ICAO Glider Chart 1: 250.000, Rhein-Ruhr (Edition 2021)

Edition 2021: The Aeronautical Chart ICAO 1: 250.000 shows airspaces and topography within the metropolitan area Rhein-Ruhr, including the airspaces Niederrhein, Dortmund, Paderborn, Dusseldorf, Mönchengladbach and Cologne/ Bonn .The chart contains all the important topography and air traffic control information such as:

• Current airspace structure and topography
• VFR reporting points
• Aerodromes with name, location indicator and frequency, length and direction of the runway, information on direction finders and location of the traffic circuit
• FIS sectors with frequencies
• Glider sites, sites for hang gliders and ultralight aircraft,
• Parachute landing areas, free balloon launch sites
• Radio navigation aids (NDB, VOR, VOR / DME, VORTAC) with name, frequency and Morse Code identification
• Obstacles and maximum elevation figures
• Isogonals
• Motorways with identification
• High frequently used skydiving areas (parachute symbol plus red circle)

The backside of the ICAO Chart 1:500.000 includes the following information:

• Overview of airspace structure
• Transponder and altimeter settings
• ATIS and VOLMET frequencies
• Light signals

In addition to the topography and air traffic control information given in the ICAO-Chart for powered aircraft, following features are included:

• Airspace dimensions in meters and feet
• Highlighted glidersites and airfields with gliding operations
• Height information on airfields and obstacles in meters
• Representation of the glider sectors in C- / D- and TMZ airspaces
• High frequently used skydiving areas (parachute symbol plus red circle)