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Air traffic control body in Germany
Deutsche Flugsicherung (German pronunciation: lit. 'German air traffic control', abbr. DFS) is the company in charge of air traffic control for Germany. It is a company organized under private law and 100% owned by the Federal Republic of Germany.2 It is headquartered in Langen.1 It is part of German Federal Aviation Safety Agency.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Deutsche Flugsicherung (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈfluːkˌzɪçəʁʊŋ], lit. 'German air traffic control', abbr. DFS) is the company in charge of air traffic control for Germany. It is a company organized under private law and 100% owned by the Federal Republic of Germany. Since January 1993, DFS has been controlling air traffic in Germany. In Germany, military and civil air traffic controllers work side by side. Since 1994, DFS has been responsible for the handling of both civil and military air traffic in peacetime. Only military aerodromes are exempted from this integration.2
DFS was formed by the Bundesanstalt für Flugsicherung (BFS). The BFS was established in 1953 and closed in January 1993. Previously, DFS was founded as a private GmbH.
From Wikipedia’s article on Deutsche Flugsicherung, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The subsidiary DFS Aviation Services GmbH provides air navigations services at the following regional airports of Germany:
Dortmund
Niederrhein-Weeze
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Memmingen
Mönchengladbach
Paderborn-Lippstadt
Lahr
Friedrichshafen
Magdeburg-Cochstedt
Braunschweig-Wolfsburg,
Emden via Remote Tower Center at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg airport
DFS Aviation Services GmbH has the following own subsidiaries:
DFS Aviation Services Bahrain: Air Traffic Services in Bahrain
FREQUENTIS DFS AEROSENSE: Joint Venture with FREQUENTIS for the marketing of Remote Tower Systems
Air Navigation Solutions: Air Traffic Services at Edinburgh Airport
DFS Aviation Services Lima: Apron control at Lima airport
DFS Aviation Services Singapore: Consulting services in South East Asia
DFS Aviation Services Beijing: Consulting services in China
From Wikipedia’s article on Deutsche Flugsicherung, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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