air traffic control - What is a TRACON? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Sep 18, 2020 · What is a TRACON or Terminal Control? When do pilots need to be helped by a TRACON? Where is it usually located and what is the difference between TRACON, En Route …
How can I find telephone numbers for FAA ATC facilities?
12 It is often desirable to call an FAA air traffic control (ATC) facility on the telephone: To ask a question about a "mark-the-tape" incident To request a tour To notify the facility of unregulated …
How are the TRACON location IDs determined? - Aviation Stack …
Oct 22, 2019 · An "up/down" facility is where the tower and TRACON are in the same building and most of the traffic is to/from that airport (typically one class C or TRSA), so they share the …
How to identify a flight without any information
Apr 26, 2024 · TRACON said they "could not divulge that information." Considering the area being observed and the aircraft, I doubt it was a local police operation- they usually use rotorcraft …
What’s the difference between Arrival and Approach controllers?
Dec 16, 2021 · It depends on the size, complexity and number of airports served by the approach control (in the U.S. typically called a TRACON- Terminal Radar Approach Control). Also, there …
How do I find all the frequencies for my local TRACON?
Nov 9, 2017 · Specifically, I'd like to find an official list of all the frequencies used by the local Tracon facility. Looking in the Chart Supplement for the primary airport, I get a list of …
Where can the airspace boundary coordinates for Fayetteville …
16 I would like a map depicting the airspace owned by Fayetteville TRACON that includes lat/long coordinates (i.e. not just a cartoon-y outline with no information). Ideally, I'd like to find a site …
When a Tower and the Approach Control closes who takes over …
Oct 29, 2020 · All airspace is ultimately owned by some Center (US: ARTCC, ICAO: ACC). Some is delegated to Approach facilities (US: TRACON), and Approach can sub-delegate part of …
What type of chart is displayed on ATC radar screens?
Aug 30, 2021 · In my experience at a TRACON in the United States: There are many different maps we can select, including no map (a blank scope). Which information is separable (i.e. on …
How do ATCs choose between Tower, Approach, and Enroute …
Apr 24, 2017 · If you're at an Tower/TRACON combined facility, you'll go through the Tower course in Oklahoma, and then go to your facility and get trained in the tower, once done there, …