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Page 4 of 5 4. Innsbruck - Kranebitten (INN / LOWI) 
Compared to all of the above, Innsbruck definitely has the best surrounding scenery. The Innsbruck airport is located in western Austria, just in the middle of very tall mountains (Inn valley), and it is relatively close to the city. The main runway is 6500 feet long and, again, all approaches are non-precision certain level of proficiency to perform (less than all other airport, though). One of the most amazing things about this place is that the mountains get full of ice in winter and full of trees in the summer, which makes Innsbruck a truly beautiful place to visit anytime in the year. The mountains are ideal for skiing in the summer - there are several ski stations, cable car and chair lifts. In a city nearby, skiing is possible even in the summer.
There are two payware sceneries for the Innsbruck area - Austria Professional (mesh) and Austrian Airports (airport scenery). Both are available at the Aerosoft Shop: www.aerosoft.com Some background information ... The Innsbruck airport is located in wester Austria, more especifically in the Inn valley, a broad valley between tall mountains. It has an elevation of 1900 feet and its runway is 6500 feet long. Because of its location (next to the mountains), the city is the ideal place for skiing in the winter and mountaineering in summer - some of the areas nearby are renowned winter sports center. For the same reason, Innsbruck hosted the Olympic Winter Games twice. | | This is the approach plate used for the LOC DME WEST (RNW08) procedure at Innsbruck. If you are not familiar with approach plates, check the "How to interpret approach plates" tutorial: [TUTORIAL] Interpreting approach plates There are basically two approaches for the Innsbruck airport, one for each runway. I'll discuss the approach to runway 08, as it is a little more tricky and you could figure out the other approach easily. The approach to runway 08 starts with a localizer, which is not aligned with the runway, and ends with a right turn and visual landing on the airport. This approach starts at KUHTAI NDB (KTI - 413) at 11500 feet - there is also a published holding point at this NDB. Track the radial 104 from this NDB until you intercept the OEJ LOC/DME (068º - 109.70). Continue on the localizer normally, following the restrictions: DME 17.4 - 10500 feet; DME 14.4 - 9000 feet; DME 11.4 - 7500 feet; DME 6.5 - 5000 feet. Level off at 5000 feet and at exactly DME 4.4 from the localizer, start a right turn to the direction of the runway. At this time, the approach becomes visual and the autopilot goes off! Control the altitude, speed and bank angle in order to reach the runway heading at the right speed and altitude. Then, accomplish normal landing. The runway 08 approach is certainly more easy than all others and the scenery is as much -if not more- beautiful and enjoyable. The Innsbruck airport certainly won't handle a 747-400, but you can use a 737NG or an A320 for that and have some big fun between those mountains! |
Piper Dakota departing runway 26 ...
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