EDDL Duesseldorf
Submitted by: pilotrobbie
Type
DA40D
MTOW
1000-1199kg
Date of visit
8 Oct 2021
Parked for
2 days
Runway condition
hard/good
Taxiway condition
hard/good
Ramp condition
hard/good
Camping
no
Landing fee
11.90 EUR
Parking fee
47.60 EUR
Handling fee
24.99 EUR
Ramp check
no
Handling company
Jet Aviation
Payment method for above
Visa
Handling mandatory
yes
Fuel type
None
Fuel price
VAT
Payment method
Immigration
yes hrs AD
Customs
yes hrs AD
AIP accurate?
yes
Transport used
taxi - normal
Transport to
Dusseldorf
Cost
33.00 EUR
Duration
25 mins
Comments
Very busy airport - you'll be expected to fly as fast as you can inbound. I negotiated that I'd do so if given a CDA onto the ILS, this helps massively. Border Police on arrival along with customs, however sometimes they are at Gate 1, you'll be driven by JetAviation to do so. Uber is half the price into the city center, as I found out on the return journey. On departure, you'll go through security, no issues really, and went to and from the airplane multiple times. Make sure you have both your license and passport as this is checked. Also, you need a noise certificate - don't forget this.
Parked 2 nights at a cost of EUR47.60
MIC Charge from JetAviation was EUR24.99
The landing fee was EUR11.90
Noise fees were waived on departure.
NOX fees EUR1.78 arrival and EUR1.78 on departure.
Grand total including VAT was EUR99.95
It's very pricy but the fact you get to fly into a busy international airport and a very buzzing town with great beer, food, and nightlife is worth it.
Was offered a VFR departure as I missed my CTOT, but declined on the basis I filed IFR and didn't want their problem to be mine in the air trying to negotiate an IFR whilst airborne. This meant a 20-minute taxi out from OBT to TOT. Lesson learned, don't miss your CTOT.
