frankfurt and some other details.
The '''Frankfurt International Airport''', also known as '''Flughafen Frankfurt am Main''' or '''Rhein-Main-Flughafen''', is in Europe the third larges airport for passengers (after London and Paris) - and the largest for cargo. It is located 12 km (7.5mi) southwest of downtown Frankfurt am Main. This airport-model is complete with respect to the Terminals. However, as there are constant changes going on in reality <small>(e.g. a "Terminal 3" will be coming soon)</small> work is never really finished. In addition to the airport the scenery also contains a fair amount of skyscrapers of Frankfurt and some other details.
 
The version available through terrasync is reasonably up-to date, while the version in the GIT repo contains some future changes (new runway, buildings under construction). In addition to that there is a new custom scenery with many details for the area around the airport.


The version available through TerraSync is reasonably up-to date, while the version in the GIT repo contains some future changes (new runway, buildings under construction). In addition to that there is a new custom scenery with many details for the area around the airport.
In General:
* starting with FGFS 3.0. (and Scenery 2.12) the new runways and new ILS-frequencies are included and/or uploaded by TerraSync
* prior to that you may use the AddOn-Scenery-Package from http://www.emmerich-j.de/EDDF/EDDF-ELLX-new.zip (See the README inside the package)
<br />
== Runways ==
== Runways ==
EDDF has 4 runways. The runways are positioned approximately parallel. Three of them are east-west, and the other is north-south.
EDDF has 4 runways. Three runways are positioned approximately parallel east-west, and the forth is north-south.


=== Runway 07L-25R ===
=== Runway 07L-25R ===
[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07L, tune your NAV radio to 111.75 with a heading of 069.614.
These runways are used only for landings of medium size aircraft - no starts are allowed.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07L, tune your NAV radio to 111.75 with a heading of 069.614.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25R, tune your NAV radio to 111.35 with a heading of 249.568.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25R, tune your NAV radio to 111.35 with a heading of 249.568.


=== Runway 07C-25C ===
=== Runway 07C-25C ===
[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07C, tune your NAV radio to 110.55 with a heading of 069.614.
[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07C, tune your NAV radio to 110.55 with a heading of 069.614.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25C, tune your NAV radio to 109.50 with a heading of 249.568.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25C, tune your NAV radio to 111.55 with a heading of 249.568 ''(prior to FGFS 3.0 the frequency was 109.50)''.


=== Runway 07R-25L ===
=== Runway 07R-25L ===
[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07R, tune your NAV radio to 110.95 with a heading of 069.619.
[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 07R, tune your NAV radio to 110.95 with a heading of 069.619.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25L, tune your NAV radio to 110.70 with a heading of 249.571.
<br />[[Instrument Landing System]] is available for runway 25L, tune your NAV radio to 111.15 with a heading of 249.571 ''(prior to FGFS 3.0 the frequency was 110.70)''.


=== Runway 18 ===
=== Runway 18 ===
Line 50: Line 54:
|-
|-
|-
|-
| Where to get: || Generally, changes go mostly directly into the scenery DB and are distributed via terrasync. Some yet unpublished updates are to be found in this repo: http://gitorious.org/papillon81/flightgear-custom-scenery
| Where to get: || Generally, changes go mostly directly into the scenery DB and are distributed via TerraSync. Some yet unpublished updates are to be found in this repo: http://gitorious.org/papillon81/flightgear-custom-scenery
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Airports]]
* [[ATC at EDDF]]
* [[Germany]]
== External links ==
{| type="wikitable"
{| type="wikitable"
|-
|-
|
|* [[http://www.emmerich-j.de/GND-tot.png Layout]] || A Ground-Overview for pilots
* [http://www.vacc-sag.org/airport/EDDF Airport Diagrams]
|-
| For all official airport documents, including SID, STARS, IAC, etc.
|* [[http://www.vacc-sag.org/airport/EDDF Airport Diagrams]] || For all official airport documents, including SID, STARS, IAC, etc.
|-
|* [[ATC at EDDF]] || for general rules during ATC-sessions on EDDF
|-
|* [[http://www.emmerich-j.de/EDDF/Films/Films.html]] || for filmed ATC-events at EDDF
|-
|* [[Airports]] || list of other airports based on development aspects
|-
|* [[Suggested_Airports]] || list of other airports based on development aspects
|-
|-
|
|* [[Germany]] || for Pilots
* [http://www.emmerich-j.de/EDDF/EDDF-Layout.png Layout]
| For an Overview
|}
|}


