U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

ORDER
JO 7110.65S
Effective Date:
February 14, 2008
 
     
Subject:  Air Traffic Control

Includes Change 1 Effective July 31, 2008

 

Chapter 4. IFR

Section 1. NAVAID Use Limitations
 

4-1-1. ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE LIMITATIONS
4-1-2. EXCEPTIONS
4-1-3. CROSSING ALTITUDE
4-1-4. VFR-ON-TOP
4-1-5. FIX USE

Section 2. Clearances

4-2-1. CLEARANCE ITEMS
4-2-2. CLEARANCE PREFIX
4-2-3. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
4-2-4. CLEARANCE RELAY
4-2-5. ROUTE OR ALTITUDE AMENDMENTS
4-2-6. THROUGH CLEARANCES
4-2-7. ALTRV CLEARANCE
4-2-8. IFR-VFR AND VFR-IFR FLIGHTS
4-2-9. CLEARANCE ITEMS

Section 3. Departure Procedures

4-3-1. DEPARTURE TERMINOLOGY
4-3-2. DEPARTURE CLEARANCES
4-3-3. ABBREVIATED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE
4-3-4. DEPARTURE RESTRICTIONS, CLEARANCE VOID TIMES,
HOLD FOR RELEASE, AND RELEASE TIMES

4-3-5. GROUND STOP
4-3-6. DELAY SEQUENCING
4-3-7. FORWARD DEPARTURE DELAY INFORMATION
4-3-8. COORDINATION WITH RECEIVING FACILITY
4-3-9. VFR RELEASE OF IFR DEPARTURE
4-3-10. FORWARDING DEPARTURE TIMES

Section 4. Route Assignment

4-4-1. ROUTE USE
4-4-2. ROUTE STRUCTURE TRANSITIONS
4-4-3. DEGREE-DISTANCE ROUTE DEFINITION FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
4-4-4. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
4-4-5. CLASS G AIRSPACE
4-4-6. DIRECT CLEARANCES

Section 5. Altitude Assignment and Verification

4-5-1. VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA
4-5-2. FLIGHT DIRECTION
4-5-3. EXCEPTIONS
4-5-4. LOWEST USABLE FLIGHT LEVEL
4-5-5. ADJUSTED MINIMUM FLIGHT LEVEL
4-5-6. MINIMUM EN ROUTE ALTITUDES
4-5-7. ALTITUDE INFORMATION
4-5-8. ANTICIPATED ALTITUDE CHANGES
4-5-9. ALTITUDE CONFIRMATION- NONRADAR

Section 6. Holding Aircraft

4-6-1. CLEARANCE TO HOLDING FIX
4-6-2. CLEARANCE BEYOND FIX
4-6-3. DELAYS
4-6-4. HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS
4-6-5. VISUAL HOLDING POINTS
4-6-6. HOLDING FLIGHT PATH DEVIATION
4-6-7. UNMONITORED NAVAIDS
4-6-8. ILS PROTECTION/CRITICAL AREAS

Section 7. Arrival Procedures

4-7-1. CLEARANCE INFORMATION
4-7-2. ADVANCE DESCENT CLEARANCE
4-7-3. SINGLE FREQUENCY APPROACHES (SFA)
4-7-4. RADIO FREQUENCY AND RADAR BEACON CHANGES FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT
4-7-5. MILITARY TURBOJET EN ROUTE DESCENT
4-7-6. ARRIVAL INFORMATION
4-7-7. WEATHER INFORMATION
4-7-8. BELOW MINIMA REPORT BY PILOT
4-7-9. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION
4-7-10. APPROACH INFORMATION
4-7-11. ARRIVAL INFORMATION BY APPROACH CONTROL FACILITIES
4-7-12. AIRPORT CONDITIONS
4-7-13. SWITCHING ILS/MLS RUNWAYS

Section 8. Approach Clearance Procedures

4-8-1. APPROACH CLEARANCE
4-8-2. CLEARANCE LIMIT
4-8-3. RELAYED APPROACH CLEARANCE
4-8-4. ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENT FOR MILITARY HIGH ALTITUDE
INSTRUMENT APPROACHES

4-8-5. SPECIFYING ALTITUDE
4-8-6. CIRCLING APPROACH
4-8-7. SIDE-STEP MANEUVER
4-8-8. COMMUNICATIONS RELEASE
4-8-9. MISSED APPROACH
4-8-10. APPROACH INFORMATION
4-8-11. PRACTICE APPROACHES
4-8-12. LOW APPROACH AND TOUCH-AND-GO


 

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