The current Esbjerg Airport was opened in 1971. Esbjerg is the fifth largest city in Denmark, and is located in the southern part of Jutland, close to the North Sea. This makes the airport a large hub for helicopter traffic to the oil rigs in the North Sea. Before the bridge over the Great Belt (Storebæltsbroen) was opened, there were daily routes to Copenhagen. Now, the only scheduled aircraft flights are to Aberdeen and Stavanger (Two other oil-rig hubs). Around 20 helicopter flights are daily carried out to and from the oil rigs.
Esbjerg has Tower service during bank-hours and AFIS service outside these. On VATSIM however we provide TWR service all day - when an ATC is online.
Special features in Esbjerg
When visiting Esbjerg please notice:
- No SID / STAR procedures established for aircraft.
- SID procedures avaliable for helicopters.
- Helicopter VFR-routes has been established.
- Departing aircraft must climb to 700 ft before turning.
- VFR reporting points established.
Danish NOTAMs
Charts
The Danish AIP is available online through The Danish Civil Aviation Authority (SLV).
For the latest and updated charts we recommend that you pay www.slv.dk a visit. Below we've included links to the most important charts. For the latest updates, refer to AIP Denmark.
| Logo | Type | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Chart page | Table of content of SLV's EKEB page | Link  |
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Parking | Apron/Parking | Link |
|
Ground | Airport overview | Link |
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VFR chart | Visual Approach chart | Link |
Approach charts depend on aircraft-type. To find the chart that suits you please browse the SLV page.
Terminals
There are three aprons at Esbjerg:
- One for helicpoters - At TWY F
- One for general aviation - At TWY E
- One for larger aircrafts - At TEY A/D
Communications
This is a list of the frequencies used at the airport.
| | ID | Freq | Callsign |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
EKDK_CTR | 135.27 | Copenhagen Control |
|
EKDK_N_CTR * | 134.67 | Copenhagen Control (West) |
 |
EKBI_APP | 127.57 | Billund Approach |
 |
EKEB_TWR | 120.15 | Esbjerg Tower |
Positions marked with a * are only used in high density situations.
Runways
Esbjerg has a single runway Runway 08/26 and a Helicopter-pad.
Helicopters should follow the runway centerline and then the hoverlane in to marked on the Airport Docking Chart.
| RWY | Dimension | ILS | OBS | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 2599 x 45 |
109.10 | 080 |
CAT I |
| 26 | 2599 x 45 | 110.30 | 260 | CAT I |
| Heli | 69 x 23 | NIL | NIL | Marked "H" |
Information
FIR: EKDK Copenhagen
Code: EKEB /EBJ
Position: 55°31'N 008°33'E
Elevation: 97 ft
Web: www.esbjerg-lufthavn.dk
Metar: To be added.
Airspace information
CTR: Class D
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