DENVER INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

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1 Order DEN B DENVER INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES December 7, 2016 VATSIM

2 DEN B Effective Date: Denver ATCT December 7, 2016 Nrthwest Muntain District VATUSA Subject: D01 Air Traffic Cntrl 1. Purpse. Transmits new DEN Order B 2. Audience. DEN persnnel 3. WHERE TO FIND THIS ORDER? This Order is available in the Denver ARTCC Dcument center lcated here 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 12/7/ DISPOSITION OF TRANSMITTAL. Retain this transmittal until superseded by a new basic rder Marcus Miller Air Traffic Manager ZDV ARTCC Tyler Beals Deputy Air Traffic Manager ZDV ARTCC Tny Jeppesen Air Traffic Directr VATUSA Western Regin

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS POSITIONS & FREQUENCIES... 4 COMBINING POSITIONS... 4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY... 4 ROUTES... 4 ALTITUDES... 4 FREQUENCY... 5 SQUAWK CODES... 5 VFR... 5 GROUND CONTROL... 6 GENERAL... 6 TAXIWAY DELEGATIONS... 6 Figure 4 1 Taxiway Cntrl Delegatin... 7 RAMP COORDINATION... 7 Figure 4 2: Ramp Cntrl Flw... 8 TOWER CONTROL... 8 DEFINITION OF AIRSPACE:... 8 GENERAL... 8 VFR... 9 CHANGING RUNWAY CONFIGURATION... 9 IFR DEPARTURE RELEASES... 9 WIND CONFIGURATIONS CALM WIND CONFIGURATIONS (WIND 10 KNOTS) Land Suth Calm (080 clckwise t 260 ) Land Nrth Calm (260 clckwise t 080 ) CONVERGING CONFIGURATIONS (WIND FROM 11 TO 20 KNOTS) Land Nrth & West (260 clckwise t 350 ) Land Suth & West (170 clckwise t 260 ) Land Suth & East (080 clckwise t 170 ) Land Nrth & East (350 clckwise t 080 ) EXCESSIVE WIND (WIND 21 KNOTS) Land Nrth All (300 clckwise t 050 ) Land Suth All (120 clckwise t 220 ) Land West All (220 clckwise t 300 ) Land East All (050 clckwise t 120 ) DEPARTURE HEADINGS FIGURES... 13

4 POSITIONS & FREQUENCIES Lgin Callsign Frequency Name DEN_DEL Clearance Delivery DEN_E_GND East Grund DEN_W_GND West Grund DEN_E_TWR East Twer DEN_W_TWR West Twer COMBINING POSITIONS When cmbined, twer shall perate using the East Twer frequency lgged in as DEN_TWR. D nt pen multiple twer psitins unless at least ne grund psitin is pen. When cmbined, grund shall perate using the East Grund frequency lgged in as DEN_GND. D nt pen multiple grund psitins unless Clearance Delivery is pen. CLEARANCE DELIVERY Rutes Ensure that all aircraft depart ZDV n rutings cmpliant with all inter ARTCC letters f agreement. Ensure that all aircraft destined fr the Cheyenne r Clrad Springs terminal areas depart n rutings cmpliant with the D01 CYS and D01 COS letters f agreement. All IFR aircraft leaving D01 airspace shall be issued an apprpriate Departure Prcedure. Attempt t assign a pilt nav SID first. If the aircraft is unable t accept the SID, crdinate with the cntrller prviding departure services t determine the best radar vectr rute. Altitudes Initial altitudes SID departures with a published tp altitude: Climb via SID. Except nn jet aircraft n the PLAINS departure: Climb via SID except maintain 9,000. Nn SID departures 9,000 MSL t all departures landing in Denver TRACON airspace. 9,000 MSL t IFR aircraft filed 10,000 MSL r belw and exiting TRACON airspace. 9,000 MSL t all nn jet aircraft filed ut f the East departure gate. 10,000 MSL t all ther aircraft

5 Advise all aircraft filed abve their initial altitude t expect the apprpriate requested altitude 10 minutes after departure, unless the aircraft is n a SID Frequency Issue the apprpriate departure frequency based n the departure gate the aircraft is filed ut f. Squawk Cdes All aircraft shall be assigned squawk cdes frm the range. VFR Clearance delivery will slicit all relevant flight plan infrmatin frm VFR departure and create a flight plan (if nne exists) t include aircraft type, destinatin/departure directin, requested altitude and ther pertinent infrmatin. D nt ask the pilt t create a flight plan. Clearance delivery will then issue a class brav clearance t include a squawk cde and departure frequency. D nt issue an altitude t remain at r belw.

