Germany

Latest revision June 30, 2020

Basic information

Entry:	Germany is part of the Schengen area. Flights within Schengen can land at any airport without the need to clear customs/immigration controls. Arrivals/Departures to/from any other countries need to proceed via international airports and clear the customs/immigration.
FPL:	An FPL is compulsory for any flight which is partly or entirely carried out in a controlled airspace and, in general, also for international flights. There is an exemption for flights from/to Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia for which an FPL is not compulsory.
Microlights:	Germany does not require permission for entry of foreign-registered microlights.

Useful links:

CAA	hwww.lba.de/...._node.html
ATC	www.dfs.de - The “Services/customers VFR” section contains briefing information for VFR pilots
AIP and other regulatory information	www.skydemon.aero - this application offers access to VFR AIP Germany www.dfs.de/dfs...VFR - VFR-related information for pilots secais.dfs.de/pilotservice...jsp - AIS service is available on this link upon registration
Meteo	www.austrocontrol.at/flugwetter...en – Austrocontrol webpage, which also provides free weather information for Germany. Few aviation weather sources in Germany are free of charge.
MLA association	http://www.dulv.de DULV - Deutscher Ultraleichtflugverband
Airports	airport-authority.com/browse-de www.oberpfalz-luftbild.de/flugplaetze-bayern.htm - Information on all airports in Bavaria including photos
Other links	https://secais.dfs.de/pilotservice/service/aup/aup_edit_map.jsp - Airspace activation information www.daec.de - German Aeroclub

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