DFS Center Munich

Point Merge & RECAT-EU

at Leipzig-Halle Airport (EDDP)

Content

Aerodrome Layout

Arrival Restrictions

Former Transition to Final

Point Merge System

RECAT-EU

Aerodrome Layout

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Almost all landing traffic is planned for apron 4 (DHL Hub).

Arrival Restrictions

Only parallel dependent operations possible

Preferred RWY 08R/26L due to minor taxi time and to avoid runway

crossing

About 85 % of inbound aircraft are Heavy Types

About 65-78 arrivals between 2200-0130 lcl time, depending on the

season

The departures go airborn between 0300-0600 lcl time

Large cities of Leipzig & Halle directly below the downwind

Noise abatement is a big issue!

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Former Transition to Final Approach (RWY26)

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Leipzig

Former Transition to Final Approach (RWY08)

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Halle

Point Merge System (RWY26)

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DP280

IAS 230 KT FL 80

DP210

IAS 230 KT

DP290

IAS 230 KT

FL 90

IAF

LISBA IAS 200 KT

A 5000+

IAS 180 KT

DP289

IAS 230 KT

DP288

FL 90 DP287

IAS 230 KT

DP209

FL 100

DP279

IAS 230 KT

FL 80

FL 100

KOSAM

TAKOR

IAS 160KT +

til 5NM final

Point Merge System (RWY08)

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IAF

SONDU IAS 200 KT

A 5000+ IAS 180 KT

MOKUL

GAMKO

DP090

IAS 230 KT

FL 90

IAS 250 KT FL 130

BARAP

JUNKA IAS 230 KT

NOKDO

FL 100

DP010

IAS 230 KT FL 100

DP089

IAS 230 KT

FL 90

GERDO

IAS 230 KT

FL 100

IAS 230 KT DP009

IAS 160KT +

til 5NM final

Point Merge System

Implemented as Trial Phase in December 2015

Published as RNAV1-STARs, leading to Merge Point

Merge Point equals IAF

Point Merge System is only used during the arrival peak, between

2200-0130 lcl time

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Point Merge System (RNAV Holdings RWY26)

NOT TO SCALE Schematische Darstellung nur für Unterrichtszwecke

IAF

LISBA

GERDO

DP210

NERID

DP290

BARAP

LASTO

Point Merge System (RNAV Holdings RWY08)

NOT TO SCALE Schematische Darstellung nur für Unterrichtszwecke

GERDO

IAF

SONDU

NERID

BARAP

LASTO

NOKDO

Point Merge System - Benefits for Noise Abatement

Point Merge Transition

Tsd. concerned people

Arrivals on north runway staggered approaches in Peak-Zeiten

TWR offers the north runway during peak hours

DHL accepts landings on the north runway with long taxi times during

peak hours to reduce delay in the air or regulations

Advantage:

staggered approaches automatically increase the spacing on the

south final

The increased spacing will be used for runway crossings or

departures.

We can have parallel arrivals under special conditions described

in our operational manual (BA-FVD Punkt 327 Herabsetzung der

Staffelung)

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AG Leipzig - CC/FO-S

theoretically best

Arrivals on north runway Spacing using staggered approaches between 3NM und 4NM

4NM 4NM 4NM 4NM

>7,5NM

>7,5NM

>7,5NM

3NM 3NM 3NM 3NM

>5NM >5NM

>5NM Practical best

Advantage: buffer for mistakes, spacing can be used for runway crossing or

departures

Advantage: best usage of the spacing on final

disadvantage: no buffer for mistakes, spacing to small for runway crossing

or departures

AG Leipzig - CC/FO-S

RECAT-EU

The RECAT-EU scheme is based on a set of principles, comparing

the wake generation and wake resistance between aircraft types, and

splitting ICAO HEAVY and MEDIUM categories into ‘Upper’ (‘Larger’)

and ‘Lower’ (‘Smaller’). This split has been based on aircraft type

characteristics.

This allows reduction of separation minima for some traffic pairs of

aircraft, enabling runway throughput increase, whilst maintaining

acceptable levels of safety.

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RECAT-EU Comparison of size B763-A346

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wingspan difference of more

than 15 metres, but the same

WTC acc. to ICAO

„over-conservative separation“

RECAT-EU

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RECAT-EU

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ICAO wake turbulence categories and separation minima

RECAT-EU Wake Turbulence Separation Minima acc. RECAT-EU

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RECAT-EU scheme

Leader / Follower

Super

Heavy

Upper

Heavy

Lower

Heavy

Upper

Medium

Lower

Medium Light

A B C D E F

Super

Heavy A 3NM 4NM 5NM 5NM 6NM 8NM

Upper

Heavy B 3NM 4NM 4NM 5NM 7NM

Lower

Heavy C 3NM 3NM 4NM 6NM

Upper

Medium D 5NM

Lower

Medium E 4NM

Light F 3NM

RECAT-EU Benefits

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Follower

Leader

Super

Heavy

Upper

Heavy

Lower

Heavy

Upper

Medium

Lower

Medium Light

A B C D E F

Super

Heavy A -2 NM -1 NM -2 NM -1 NM

Upper

Heavy B -1 NM -1 NM +1 NM

Lower

Heavy C -1 NM -1 NM -2 NM -1 NM

Upper

Medium D

Lower

Medium E -1 NM

Light F

RECAT-EU Example list of aircraft types assigned to RECAT-EU categories

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Super Heavy Medium Light

A B C D E F

A388 A332 A306 A318 AT43 FA10

A124 A333 A30B A319 AT45 FA20

A343 A310 A320 AT72 D328

A345 B703 A321 B712 E120

A346 B752 AN12 B732 BE40

A359 B753 B736 B733 BE45

B744 B762 B737 B734 H25B

B748 B763 B738 B735 JS32

B772 B764 B739 CL60 JS41

B773 B783 C130 CRJ1 LJ35

B77L C135 IL18 CRJ2 LJ60

B77W DC10 MD81 CRJ7 SF34

B788 DC85 MD82 CRJ9 P180

B789 IL76 MD83 DH8D C650

IL96 MD11 MD87 E135 C525

TU22 MD88 E145 C180

TU95 MD90 E170 C152

T204 E175

TU16 E190

E195

F70

F100

GLF4

RJ85

RJ1H

A306

A30B

A310

B752

B753

B762

B763

B764

Category C (Lower Heavy)

Covers about 80% of arrivals

to DHL Hub Leipzig

RECAT-EU Implementation at EDDP

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RECAT-EU scheme

Follower

Leader

Super

Heavy

Upper

Heavy

Lower

Heavy Medium Light

Super Heavy 6NM 7NM 8NM

Upper Heavy 4NM 4NM

5NM 6NM

Lower Heavy 4NM 3NM

Medium 5NM

Light

RECAT-EU scheme

Follower

Leader

Super

Heavy Heavy Medium Light

Super Heavy 6NM 7NM 8NM

Heavy

4NM 5NM 6NM

Medium

5NM

Light

• Implementation of RECAT-EU exclusively to pairings of a/c types based on

A300, B757 & B767 (Category Lower Heavy)

• No technical support for ATCOs Wake Turbulence Designator in flightstrip

& radarlabel stays the same (H)

Thank you