Frankfurt

IATA/ICAO CODE: FRA/EDDF
CITY: Frankfurt
COUNTRY: Germany

AIRPORT CONTACT

Information updated by the airport 3/2008
Name: Rolf-Dieter Rolshausen M. Brendle
Title: Executive Manager Airport Charges Executive Manager Aircraft Noise Management
Airport: Frankfurt Airport Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG
Address:



Fraport AG
Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Traffic and Terminal Management
D-60547 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Fraport AG
Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Traffic and Terminal Management
D-60547 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 69 690 66634 +49 69 690 66824
Fax: +49 69 690 70593 +49 69 690 59192
Email: RD.Rolshausen@Fraport.de M.Brendle@Fraport.de
Airport Web Site: www.fraport.com/cms/default/rubrik/2/2228.fraport_en.htm

ELEVATION: 364 ft.
RUNWAY INFORMATION
Orientation
Length (m)
Displaced
Threshold (m)
Glide Slope(deg)
Width (m)
07L/25R
4000
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-
60
07R/25L
4000
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-
45
26L
2500
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-
45
18
4500
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45

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
Note: Information is shown below regarding special permit landings or other special movements for Chapter 2 airplanes. Generally speaking, Chapter 2 airplanes are not permitted to operate at the airport.

2. Noise Abatement

2.1 Restrictions in Night Flying as well as Operational Restrictions of Chapter 2 Airplanes outside Night Time for Civil Aviation.

2.1.1 Aircraft without a noise certificate in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 are not permitted to take off or land.

2.2 Aircraft with a noise certificate in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 Volume 1, Part II, Chapter 2 are not permitted to take off or land as follows:

from 1 NOV 99 1900-0700(1800-0600) on all weekdays
from 1 APR 2000 in addition Sat 1900 (1800) - Mon 0700 (0600)
from 1 APR 2001 in addition Fri 1900 (1800) - Mon 0700 (0600)

2.3 For aircraft with a noise certificate in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 Volume 1, Part II, Chapter 3, the following restrictions apply:

2.3.1 Take-offs and landings of flights are not permitted unless they have been coordinated at least one day in advance by the Scheduling Coordinator (ad hoc Charter flights, in particular individual flights for specific reasons, but of no public interest) 2100(2000)-0500(0400).

2.3.2 Take-offs and landings for the performance of exercise flights, check flights and training flights are not permitted 2200(2100)-0500(0400)

2.3.3 Landings are not permitted for any kind of flights 2300(2200)-0400(0300).

2.4 Exceptions:

2.4.1 Excluded from the restrictions according to Para 2.1 to 2.3 are:

2.4.1.1 Landings of aircraft approaching Frankfurt Main Airport as an alternative aerodrome for meteorological, technical or other safety reasons as well as take-offs and landings of aircraft rendering medical assistance or on missions in disasters, evacuation flights.

2.4.1.2 Flights in the special interest of the public.

2.4.2 Exlcuded from the restrictions in Para 2.2 and 2.3 are:

2.4.2.1 Take-offs and landings of aircraft used for checking radio and radar as well as airport facilities.

2.4.3 Excluded from the restrictions only according to Para 2.3 are:

Aircraft operators having proved to the approving authority that their main base and maintenance facilities are located at Frankfurt; however, such aircraft are not permitted to land between 0000 and 0300(2300 and 0200).

2.5 In justified cases, the approving authority may grant exceptions on request for particular and specified flights. Charges will be made for the processing of applications. The application shall generally be submitted in writing to:

Hessisches Ministerium fur Wirtschaft, Verkehr and Landesentwicklung
- Referat Vlb 3 -
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 75
65185 Wiesbaden - Germany
Telefax (0611)815-2226
Telex 4186 817
Teletx ISDN 126 119 850 370

In urgent cases, the application shall be submitted in writing or verbally to:

Ortliche Luftaufsichtsstelle
Flughafen Frankfurt MainGebaude (building) 514
60547 Frankfurt A.M. Germany
Teletex 40305 - 186 fad
Telefax (0611)690-661 50
Phone (0611)690 717 17, 717 15

The application shall contain:
Name and address of aircraft operating agency and aircraft operator, aerodrome of departure or destination, radio call sign of the aircraft, type, year of construction, and noise certificate according to 11c of the Luftverkehrs-Ordnung (luft VO) of the aircraft, time of departure or landing for which the exception is requested. The reasons for the application have to be specified; the applicant has to state, in particular, that the aircraft will be flown by a pilot who is farmilar with the noise abatement procedures at Frankfurt Main Airport.

