BAC SP CATEX FAA 250 Turn April 2018 0001

Letter of Agreement Update to Automate a 2500 Westerly Turn for Southbound Turboprops When Seattle – Taooma International Airport is Operating in North-Flow Between the Hours of 6 am and 10 pm April 2018 e Prepared by: United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Adrninistration 1:#511b r== a 1 : : 1w = : i i nnn: : += = : i + n H 1 :haIr : HI A Renton, WA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WESTERN SERVICE AREA Categorical Exclusion Letter of Agreement (LOA) update between Seattle – Tacoma Intenlational Airport’s (SEA) Air Traaic Control Tower (ATCT) and the Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control (S46) to automate a 250'’ westerly turn for southbound turboprops when SEA is operating in north-flow between the hours of 6 am and 10 pm D®criDtion of Action: The SEA ATCT and S46 propose to update their LOA to include a paragraph that would allow SEA ATCT to issue a westerly turn departure heading for approximately 90 percent of southbound tutboprops taking-off in north.'.aow conditions, in order to enhance safety and efficiency at SEA. Historically, this turn was issued by the deparMrre controller at 846, which caused a slight delay in these aircraft turning west then south to proceed on their Bled route. Allowing SEA ATCT to issue the turn is refared to as an “automatic” or “automated” turn because the aircraR is issued the turn prior to or shortly after takeoff by SEA ATCT, therefore leaving the airport environment already in…

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