| ATC Callsign | Eindhoven Tower |
| ATC Code | EHEH_TWR |
| FRA Requirement | AS2 |
| Frequency | 131.005 |
| Airspace class | D |
Eindhoven Tower is responsible for traffic on the runway and in the EHEH Control Zone. It is Eindhoven Tower's responsibility to safely, but expeditious, manage the flow of traffic: aircraft landing and taking off, aircraft entering, leaving or transiting through the CTR. Eindhoven Tower will also cover the responsibilities of Eindhoven Ground in his absence.
Tower is responsible for the usage of the runway, only one aircraft shall be cleared to use the runway at any time, only exemption is a line up behind a just departed or landed aircraft. The runway is considered to be clear when a airborne aircraft has passed either the runway end or runway sides or if a aircraft on the ground has passed a holding point line completely.
Before allowing an aircraft to enter the runway (for takeoff or lineup) tower shall:
There is no traffic on short final that will not be able to land due to the aircraft entering the runway. If so an arrival shall if possible be delayed (vfr circuit/extend downwind), if this is not possible the aircraft shall not be allowed on the runway.
Before issuing a departure clearance (takeoff clearance) tower shall:
Check if the runway is clear
Check if wake turbulence is no factor (this includes a previous touch and go, they are an arrival AND departure)
Issue any additional instructions
If required for safety Tower is allowed to revoke a takeoff clearance or have the pilot abort his takeoff. This can either be done by:
If the aircraft is not yet moving, cancellation of the takeoff clearance
If the aircraft is moving the abortion of the takeoff roll.
NOTE:
Keep in mind that if the pilot has passed his V1 speed (point of no return) he can not abort his takeoff.
Arriving traffic (IFR) is handed to the tower controller either established on ILS/VOR/NDB final or with the runway in sight for a visual approach.
Tower shall on initial contact with the arrival:
if possible issue a landing clearance
else tell the pilot to continue his approach and give him the number in sequence for landing (number 1 is the aircraft closest to but not yet passed the runway threshold, traffic on the runway does not add to this number)
Before issuing a landing clearance tower shall check that:
The runway is clear
Tower has the authority to revoke a landing clearance, he can either do this by:
Cancelling the landing clearance, this will have the arrival continue his approach and could be used to have an other aircraft make a touch and go or departure in front of the arrival.
Issue a go around instruction, in this case the approach has to be aborted and the aircraft shall continue on the published missed approach or follow instructions of the tower.
VFR traffic will normally follow published VFR routes. Tower is allowed to deviate from this if traffic permits by agreeing on a different route with the pilot, if no satisfactory route can be agreed on VFR shall follow the published routes.
With the CTR class D Tower is responsible to separate IFR from IFR, VFR flights have to separate themselves if traffic information is given to both VFR flights. VFR flights have to separate from IFR traffic if traffic information is given to the VFR pilot.
VFR flights en-route and in the circuit can be delayed by giving an orbit, either at a reporting point or at a point in the circuit. VFR circuit traffic could also be delayed by extending there up or downwind leg, if the tower decides to extend he is responsible for turning the aircraft back to crosswind or base, and from there the VFR flight shall continue his circuit. The tower may clear the VFR flight to turn base behind an arriving aircraft when the VFR traffic has the other arrival in sight, if applicable the VFR flight has to be warned about wake turbulence.
If a circuit trainer gets to close to a preceding aircraft he can be cleared for a stop and go in stead of a touch and go, in this case tower informs the pilot this will be a touch and go and clears him to land, if spacing is sufficient tower issues a takeoff clearance.
Traffic in an orbit is unable to see other traffic, make sure there is sufficient space between multiple orbiting flights.
Do not let your circuit get to big! Every mile a flight has to extend he has to fly back.
NOTE:
VFR circuit traffic either on touch or stop and go is considered an arrival and departure, therefore has to have sufficient wake turbulence separation with a preceding departure!
Tower may hand this responsibility to the pilot by informing him of the heavier traffic ahead and issuing a clearance regarding that traffic and his wake.
At Eindhoven runway 21 is preferred, with winds at or below 06kts runway 21 is to be used. With higher winds the runway that has the most headwind shall be used.
Tower is responsible for ground traffic on the runway (crossing the runway).
A crossing clearance shall be issued when the traffic is no conflict for any other traffic on or approaching the runway.
If the pilot did not request the crossing: Cross runway 03/21 at (intersection)
If the pilot has requested the crossing: Crossing runway 03/21 at (intersection) approved
Eindhoven has the following arrival and departure routes for VFR:
Y
Z
W
T
All Departures are flown at 1000ft, arrivals are only for aircraft lighter than 2000kg and flown at 1500ft
Eindhoven has one VFR circuit at 1000ft located at the North West side of the runway.
Departures should be transferred to (in order of writing) as soon as practicable but at latest when passing 2000ft:
EHEH_APP (Eindhoven Arrival, event position)
EHVK_R_APP (Rapcon South)
EHMC_S_CTR
EHMC_CTR
EHAA_SW_CTR
EHAA_CTR
UNICOM
Pilot
ATC
VFR Flight to Eelde, Startup issued by Eindhoven Ground.
| PHABC at holdingpoint runway 21 ready for departure |
| PHABC Wind 230 degreed 05 Knots Tango departure,runway 21 cleared for takeoff |
| Tango departure, runway 21 cleared for takeoff, PHABC |
The Departure given in this example is for illustration purposes only, all departures and arrivals VFR can be found on the Eindhoven Quickview.
A conditional lineup clearance,
| PHABC, behind the landing Boeing 737 line up runway 21 behind |
| Behind the landing Boeing 737 line up runway 21 behind, PHABC |
| PHABC, correct |
VFR Flight From Eelde to Eindhoven approaching Whiskey
| Eindhoven Tower, PHABC, Cessna 172, Approaching Whiskey 1500ft, information A |
| PHABC, Squawk 0060 |
| Squawk 0060, PHABC |
| PHABC, Cleared Whiskey arrival runway 21 QNH1013 information A correct |
| Cleared Whiskey arrival runway 21 QNH1013, PHABC |