2.6 Take-off or landing clearances granted by ATC, as well as other clearances, do not automatically include the necessary exceptional permission by the the approving authority.

2.7 Reverse Thruse Reverse thrust, other than idle thrust, shall not be used between 2000 and 0400 (1900 and 0300) except when necessary for safety reasons.

AIRPORT CURFEWS
See Noise Abatement Procedures above.

PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS
1.1 Preferred Landing Direction Landing direction 25 will preferably be assigned to landing aircraft provided the tail wind component does not exceed 5 kt. However, the landing direction will be changed, even if the tail wind component is less than 5 kt if braking action on the runways is impaired by ice, snow, slush, etc.

OPERATING QUOTA - NONE

ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS
Engine test runs and run-ups are not permitted on the Apron unless Apron Control grants an exception in justified cases.

APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS - NONE

EMISSIONS SURCHARGE
New emissions surchagre information
Click here for Airport Charges 2008 

Munich and Frankfurt airports to test emission-based landing fees:

It was announced on September 28th that Munich and Frankfurt airports plan to introduce an emission surcharge as part of the take-off and landing fees, for a three-year test phase. The German Airport Transport Initiative developed the pilot project in consultation with the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. A charge of 3 Euros per kilogram of nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions for all airlines landing in Frankfurt and Munich will go into effect starting January 1, 2008.

NOISE SURCHARGE
Click here for Airport Charges 2008 including Noise Categories

NOISE MITIGATION/LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type of Program
Date Implemented
Status
Sound Insulation (Residences and Public Buildings)
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Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located Within the Airport Noise Contours
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Avigation Easements
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Zoning Laws
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Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws
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Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to date
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Population within each noise contour level relative to aircraft operations
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Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps
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Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs to Date
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Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding for Aircraft Noise
-
-

NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM
Monitor
   
LONG
LAT
LONG
LAT
M01 8 45 18.27219 50 4 57.28194 8.755076 50.082578
M02 8 48 12.98183 50 5 41.07973 8.803606 50.094744
M03 8 36 52.68355 50 1 59.64911 8.614634 50.033236
M05 8 25 44.09586 50 0 17.69570 8.428916 50.004915
M06 8 27 43.14893 50 0 41.40576 8.461986 50.011502
M07 8 28 13.45151 50 2 15.89137 8.470403 50.037748
M08 8 31 49.61366 50 2 59.38170 8.530448 50.049828
M09 8 41 16.13104 50 3 16.98417 8.687814 50.054718
M11 8 25 12.89307 50 1 5.11906 8.420248 50.018089
M12 8 25 42.86929 50   5.46805 8.428575 50.034852
M17 8 29 21.74081 50 3 3.61283 8.489372 50.051004
M31 8 28 38.39970 49 55 58.13094 8.477333 49.932814
M32 8 27 25.96728 49 56 40.68394 8.457213 49.944634
M35 8 27 2.89463 49 55 34.54810 8.450804 49.926263
M41 8 41 11.25673 50 4 26.23312 8.686460 50.073954
M42 8 42 3.64312 50 3 31.99716 8.701012 50.058888
M51 8 32 34.78126 49 55 35.98630 8.542995 49.926663
M52 8 31 5.32848 49 55 31.90253 8.518147 49.925528
M55 8 31 30.80001 49 54 25.17084 8.525222 49.906992
M57 8 33 4.22058 49 58 33.30586 8.551172 49.975918
M71 8 35 6.47903 49 56 59.57511 8.585133 49.949882
M72 8 34 23.57864 49 56 4.23532 8.573216 49.934510
M75 8 36 10.55707 49 55 43.41486 8.602933 49.928726
M77 8 34 5.26506 49 57 57.77282 8.568129 49.966048
M89 8 21 5.07745 49 59 7.29073 8.351410 49.985359

Noise monitoring has taken place at Frankfurt Airport since 1964. The actual Noise Monitoring System was set into operation in 1988. It meets the requirements laid down in the Air Traffic Act (LVG).

One of the most important system requirements is the automatic correlation of noise data with aircraft movements and weather conditions to identify the source of noise impact.

