EFRO | Fly and See Santa

ICAO	IATA	Charts
EFRO	RVN	ChartFox

There will be full-staffing at Rovaniemi during the event:

Logon code	Call sign	Frequency	Responsibilities
EFRO DEL	ROVANIEMI DELIVERY	118.525	En-route clearance
EFRO TWR	ROVANIEMI TOWER	118.700	All ground movement and clearances on the Runway
EFRO APP	ROVANIEMI RADAR	129.900	Rovaniemi Terminal Area
EFRO R APP	ROVANIEMI ARRIVAL	118.600	Arrivals below 5000 FT

Additionally the following positions will be usedLink to support the event:

• EFIN Y APP (Arrival Feeder Sector)
• EFIN Z APP (Arrival Feeder Sector)
• EFRO TWRBriefing SUPER
• EFRO APP SUPER
• EFIN ACC SUPER + FMP

Arrivals

Arrival Slots2025

• All arrivals to Rovaniemi are required to:
  1. have a valid slot booking, or;
  2. have received a non-event release by ATC

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• There will be around 10 non-event releases every hour for pilots with no slots!
• Pilots with no valid slot or non-event release are diverted to another airport
• Please plan the departure time in order to arrive during their booked slot time

Re-routing

• Pilots are requested to use our Route Planner at fss.vatsim-scandinavia.org
• If you don't find a route for your departure location or if your route is invalid, pilots shall be prepared for re-routing issued by ATC

If you are unsure of a given re-route, please don't hesitate to ask the Finnish ATC for the complete route by text.

• Mandatory routes to Rovaniemi are shown in our Map Service.
• ATC may give a tactical re-route for better sequencing even if pilot has used a correct route

Holding Procedures

• Pilots shall be prepared for non-standard holding procedures
• ATC will give the inbound heading, turn direction and inbound time
• Pilots may view the planned holding locations in our Map Service
• We try our best to minimize holding during the event

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• Recommended YouTube Holding Tutorials:

  • Airbus 320 Holding Tutorial by Airbus Cockpit Coach
  • Boeing 737 Holding Tutorial by British Avgeek

Approach

• Runway 21: ILS-Z (2500 FT)
• Runway 03: RNP (2500 FT)

Arrivals will be vectored to localizer (ILS) or to final approach course (RNP).

Say your Call Sign ONLY when contacting Rovaniemi Arrival (EFRO_R_APP).
Example: "Rovaniemi Arrival, Finnair 1"

Landing

• Arrivals will be transferred to Tower on final (4 - 10 NM)
• Pilots are kindly requested not to initiate a go-around unless really necessary
  • A landing clearance can be issued at latest when passing the runway threshold
  • TWR may give a landing clearance when there is reasonable assurance that the runway will be free at the time when the aircraft passes the runway threshold

In case of a go-around, fly straight ahead and climb to 2500 FT unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

Please, expedite vacating the runway after landing and taxi across the holding point line! (see green area in image below)

• Plan to vacate via H or B (Runway 21) and taxi across the holding point line (green area)
  • If Runway 03 in in use, plan to vacate via H, C or D
• Hold short of the main taxiway/apron after vacating
• DO NOT vacate to the north-west side of the runway (military apron)

Departures

Slots

Departures are NOT required to have a slot unless flying to ESNQ (Kiruna) or ENTC (Tromso).

Departures to ESNQ or ENTC without a slot may get a non-event release by ATC. There will be around 10 non-event releases per hour.

Currently Available Stands

Stands for large airplanes

  🔵 Code E airplanes   🔴 Code F airplanes

Code	ICAO	Aircraft type	Wingspan M
🔴 F	A388	Airbus A380-800	79.8
🔴 F	A124	Antonov AN-124-100	73.3
🔴 F	B748	Boeing 747-8	68.5
🔴 F	C5M	Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy	67.9
🔵 E	B77W, B77L	Boeing 777-300ER, -200LR, -F	64.8
🔵 E	A359, A35K	Airbus A350-900, A350-1000	64.75
🔵 E	B744	Boeing 747-400	64.44
🔵 E	A345, A346	Airbus A340-500, -600	63.45
🔵 E	B772, B773	Boeing 777-300, -200	60.93
🔵 E	A332, A333, A342, A343	Airbus A330-200, -300, Airbus A340-200, -300	60.3
🔵 E	B788, B789, B78X	Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, 787-9, 787-10	60.12
🔵 E	IL96	Iljushin IL-96	60.11
🔵 E	B742, B743	Boeing 747-200, -300	59.6

Backtracking the runway according to the image above is NOT authorized during the event. Pilots connecting with a Code F aircraft on stand 5B will get taxi instructions via taxiway T to the runway holding point.

Pilots are requested to refrain from flying Code F aircraft to Rovaniemi during the event.

Re-routing

Rovaniemi Delivery may assign a modified flight plan route with the en-route clearance. Please be prepared to reprogram your route if necessary. There are mandatory routes to ESNQ, ENTC and flights towards Sweden which you can view in our route planner at fss.vatsim-scandinavia.org. Flights southbound may also be re-routed to avoid arriving traffic.

Target Start-up Approval Time (TSAT)

Pilots may be assigned a TSAT after the en-route clearance. The given TSAT is calculated based on the amount of departures and arrivals to Rovaniemi. The goal of using TSAT is to avoid spending unessessary time at the holiding point when the engines are turned on.

Rovaniemi Delivery will transfer departing traffic to Tower when the TSAT time is reached. If the stands are getting too crowded, departing traffic may need to aborb some delay on the taxiway instead.

Push back procedures

Stands	Push back procedure
3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6C, 8B, 13, 14 and 16	Push back is normally not required but provided by pilot request
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Push back is required
7B, 8C, 23	No push back

Take-off

Departures will be assigned a departure gap by our Flow Managers. Therefore pilots are requested to be ready for departure when reaching the runway holding point in order not to miss the coordinated gap.

Departing traffic are assigned a heading and altitude by Rovaniemi Delivery to be followed after departure.

• The Minimum Turning Altitude for Runway 21 is 1030 FT and for Runway 03 1010 FT
• Pilots shall initiate the turn towards the assigned heading when above the Minimum Turning Altitude

Maintain TWR frequency until 2000 FT, then contact Rovaniemi Radar frequency 129.900

Do not climb above 4000 FT unless cleared by ATC