6 GROUND CONTROL General At n pint shall grund cntrllers track any aircraft. Ensure all departures have the current ATIS. Determine aircraft lcatin prir t issuing any taxi instructin. Grund Cntrl shall crdinate all active runway crssings with Lcal (twer) Cntrl. Grund Cntrl shall assign the best departure runway in descending preference: The runway directly aligned with the aircraft s departure gate (ie: 17R fr SOLAR). If unable, the runway facing adjacent t the aircraft s departure gate (ie: 25 fr YAMMI in suth calm). If unable, the runway clsest t the turn ut directin (ie: 17L fr YOKES in suth all). Taxiway Delegatins East Grund wns all mvement areas, nt including active runways, east f and including Taxiway L, als including Taxiways SC, A and Z east f G but excluding taxiways EA, EC and P suth f P7. West Grund wns all mvement areas, nt including active runways, west f and including Taxiway G and excluding taxiways WC, WD, WE and D nrth f D5. Active taxiways nt cntrlled by Grund are delegated t the apprpriate Twer psitin unless therwise crdinated.

7 Figure 4 1 Taxiway Cntrl Delegatin Ramp Crdinatin During split grund peratins, West Grund has discretin ver the west prtin f the ramp, and East Grund has discretin ver the east prtin f the ramp. Grund cntrllers shall cmply with taxiway directins and ensure aircraft are instructed t cntact the ppsite grund cntrller (if traversing the ramp) prir t crssing sides. Remember, the ramp is a nn mvement area s aircraft may pushback and taxi shrt f Taxiway G r L withut ATC clearance. During nrmal peratins CS, BS and AS are eastbund taxiways and AA, AN and BN are westbund. CN is bidirectinal. When RVR is belw 1,200ft all ramps are westbund.

8 Figure 4 2: Ramp Cntrl Flw TOWER CONTROL Definitin f Airspace: 1. Denver Twer airspace is as defined in the DEN ATCT D01 letter f agreement: at General r belw 10,000 MSL within 8NM f the apprach end f Runway 17R excluding: Airspace in FR airspace abve 7,000 MSL BKF Class D airspace, belw 8,000 MSL FTG Class D airspace, belw 7,000 MSL 1. At n pint shall twer cntrllers track any aircraft. Crdinate runway assignments as necessary. 2. Reference departure heading diagrams fr all IFR aircraft utilizing legacy and RNAV/Pilt NAV SIDs. When an aircraft n an RNAV SID is assigned a departure heading (due t cnverging ps), als assign 10,000 feet initial altitude with the takeff clearance.

9 VFR 3. Twer is respnsible fr keeping the ATIS current, and shall advise D01 and Twer cab cntrllers when there is a change. 4. When twer is split, bth cntrllers shall crdinate departures frm runways 7, 16L/R, 26 and 35L/R t ensure departing aircraft d nt crss paths. 1. When a VFR aircraft is ready fr departure, the Twer cntrller must get a release frm the apprpriate D01 cntrller. This can include an initial altitude and/r departure heading that must be acknwledged by the VFR pilt. 2. VFR clsed traffic des nt need t cntact a D01 cntrller. VFR clsed traffic shuld typically be n runway 17L r 34L. VFR arrivals shuld typically be assigned runway 17R/35L. Changing Runway Cnfiguratin 1. Advise Grund Cntrl and D01 f the last departure/arrival in the ld cnfiguratin, when the last departing aircraft n the ld cnfiguratin will be airbrne, and n what heading the last departing aircraft n the ld cnfiguratin will depart. 2. Wrk with TMU/CIC and D01 cntrllers when changing runway cnfiguratin. IFR Departure Releases 1. Denver ATCT has autmatic releases fr IFR departures, assuming the fllwing cnditins are met: IFR departures are squawking Mde C and assigned cde prir t cntacting departure. A rlling call is sent t the departure cntrller after the takeff clearance, including the callsign, runway, and ne f the fllwing as applicable: RNAV SID name (i.e. CONNR) Legacy SID transitin (i.e. HCT) Nn standard assigned heading (i.e. H135 r RH fr runway heading) Examples: UAL123 17R CONNR, SWA456 8 GLD, AAL H350, etc. Landing Cnfiguratins 1. Denver Twer will decide landing cnfiguratin based n winds, weather cnditins and traffic levels upn crdinatin with the Cntrller in Charge (CIC) and the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) when they are nline.