The Noise Monitoring System (NMS) incorporates the following functions:

- continuous monitoring of noise pollution in the vicinity of the cites, towns and settlements

- separation of aircraft noise and other noise

- processing aircraft noise data

- correlation of aircraft noise to the flight movements concerned

- compilation of evaluations and statistics

- maintenance of configuration parameter data and base data

The Noise Monitoring System comprises:

- 25 measuring points in the vicinity of the airport

- 5 measuring points located at the runways (to configurate time-windows)

- a mobile monitoring station

- the central unit, consisting of

- a real-time computer to

- display current noise and aircraft data, also weather and frequency data

- correlate this data automatically and/or with user interaction

- fill in missing data - correct data

- a database computer

- to display and store maintenance and base data (10 years available)

- for statistical distribution of noise levels and flight movements, weather conditions

- for aircraft type and airline noise levels, standard aircraft-specific noise levels

- to generate a Noise Report and special reports (i.e. for single and different purposes)

The implementation of a local area network (LAN) offers a possibility to expand the system by computers and peripheral equipment with existing and future systems at the airport.

The data (reports and calculations) obtained by this system are used for:

- the calculation of the landing charges at Frankfurt airport (partly),

- forecast data of noise and air-traffic development

- information for the noise abatement officer and the airline representatives

- testing and monitoring flight procedures

- dealing with complaints from the residents of the airport's vicinity

Noise values are calculated in accordance to DIN 45643 (3.1.1) in terms of
L AZ expressed in units of dB(A). This unit of effective noise
takes into account, first the actual sound energy received on the ground, second an approximation of the ear's response to that sound energy, and third a time duration value of the noise. If the noise does not exceed L ASmax = 70 db(A) a standard value is used for calculation.

Aircraft are assessed and collected according to their take-off weight, to the number of engines and to their ICAO Annex 16 certification.

Approach noise caused by approaches on Runway 25 is measured at Monitoring Point 1 (MP 1) located approximately 6.5 nm before threshold, on Runway 07 at MP 5 (4 nm).

Departure noise is measured in approximately 6.5 nm after break release at a gate of 2 monitoring points located half a mile left and right of the route.

Type Level
The Type Level is an average noise level of all companies using a similar type of aircraft. The sum of all (minus 5% of the quietest and minus 5% of the noisiest flights) L AZ caused by this type of aircraft is divided by the number of approaches or departures. The Type Level allows to differentiate between avoidable and unavoidable noise. It is the measure used for all further comparison.

Fleet Noise Level
Each company (recorded and identified by flight number) has its own Fleet Noise Level. This is the sum of all L AZ's recorded from each individual company with a similar type of aircraft and divided by the number of measured approaches or departures.

Rank Order
The Rank Order of each company depends on its Fleet Noise Level. The company with the lowest average noise level on arrival or departure is ranked number 1 with the other companies following in order of their noise levels produced.

Excesses
Flights producing sound levels double the Type Level are considered to have produced excessive noise i.e. when the sound level is even more than 4 dB(A) above the Type Level. These flights were reported immediately to the company involved via the Larmschutz-Beauftragten of the Hessischen Ministers Fur Wirtschaft und Technik. These are especially emphasized, since they could have been avoided, except in special cases.

Exceptions
When special instructions from ATC to the Pilot or emergencies are the cause for excessive noise levels, then these cases should be reported immediately to the Larmschutz-Beauftragten who will determine if these were unavoidable noise levels and should be removed from the calculations for that company.

Meteorological Influences

Noise impact is to some extent influenced by the weather. Therefore the calculation of Type Level and Fleet Noise Level is made with out periods of extreme weather conditions. Extreme weather conditions are relative humidity (<30%), wind component (>20 KT), and temperature (>25 degrees C), measured at the airport.

FLIGHT TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM
Yes

NOISE LEVEL LIMITS
See noise monitoring system for details.

CHAPTER 2 RESTRICTIONS
Note: Information is shown below regarding special permit landings or other special movements for Chapter 2 airplanes. Generally speaking, Chapter 2 airplanes are not permitted to operate at the airport.
2.2 Aircraft with a noise certificate in accordance with ICAO Annex 16 Volume 1, Part II, Chapter 2 are not permitted to take off or land as follows:

from 1 NOV 99 1900-0700(1800-0600) on all weekdays

from 1 APR 2000 in addition Sat 1900 (1800) - Mon 0700 (0600)

from 1 APR 2001 in addition Fri 1900 (1800) - Mon 0700 (0600)

Chapter 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are banned from operating at airports in EU Member States as of April 1, 2002.

CHAPTER 2 PHASEOUT

From April 1, 2002 all civil subsonic jet aeroplanes >75,000 lbs operating at airports in EU Member States must comply with the standards specified in Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16 in accordance with EU Council Directive 92/14/EEC.

CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS

See information under Noise Abatement Procedures