[[Category:Airports in Germany]]
[[Category:Airports in Germany]]

Revision as of 09:42, 10 February 2015

Frankfurt International Airport
364 feet
364 feet
IATA: FRA ICAO: EDDF
Type Public + Cargo
Owner Fraport
City Frankfurt am Main
website
Runways
Runway Length Material
07L/25R 2800 m Concrete
07C/25C 4000 m Asphalt
07R/25L 4000 m Asphalt
18 4000 m Concrete


The Frankfurt International Airport, also known as Flughafen Frankfurt am Main or Rhein-Main-Flughafen, is in Europe the third larges airport for passengers (after London and Paris) - and the largest for cargo. It is located 12 km (7.5mi) southwest of downtown Frankfurt am Main. This airport-model is complete with respect to the Terminals. However, as there are constant changes going on in reality (e.g. a "Terminal 3" will be coming soon) work is never really finished. In addition to the airport the scenery also contains a fair amount of skyscrapers of Frankfurt and some other details.

The version available through TerraSync is reasonably up-to date, while the version in the GIT repo contains some future changes (new runway, buildings under construction). In addition to that there is a new custom scenery with many details for the area around the airport. In General:

  • starting with FGFS 3.0. (and Scenery 2.12) the new runways and new ILS-frequencies are included and/or uploaded by TerraSync
  • prior to that you may use the AddOn-Scenery-Package from http://www.emmerich-j.de/EDDF/EDDF-ELLX-new.zip (See the README inside the package)


Runways

EDDF has 4 runways. Three runways are positioned approximately parallel east-west, and the forth is north-south.

Runway 07L-25R

These runways are used only for landings of medium size aircraft - no starts are allowed.
Instrument Landing System is available for runway 07L, tune your NAV radio to 111.75 with a heading of 069.614.
Instrument Landing System is available for runway 25R, tune your NAV radio to 111.35 with a heading of 249.568.

Runway 07C-25C

Instrument Landing System is available for runway 07C, tune your NAV radio to 110.55 with a heading of 069.614.
Instrument Landing System is available for runway 25C, tune your NAV radio to 111.55 with a heading of 249.568 (prior to FGFS 3.0 the frequency was 109.50).

Runway 07R-25L

Instrument Landing System is available for runway 07R, tune your NAV radio to 110.95 with a heading of 069.619.
Instrument Landing System is available for runway 25L, tune your NAV radio to 111.15 with a heading of 249.571 (prior to FGFS 3.0 the frequency was 110.70).

Runway 18

Runway 18 does not have an Instrument Landing System as it is used only for departures in real life. There is NO runway 36 as that direction leads towards the Taunus mountains that would be in the way at takeoff.

Custom Frankfurt scenery

Autor: Christian Schmitt and others
Where to get: Generally, changes go mostly directly into the scenery DB and are distributed via TerraSync. Some yet unpublished updates are to be found in this repo: http://gitorious.org/papillon81/flightgear-custom-scenery

See also

* [Layout] A Ground-Overview for pilots
* [Airport Diagrams] For all official airport documents, including SID, STARS, IAC, etc.
* ATC at EDDF for general rules during ATC-sessions on EDDF
* [[1]] for filmed ATC-events at EDDF
* Airports list of other airports based on development aspects
* Suggested_Airports list of other airports based on development aspects
* Germany for Pilots