Fairbanks Approach #

General Info #

Attendance: Continuous

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TAF:

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Positions #

The primary position shall be FAI WR. FAI ER shall only be opened with ZAN Staff approval.

Common Procedures #

1. Applies TRSA separation between participating aircraft and all other aircraft in the airspace. This includes if one aircraft is participating and another is not
2. Aircraft departing the airspace southbound shall utilize the Nenana Gate (see Appendix A) unless on a departure procedure or otherwise coordinated with ZAN. This gate is defined as west of the Chena NDB on a southbound course while also on their filed route or direct to the next point of their filed route. This deconflicts with arrivals from the south into FAI.
3. The boundary between WR/ER is not strictly enforced and controllers have automatic pointout approvals unless otherwise coordinated
4. All sectors must QuickLook all other sectors
5. The airspace is depicted in Appendix A and extends from the surface up to and including 10,000 feet, except the Nenana Shelf which is surface up to 4,000 feet

West Radar #

1. Aircraft departing FAI on the Red Flag or Drill procedures are hold for release, and care should be taken that their departures will not conflict with arrivals inbound to FAI before releasing the departure
2. Aircraft departing to the south, west of R-2211, and not on a Standard Instrument Departure procedure must:
   1. Exit the Nenana Gate on an assigned heading of 220 to deconflict with arriving traffic
   2. Exit established on an airway off the ENN VOR
3. Aircraft departing south, east of R-2211, should exit the Eielson Gate on an assigned heading of 180

Appendices #

Appendix A. ER/WR Boundary #

The boundary is defined as a line that projects north/south from the Chena NDB no the northern tip of R-2211, then along the western boundary to the edge of the airspace. Also depicts the Nenana Shelf, Nenana Gate, LIBER Gate, and Eielson Gate.