Gothenburg Landvetter airport closure due to reported drone incursion

[Trailblazer]

From those transcripts, it looks like there were more reports of drones shortly after 1730Z. This is from the Tower 1730Z file, I have corrected the machine transcription where I can but I think some of the callsigns are not correct.

01:48.571 --> 01:49.933
Beeline Seven Tango Alpha.

01:52.536 --> 02:07.535
Yeah, Seven Tango Alpha, bad news, new reports about drones, so I'm guessing there won't be any operations at Landvetter for the next 30, perhaps 60 minutes, perhaps even more.

02:12.722 --> 02:14.224
[Thirty?] Six Zero November.

02:16.668 --> 02:27.891
Yeah, new report about the drones, so my guess is that there won't be any operations at Landvetter for the next 30, 60 minutes, perhaps even more.

02:32.761 --> 02:37.731
And as soon as I have any decision to tell to you, I will.

05:26.478 --> 05:28.600
AMS, can I find ANAZULU on this frequency?

05:29.181 --> 05:30.903
Can I find ANAZULU listening, go ahead.

05:31.563 --> 05:36.728
Yeah, I'll get back to you as well as to the other ones.

05:37.049 --> 05:40.833
I think there will be new information coming up very shortly.

05:41.934 --> 05:45.578
Okay, thank you, we'll keep staying on this frequency listening.

05:46.498 --> 05:48.200
AMS, NLMK also here.

05:52.565 --> 05:53.886
NLMK still here.

05:54.153 --> 05:55.037
Yeah, perfect.

05:55.579 --> 06:00.199
Stand by, I'll return to you within a couple of minutes with new information.

06:01.666 --> 06:02.931
Yeah, we're listening, thank you.

08:43.527 --> 08:45.869
Beeline Seven Tango Alpha, Landvetter.

08:48.852 --> 08:58.863
Yep, we're still getting reports about drones, so there's a decision now about zero rate until time 2030 Zulu time.

09:04.949 --> 09:11.015
Yes, please do, so that's like 2 hours 50 minutes from now.

09:11.055 --> 09:12.657
Finnair Nine Lima Kilo, Landvetter.

09:16.298 --> 09:17.840
Yeah, we heard.

09:17.880 --> 09:19.221
Yeah, thank you.

09:20.462 --> 09:23.045
Until 2030 Zulu time, 08.

09:24.567 --> 09:25.307
Yeah, that's copied.

09:25.327 --> 09:27.189
2030 Zulu time.

09:27.590 --> 09:35.118
599 Zulu, did you also get the message about 08 until time 2030 Zulu time?

09:35.958 --> 09:37.140
Yeah, we copied that.

09:37.160 --> 09:43.406
599 Zulu, so we'll call our operations as well.

09:43.426 --> 09:43.726
Yep.

09:43.747 --> 09:45.208
36 on November, Landveter.

09:49.492 --> 09:57.342
and that's Zulu time, so like in 2 hours 50 minutes from now, there might be changes in any direction.

SAS461 flew over just to the west of the airport at 1730Z, at 31,000ft, which could perhaps have given rise to the new reports.

Alternatively it looks as though there was a police helicopter out looking for the drones too at this time, which could have given rise to the reports itself. It's not on radar but there are comms in Swedish on the Approach audio at 1730Z. Perhaps @gargamel or @ThomasH could provide a better translation? I'm attaching the file and the timestamps are here:

06:32.240 --> 06:33.682
Police, 5470, Gothenburg.

06:52.363 --> 07:01.133
Police, 5470, there is no area of interest active, there seems to be a new 3 or 104, whatever you mean.

07:13.060 --> 07:13.761
Yes, exactly.

07:13.781 --> 07:19.550
The R562 is not active, so you have permission to pass.

07:19.670 --> 07:24.558
And the R563 is also not active, so you have permission to pass.

07:33.112 --> 07:35.375
5470, correct.

07:35.395 --> 07:39.702
It's D865, Mölndal, which is still active 1000 feet.

07:39.722 --> 07:40.924
D865, Mölndal.

07:48.667 --> 07:54.822
Police 5470, you can put in transponders 7232 and a Helge 1013.

07:54.842 --> 08:03.764
5470, correct.

08:03.784 --> 08:06.270
No reported traffic outside of controlled airspace.

The callsign POLIS 5470 would be this helicopter: https://nordicrotors.com/aircraft/se-jpt/1209. A Bell 429, reg SE-JPT.

 

[jarlrmai]

Not yet, sorry. I'll add that as a feature request

In the meantime you could add it to a blank or static image video file as the audio track then import that and hide the video display in the view options, if you let me know which audio file you want as a video I'll do it for you.

@Trailblazer

 

[jarlrmai]

In the meantime you could add it to a blank or static image video file as the audio track then import that and hide the video display in the view options, if you let me know which audio file you want as a video I'll do it for you.

@Trailblazer

 

[Trailblazer]

View attachment 85800

Thanks - although it seems that Sitrec doesn't play the audio on video files!

I have trimmed that video to the relevant part.

This is a new version of the Sitrec with that video included (but no audio) - setting the start time to 16:27:50 seems to be about right, if you play the audio in sync with it.

https://www.metabunk.org/sitrec/?cu...nberg with blank ATC video/20251111_105132.js

 

[ThomasH]

From those transcripts, it looks like there were more reports of drones shortly after 1730Z. This is from the Tower 1730Z file, I have corrected the machine transcription where I can but I think some of the callsigns are not correct.

01:48.571 --> 01:49.933
Beeline Seven Tango Alpha.

01:52.536 --> 02:07.535
Yeah, Seven Tango Alpha, bad news, new reports about drones, so I'm guessing there won't be any operations at Landvetter for the next 30, perhaps 60 minutes, perhaps even more.

