PAM Pampus VOR (Navigational Aid)

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 DME - distance measuring equipment, VOR - VHF omni-directional radio range
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Pampus VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range transmitter) 52°20'05.14"N 005°05'31.78"E

Pampus VOR serves as one of the en-route VORs for flights in the Netherlands (specifically: the VOR/DME approach for runway 27). Some eastbound Standard Instrument Departures (SID) from Schiphol go overhead this VOR, which is named after Pampus island (about 2km NNE). Pampus island has a fort used in the defense line of Amsterdam.

Type: DVOR/DME
Frequency: 117.800 MHz (VOR), ch125x [1149+1212 MHz] (DME)
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Designated operational coverage: 80NM/FL500, in south-west sector 120NM, and in north+north-west sector 150NM
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range
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Coordinates:   52°20'5"N   5°5'31"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago