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Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (KZSE ARTCC)
AND
Vancouver Flight Information Region (CZVR FIR)
Letter of Agreement
Effective: 02-APR-2015
*NOTE: ALL CHANGES NOTED IN RED
1. PURPOSE
This letter of agreement establishes standard procedures for coordination of air traffic between the VATUSA Seattle ARTCC (KZSE) and the VATCAN Vancouver FIR (CZVR) on the VATSIM Network.
2. CANCELLATION
All previous agreements are cancelled.
3. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The minimum radar separation shall be five (5) nautical miles.
2. Unless otherwise coordinated, radar hand-offs shall be accomplished prior to the common boundary
3. The VATCAN Vancouver FIR shall provide terminal area controlservice (Approach) for the Bellingham Airport (KBLI), the VATUSA Seattle ARTCC shall provide local control (Tower and lower). If no VATUSA Seattle ARTCC controller is staffing Bellingham Tower, the VATCAN Vancouver FIR controller will provide all services for the airport.
4. DESCRIPTION OF AIRSPACE
The VATUSA Seattle ARTCC shall delegate U.S. airspace around KBLI to the VATCAN Vancouver FIR on a continuous basis to provide terminal services for KBLI as depicted in Appendix 6a.
PROCEDURES
5a. The VATUSA Seattle ARTCC and VATCAN Vancouver FIR shall both ensure:
5b. General Handoff Procedures:
5b. 1- General Handoff Procedures shall be in accordance with current VATSIM, VATUSA, and VATCAN policies.
5b. 2- When Sectorized, handoffs to ZSE are to:
5b. 3- When Sectorized, handoffs to ZVR are to:
5b. 3- Approach to Center Handoffs
5b. 4- Approach to Approach Handoffs
5c. 1- The following table outlines arrival routing from ZVR to ZSE.
ZVR shall ensure all traffic bound for the listed destinations from the departure area is cleared via a route that includes the corresponding route segment.
Destination |
Departure Area |
Route Segment |
Cross |
Restriction |
S46 TRACON |
CYVR or West of KBLI |
YYJ.JAWBN# or YVR.JAWBN# |
JAWBN |
SOUTH FLOW 12000/250(KSEA/Turbojets) 11000/250(KBFI/Turbojets) 10000/250(Prop/Turboprop) NORTH FLOW 16000/270(KSEA/Turbojets) 11000/250(KBFI/Turbojets) 10000/250(Props/Turboprop)
|
S46 TRACON |
East of KBLI |
JAKSN.GLASR# |
JAKSN |
SOUTH FLOW 12000/250(KSEA/Turbojets) 11000/250(KBFI/Turbojets) 10000/250(Prop/Turboprop) NORTH FLOW 16000/270(KSEA/Turbojets) 11000/250(KBFI/Turbojets) 10000/250(Props/Turboprop) |
KPDX |
All |
SEA.HELNS# |
n/a |
n/a |
*Note: 1) Any aircraft (RNAV Capable) routed via YYJ. MARNR# or YVR. MARNR# are also acceptable into Seattle. 2) Any aircraft (RNAV Capable) routed via SEA. BUWZO. KRATR# is also acceptable into Portland.
5c. 2- The following table outlines arrival routing from ZSE to ZVR.
ZSE shall ensure all traffic bound for the listed destinations from the departure area is cleared via a route that includes the corresponding route segment.
Destination |
Departure Area |
Route Segment |
Cross |
Restriction |
CYVR |
West of KBLI |
Landing 26L/R TOU. CASDY# or HQM. SHARK# Landing 8L/R TOU. FOCHE# or WAPTO. RAGIT# General YYJ. ISLAND# or IMPOR. IMEDI# |
CASDY# /EMLOX ____________________________________________ SHARK#(26s)/URMIX
____________________________________________ SHARK#(8s)/FOCHE
____________________________________________ FOCHE#/VIGNA
____________________________________________ RAGIT#/FOCHE ____________________________________________ ISLAND#/YYJ ____________________________________________ IMEDI#/IMPOR
|
At/Below FL220 _______________ 12000/250(Jets) 10000(Props) _______________ 15000
_______________
17000
_______________ 15000 ______________ 8000 _______________ 4000 |
CYVR |
East of KBLI |
Landing 8L/R METOW. GRIZZ#
Landing 26L/R PAE. GRIZZ# General PAE. PAE#
|
GRIZZ#/EGRET
_____________________________________
PAE#/EGRET |
12000/250 (Jets) 10000 (Props)
______________ 12000/250 (Jets) 10000 (Props) |
5c. 2a- Seattle controllers should clear any arrival bound for CYYJ as low as 6,000 ft.
END
LOA Proposed by: Brayden Manzella – ZSE DATM – 03-MAR-2015
LOA Approved by: Tony Jeppesen – ZSE ATM – 05-MAR-2015
LOA Approved by: Colin Bennett- VATCAN1 – 06-MAR-2015
LOA Approved by: Eldon Wilson – VATCAN3 – 06-MAR-2015
LOA Approved by: Mark Hubbert – VATUSA7 – 07-MAR-2015
6. APPENDIX
6a. - Airspace Depiction