On 19 September 2022, calibration flights will be conducted on runway 26L (southern runway) of Munich Airport. Pilots approaching the southern runway from the east use this system.
The calibration flights will take place at night. Should there be any delays due to technical reasons or the weather, the calibration flights will have to be continued until the required results are available.
The calibration aircraft being used is a turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air 350.
The instrument landing system provides navigational support for pilots during approach. The basic principle is that transmitters on the ground electronically define the approach course and glide path angle. The transmitted signals are received in the aircraft and displayed to the pilot in the cockpit.
Only by means of extensive calibrations, which are prescribed at regular intervals, can it be ensured that the instrument landing system and other technical systems provide the required precision.
The planned inspection is therefore necessary for a safe, orderly and expeditious handling of air traffic.
DFS would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by such flights.
Media contact:
Sandra Teleki
Phone: +49 (0)89 9780-124
E-mail: presse@dfs.de
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, the German air navigation service provider, is a State-owned company under private law with 5,600 employees as at 30 June 2022. DFS ensures the safe and punctual flow of air traffic over Germany. Around 2,200 air traffic controllers guide more than three million flights through German airspace in peak years, up to 10,000 every day. The company operates control centres in Bremen, Karlsruhe, Langen and Munich as well as control towers at the 15 designated international airports in Germany. The subsidiary DFS Aviation Services GmbH markets and sells products and services related to air navigation services, and provides air traffic control at nine regional airports in Germany and at London Gatwick Airport and Edinburgh Airport in the UK. DFS is working on the integration of drones into air traffic and has set up a joint venture, Droniq GmbH, with Deutsche Telekom. Other subsidiaries include R. Eisenschmidt GmbH, which markets publications and products for general aviation, and Kaufbeuren ATM Training GmbH (KAT), which provides training for military air traffic services personnel. The joint venture FCS Flight Calibration Services GmbH offers flight inspection services.