F11 SOP

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Area Information

ICAO Code Airport Name Airspace IFR Beacon Codes VFR Beacon Codes
F11 Central Florida Tracon

Purpose:

This document prescribes the procedures to be utilized for providing air traffic control services at the Central Florida Tracon. The procedures described herein are supplemental to the Jacksonville ARTCC Facility Operating Guidelines and FAA Order JO 7110.65, as well as any published FAA guidelines or procedures.

Distribution:

This order is distributed to all Jacksonville ARTCC personnel.

Operational Positions

CAE TRACON
Position Sector Name Callsign Relief Callsign Symbol Frequency
DRE Departure Radar East MCO_E_APP MCO_1E_APP 4E 124.800
DRW Departure Radar West MCO_W_APP MCO_1W_APP 4W 120.150
ARB Arrival Radar Bitho MCO_B_APP MCO_1B_APP 4B 128.375
ARL Arrival Radar Leese MCO_L_APP MCO_1L_APP 4L 134.050
ARG Arrival Radar Goofy MCO_G_APP MCO_1G_APP 4G 127.750
ARM Arrival Radar Minee MCO_M_APP MCO_1M_APP 4M 123.850
SRD Satellite Radar Disney MCO_D_APP MCO_1D_APP 4D 119.400
SRK Satellite Radar Kape MCO_K_APP MCO_1K_APP 4K 134.950
SRN Satellite Radar North MCO_N_APP MCO_1N_APP 4N 121.100
SRS Satellite Radar South MCO_S_APP MCO_1S_APP 4S 132.650
SRV Satellite Radar Ovido MCO_V_APP MCO_4V_APP 4V 119.775
SRP Satellite Radar Paola MCO_P_APP MCO_1P_APP 4P 135.300

Sector in Red is the primary sector.

TRACON Information

Sectorization Description

The primary “combined” radar position shall be RS. No other sectors shall be staffed until the “combined” position is already in use.
Once RS is in use, RS may delegate a portion of its airspace to RN.
Unless otherwise coordinated, RS and RN are responsible for areas depicted.
RS and RN provide overflight services and approach sequence to aircraft landing in the Columbia ATCT airspace.


VFR Aircraft

VFR Aircraft entering the Class Charlie airspace will be given a discrete beacon code.

If an aircraft departs from CAE and does not request a flight following, the aircraft will be handed off from LC to TRACON and released to UNICOM once clear of the Class Charlie.

Handoff and Radar Tracking

Columbia ATCT is a VFR tower. No radar handoffs shall be initiated to LC.

TRACON controllers shall not drop track on any arriving aircraft. This allows a controller to maintain radar identification during missed approach.

Release and Rolling Calls

TRACON sectors give automatic releases to all departures from Columbia ATCT when departures follow the standard departure procedures as specified in this document.

All other airports within TRACON’s boundaries shall request a departure release. Upon approval of the release, the release shall be good for five minutes.

Upon issuance of the takeoff clearance, a departure message shall be sent to the appropriate departure sector. This can be accomplished non-verbally by the LC ensuring the aircraft is squawking the appropriate squawk code and mode C is enabled when airborne.

TRACON Departure Procedures

Forward departure instructions to LC for aircraft executing practice missed approaches.

Ensure all departures are on course as soon as practical.

All departures should be on course before handoff to Enroute Control unless otherwise coordinated. Aircraft shall be climbed to 10,000 or less if filed.

Provide airspace for automatic departures and radar final.

Provide airspace for missed approach on all runways.

TRACON Arrival Procedures

The sector responsible for the primary runway shall establish the approach sequence for all arrivals.

Communications transfer of arriving aircraft to LC must be accomplished no later than five nautical miles from the end of the arrival runway.

When simultaneous approaches are being conducted on converging runways, LC is responsible for ensuring runway separation. However, TRACON must provide enough spacing to minimize the possibility of a go-around.

When vectoring to final from parallel downwinds, aircraft on opposing base legs shall be assigned altitudes to ensure vertical separation unless other approved separation has been applied. This ensures separation in the event of an overshoot on final.

Coordinate with LC for any aircraft conducting approaches to other runways than the active arrival runway(s) in use.


Responsibility

RS area of jurisdiction is the South quadrant of the airspace as depicted, surface to 10,000 feet MSL.
RS is responsible for departure control for Southbound traffic.

CAE S APP.jpg

Responsibility

RN area of jurisdiction is the North quadrant of the airspace as depicted surface to 10,000 feet MSL.
RN is responsible for departure control for Northbound traffic.

CAE N APP.jpg

Responsibility

RN and RS may delegate a portion of their airspaces to RF, once both are in use.

RF area of jurisdiction is from the arrival end of the selected arrival runway to a 20nm radius for 10nm on either side of the selected arrival runway, from surface to 4,000 feet MSL. RF is responsible for sequencing arrival aircraft.