-
EFOU - Oulu
-
Facts
Oulu Airport (EFOU/OUL) belongs to the network of 21 airports operated by Finavia, the Finnish airport operator. Serving the bustling technology and university city of Oulu, it is the second busiest airport in Finland.
ATC Frequencies
VATSIM name Callsign Frequency Remarks Languages EFOU_ATIS 135.450 EN EFOU_TWR Oulu Tower 124.400 Main frequency FI/EN EFOU_APP Oulu Radar 118.150 FI/EN EFIN_H_CTR Helsinki Control 124.200 Local ACC-sector EN EFIN_D_CTR Helsinki Control 121.300 Covering all ACC sectors if local is offline EN Note: EFIN also provides ATS in Finnish below FL95.
Flight procedures
Please plan your flight via these waypoints:
Waypoint Arrival Departure ABKEM x x ASLUP x BEDSO x x IXONO x x MIKNU x NUBVU x x OTVEM x x SUVIB x UGMOR x x UPEDU x x XEVAP x x Radio navigation:
OUK – Oulu VOR (113.300)
OU – ILS LLZ 12 (109.500)Runway 12 has ILS which has CAT II capability. RNP and VOR/DME are also available for runway 12. Runway 30 is only capable for RNP and VOR/DME approaches. Visual approaches can be flown when allowed by weather and traffic conditions. Runway 12/30 is 2501 meters long and 60 meters wide.
Oulu has its own radar and all IFR traffic is commonly controlled by radar.
Parking positions can be found from real time flight schedules of Finavia.
Start-up clearance is not required when flying with piston engine aircraft.
Radio operations
For clearance contact Oulu Tower 124.400. When Oulu Tower is offline, contact another ATS-station listed above. VFR aircraft should inform about their intensions for flight when requesting taxi. Start-up clearance is not required when flying with piston engine aircraft.
Visual approach can be requested by phraseology: ready for visual or request visual approach.