| Designation |
PAM |
| Name |
Pampus |
| Position |
N52 20.1 E005 05.5 |
| Google Maps | N52 20.1 E005 05.5 |
| Frequency |
117.80 MHz (VOR), 1149+121 MHz (DME) |
| Operational range |
80nm at FL500, extended to 120nm in the South-West sector and
to 150nm in the North and North-West sectors |
| Type |
VOR/DME |
| Geography |
Pampus VOR/DME is located near Muiden, and visible in the
distance from the dike next to the Muiderslot. The beacon construction is in
the middle of farmer's land, and there is no public road access. You can get
to 400 meters of it by public road Dijkweg, although it is closed
for cars. But on a rainy day with no bikers on the narrow road, you can
try... |
| Procedures |
Pampus is one of the major airway fixes in the Netherlands and
is also used for vectoring of planes to and from Amsterdam Schiphol. Its
central location and clear ground signature makes it very useful for many
IFR and VFR flights over the middle of the country. |
| Remarks |
Pampus shares its construction type with Spijkerboor SPY and
Amsterdam AMS. The beacon is mainly made of wood and has a large ring of
white, spheroid antennae for the VOR, plus a simple pole for the DME.
The little island of Pampus, after
which the VOR is named, lies a few kilometers North of PAM in the
IJsselmeer. |
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| Photo 1 |
Pampus in a rainstorm. [...] |
| Photo 2 |
Pampus from the North-East. [...] |
| All photos |
