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![]() DFS headquarters in Langen. | |
Company type | GmbH |
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Industry | Air traffic control |
Founded | January 1, 1993 |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Number of locations | 4 Control Centers (2016) Operates 16 Airport Towers in Germany (2016) |
Area served | Nationwide |
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Owner | Federal Republic of Germany |
Number of employees | 6000+ (1,897 Air Traffic Controllers) (2009) |
Website | www.dfs.de (English) |
Deutsche Flugsicherung (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]