Federal Aviation Safety Oversight Office changes facility protection area for Munich ILS/DME 26L

The Federal Aviation Safety Supervisory Authority has announced the amendment of the air traffic control facility Munich ILS/DME 26L and the area surrounding it, in which interference from structures is expected. The announcement pursuant to Section 18a Paragraph 1b Sentence 1 of the Aviation Act was published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in the Federal Gazette under the official reference BAnz AT 16.09.2026 B3. It is dated August 17, 2026, and was signed in Langen on behalf of Andreas Wiese.

Facility protection areas are the areas around an air traffic control facility in which interference from structures is expected. The announcement presents the data for the air traffic control facility, the location information, the exception areas, and the parameterization of the facility protection area. The operator of the facility is the DFS as the CNS operator; the type of use is civil, and the status is in operation.

Air Traffic Control Facility Overview

• Air traffic control facility: Munich ILS/DME 26L
• Component: EDDM-L26LA
• Facility type: ILS LLZ (dual frequency)
• CNS operator: DFS
• Type of use: civil
• Status: in operation

Location and Technical Parameters

• Geographic longitude (WGS84): 11° 44’ 15.0693" E
• Geographic latitude (WGS84): 48° 20’ 22.6573" N
• Antenna base height above ground: 2.05 m
• Antenna height above ground: 2.05 m
• Base height above NHN: 454.36 m
• Transmitter direction: 83.40°
• Distance to threshold: 5007.00 m
• Distance to runway centerline: 0.00 m

Parameterization of the Directional Facility Protection Area

• b: 500.00 m
• a: 5007.00 m
• r: 11007.00 m
• h: 70.00 m
• L: 1500.00 m
• D: 500.00 m
• H: 20.00 m
• Phi: 20.00°

Representations and Publication

The announcement contains a schematic representation of a directional facility protection area from ICAO EUR DOC 015 as well as a map representation of the location of the air traffic control facility and the facility protection area at a scale of 1:48,777 based on geobase data © GeoBasis-DE/BKG 2026. The PDF file of the official publication is provided with a qualified electronic seal.

For developers and municipalities in the vicinity of Munich Airport, the newly published height and distance rules of the facility protection area are decisive, as interference with the air traffic control facility by structures is expected in this area. Anyone building or planning there must check the published parameters and the map representation of the announcement.

Source: Federal Gazette, BAnz AT 16.09.2026 B3, Announcement, pp. 1–3 (official reference: BAnz AT 16.09.2026 B3).