10 2. If the wind is gusting, use the gusts as the wind speed when determining landing cnfiguratin. 3. Calm wind cnfiguratins shall be used whenever the wind is 10 knts r less. If the wind is calm (0 knts) r variable, utilize Land Suth Calm. 4. Cnverging Operatins are preferred when the wind is 11 t 20 knts. Visibility must be 5 miles r greater and the ceiling must be 1,700 feet r greater therwise use the calm wind cnfiguratins withut the departure runway with a tailwind up t 20 knts. 5. During IMC, the default landing cnfiguratin shall be Land Nrth All, unless the wind is excessive frm the suth. 6. If the weather is belw standard ILS minimums and CAT I, II, r III appraches are in effect, the landing cnfiguratin shall be Nrth All regardless f wind cnditins. 7. During day t day peratins in VMC, use the fllwing guidance based n the wind. During events r ther very busy times, cnsult the CIC fr the best cnfiguratin. Wind Cnfiguratins Calm Wind Cnfiguratins (Wind 10 knts) Land Suth Calm (080 clckwise t 260 ) Landing 16L/R primary with 17R fr general aviatin and carg 17L Secndary Departing 8/25/17R Primary 17L Secndary Land Nrth Calm (260 clckwise t 080 ) Landing 35L/R Primary 34L/R Secndary Departing 8/25/34R Primary 34L/35L Secndary

11 Cnverging Cnfiguratins (Wind frm 11 t 20 knts) Land Nrth & West (260 clckwise t 350 ) Landing 26/35L Primary 34L/34R/35R Secndary Departing 25/34R Primary 34L/35L Secndary Land Suth & West (170 clckwise t 260 ) Landing 16L/26 Primary 17L/17R Secndary Departing 17R/25 Primary 17L Secndary Land Suth & East (080 clckwise t 170 ) Landing 7/16L primary with 17R fr general aviatin and carg 16R/17L Secndary Departing 8/17R Primary 17L Secndary Land Nrth & East (350 clckwise t 080 ) Landing 7/35L Primary 34R/35R Secndary Departing 8/34R Primary 34L/35L Secndary

12 Excessive Wind (Wind 21 knts) Land Nrth All (300 clckwise t 050 ) Landing 35L/R Primary 34L/R Secndary Departing 34L/R Primary 35L Secndary Land Suth All (120 clckwise t 220 ) Landing 16L/R primary with 17R fr general aviatin and carg 17L Secndary Departing 17L/R Primary 16L/R Secndary Land West All (220 clckwise t 300 ) Landing 26 Primary 25 Secndary Departing 25 Primary 26 Secndary Land East All (050 clckwise t 120 ) Landing 7 Primary 8 Secndary Departing 8 Primary 7 Secndary Departure Headings Denver Twer shall reference the diagrams fr the landing cnfiguratin in use t determine if IFR departures utilizing legacy r Pilt/RNAV SIDs shall be issued a heading. These headings are nt runway dependent, and shall be issued regardless f departure runway (unless therwise crdinated) prir t the aircraft leaving Denver Twer airspace.

13 Figures Figure 5-1: Prp Heading

14 Figure 5 2: Land Suth

15 Figure 5 3: Land Nrth

16 Figure 5 4: Land East

17 Figure 5 5: Land West

18 Figure 5 6: Land Nrth & East

19 Figure 5 7: Land Nrth and West

20 Figure 5 8: Land Suth & East

21 Figure 5 9: Land Suth & West