02:12.722 --> 02:14.224
[Thirty?] Six Zero November.

02:16.668 --> 02:27.891
Yeah, new report about the drones, so my guess is that there won't be any operations at Landvetter for the next 30, 60 minutes, perhaps even more.

02:32.761 --> 02:37.731
And as soon as I have any decision to tell to you, I will.

05:26.478 --> 05:28.600
AMS, can I find ANAZULU on this frequency?

05:29.181 --> 05:30.903
Can I find ANAZULU listening, go ahead.

05:31.563 --> 05:36.728
Yeah, I'll get back to you as well as to the other ones.

05:37.049 --> 05:40.833
I think there will be new information coming up very shortly.

05:41.934 --> 05:45.578
Okay, thank you, we'll keep staying on this frequency listening.

05:46.498 --> 05:48.200
AMS, NLMK also here.

05:52.565 --> 05:53.886
NLMK still here.

05:54.153 --> 05:55.037
Yeah, perfect.

05:55.579 --> 06:00.199
Stand by, I'll return to you within a couple of minutes with new information.

06:01.666 --> 06:02.931
Yeah, we're listening, thank you.

08:43.527 --> 08:45.869
Beeline Seven Tango Alpha, Landvetter.

08:48.852 --> 08:58.863
Yep, we're still getting reports about drones, so there's a decision now about zero rate until time 2030 Zulu time.

09:04.949 --> 09:11.015
Yes, please do, so that's like 2 hours 50 minutes from now.

09:11.055 --> 09:12.657
Finnair Nine Lima Kilo, Landvetter.

09:16.298 --> 09:17.840
Yeah, we heard.

09:17.880 --> 09:19.221
Yeah, thank you.

09:20.462 --> 09:23.045
Until 2030 Zulu time, 08.

09:24.567 --> 09:25.307
Yeah, that's copied.

09:25.327 --> 09:27.189
2030 Zulu time.

09:27.590 --> 09:35.118
599 Zulu, did you also get the message about 08 until time 2030 Zulu time?

09:35.958 --> 09:37.140
Yeah, we copied that.

09:37.160 --> 09:43.406
599 Zulu, so we'll call our operations as well.

09:43.426 --> 09:43.726
Yep.

09:43.747 --> 09:45.208
36 on November, Landveter.

09:49.492 --> 09:57.342
and that's Zulu time, so like in 2 hours 50 minutes from now, there might be changes in any direction.

SAS461 flew over just to the west of the airport at 1730Z, at 31,000ft, which could perhaps have given rise to the new reports.

View attachment 85789

Alternatively it looks as though there was a police helicopter out looking for the drones too at this time, which could have given rise to the reports itself. It's not on radar but there are comms in Swedish on the Approach audio at 1730Z. Perhaps @gargamel or @ThomasH could provide a better translation? I'm attaching the file and the timestamps are here:

06:32.240 --> 06:33.682
Police, 5470, Gothenburg.

06:52.363 --> 07:01.133
Police, 5470, there is no area of interest active, there seems to be a new 3 or 104, whatever you mean.

07:13.060 --> 07:13.761
Yes, exactly.

07:13.781 --> 07:19.550
The R562 is not active, so you have permission to pass.

07:19.670 --> 07:24.558
And the R563 is also not active, so you have permission to pass.

07:33.112 --> 07:35.375
5470, correct.

07:35.395 --> 07:39.702
It's D865, Mölndal, which is still active 1000 feet.

07:39.722 --> 07:40.924
D865, Mölndal.

07:48.667 --> 07:54.822
Police 5470, you can put in transponders 7232 and a Helge 1013.

07:54.842 --> 08:03.764
5470, correct.

08:03.784 --> 08:06.270
No reported traffic outside of controlled airspace.

The callsign POLIS 5470 would be this helicopter: https://nordicrotors.com/aircraft/se-jpt/1209. A Bell 429, reg SE-JPT.

View attachment 85794

"Police, 5470, there is no area of interest active, there seems to be a new 3 or 104, whatever you mean."
I can't hear, but it's something like that. The other ones seems correct.

 

[Trailblazer]

I don't know what all those numbers mean. Do they mean anything to anyone with flight experience here?

I assume the R562 and R563 refer to either flight paths or areas that were currently closed, so it was safe for the helicopter to transit.

Edit: actually it looks like these were ESR areas, temporarily colsed for military operation - no live link but Google gives this result from aro.lfv.se:

3 days ago — TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESR562 SKANDIAHAMNEN ESTABLISHED FOR. MILITARY AVIATION OPERATIONS WI AREA BOUNDED BY: 574200N 0115207E -. 574134N ...

7232 would be the squawk code the helicopter captain put into the transponder to identify it.

D865 seems to refer to the ESD865 Mölndal UAS exclusion zone for drones which is to the west of the airport: https://everdrone.com/molndal/

 

[flarkey]

IIRC - Rxxx are restricted areas and Dxxx are Danger areas.

 

[Mick West]

@Mick West is it possible to import audio directly into Sitrec? I had to do a screen recording with the audio playing separately, which is a bit clunky.

Fixed!

Edit: Still a bit buggy, see:
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/play-audio-when-playing-video.14556/

 

[PennaLinjal]

https://www.gp.se/nyheter/goteborg/...aggs-ner.c6eec1a8-2c2f-4a7a-a1ba-c45cf4745a5f

"A few weeks ago, Landvetter Airport was closed to incoming and outgoing traffic after an alarm about drones in the airport's security zone. Now the police are closing their investigation after not being able to confirm that it was actually a drone.
– There are no certain observations, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesman for the police."