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 and
Change 2 effective March 12, 2009

 

Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control- Terminal

Section 1. General

3-1-1. PROVIDE SERVICE
3-1-2. PREVENTIVE CONTROL
3-1-3. USE OF ACTIVE RUNWAYS
3-1-4. COORDINATION BETWEEN LOCAL AND GROUND CONTROLLERS
3-1-5. VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT/PERSONNEL ON RUNWAYS
3-1-6. TRAFFIC INFORMATION
3-1-7. POSITION DETERMINATION
3-1-8. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR/MICROBURST ADVISORIES
3-1-9. USE OF TOWER RADAR DISPLAYS
3-1-10. OBSERVED ABNORMALITIES
3-1-11. SURFACE AREA RESTRICTIONS
3-1-12. VISUALLY SCANNING RUNWAYS
3-1-13. ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS
3-1-14. GROUND OPERATIONS WHEN VOLCANIC ASH IS PRESENT

Section 2. Visual Signals

3-2-1. LIGHT SIGNALS
3-2-2. WARNING SIGNAL
 3-2-3. RECEIVER-ONLY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Section 3. Airport Conditions

3-3-1. LANDING AREA CONDITION
3-3-2. CLOSED/UNSAFE RUNWAY INFORMATION
3-3-3. TIMELY INFORMATION
3-3-4. BRAKING ACTION
3-3-5. BRAKING ACTION ADVISORIES
3-3-6. ARRESTING SYSTEM OPERATION
 3-3-7. FAR FIELD MONITOR (FFM) REMOTE STATUS UNIT

Section 4. Airport Lighting

3-4-1. EMERGENCY LIGHTING
3-4-2. RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS
3-4-3. VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATORS (VASI)
3-4-4. PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATORS (PAPI)
3-4-5. APPROACH LIGHTS
3-4-6. ALS INTENSITY SETTINGS
3-4-7. SEQUENCED FLASHING LIGHTS (SFL)
3-4-8. MALSR/ODALS
3-4-9. ALSF-2/SSALR
3-4-10. RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS
3-4-11. HIGH INTENSITY RUNWAY, RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND
TOUCHDOWN ZONE LIGHTS
3-4-12. HIRL ASSOCIATED WITH MALSR
3-4-13. HIRL CHANGES AFFECTING RVR
3-4-14. MEDIUM INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS
3-4-15. SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH AND RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT OPERATION
3-4-16. HIGH SPEED TURNOFF LIGHTS
3-4-17. TAXIWAY LIGHTS
3-4-18. OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS
 3-4-19. ROTATING BEACON

Section 5. Runway Selection

3-5-1. SELECTION
3-5-2. STOL RUNWAYS
 3-5-3. TAILWIND COMPONENTS

Section 6. Airport Surface Detection Procedures

3-6-1. EQUIPMENT USAGE
3-6-2. IDENTIFICATION
3-6-3. INFORMATION USAGE
 3-6-4. SAFETY LOGIC ALERT RESPONSES

Section 7. Taxi and Ground Movement Procedures

3-7-1. GROUND TRAFFIC MOVEMENT
3-7-2. TAXI AND GROUND MOVEMENT OPERATIONS
3-7-3. GROUND OPERATIONS
3-7-4. RUNWAY PROXIMITY
3-7-5. PRECISION APPROACH CRITICAL AREA
 3-7-6. PRECISION OBSTACLE FREE ZONE (POFZ) AND
FINAL APPROACH OBSTACLE CLEARANCE SURFACES (OCS)

Section 8. Spacing and Sequencing

3-8-1. SEQUENCE/SPACING APPLICATION
3-8-2. TOUCH-AND-GO OR STOP-AND-GO OR LOW APPROACH
3-8-3. SIMULTANEOUS SAME DIRECTION OPERATION
 3-8-4. SIMULTANEOUS OPPOSITE DIRECTION OPERATION

Section 9. Departure Procedures and Separation

3-9-1. DEPARTURE INFORMATION
3-9-2. DEPARTURE DELAY INFORMATION
3-9-3. DEPARTURE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS
3-9-4. TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD (TIPH)
3-9-5. ANTICIPATING SEPARATION
3-9-6. SAME RUNWAY SEPARATION
3-9-7. WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION FOR INTERSECTION
DEPARTURES
3-9-8. INTERSECTING RUNWAY SEPARATION
3-9-9. TAKEOFF CLEARANCE
 3-9-10. CANCELLATION OF TAKEOFF CLEARANCE

Section 10. Arrival Procedures and Separation

3-10-1. LANDING INFORMATION
3-10-2. FORWARDING APPROACH INFORMATION BY
NONAPPROACH CONTROL FACILITIES
3-10-3. SAME RUNWAY SEPARATION
3-10-4. INTERSECTING RUNWAY SEPARATION
3-10-5. LANDING CLEARANCE
3-10-6. ANTICIPATING SEPARATION
3-10-7. LANDING CLEARANCE WITHOUT VISUAL OBSERVATION
3-10-8. WITHHOLDING LANDING CLEARANCE
3-10-9. RUNWAY EXITING
3-10-10. ALTITUDE RESTRICTED LOW APPROACH
3-10-11. CLOSED TRAFFIC
3-10-12. OVERHEAD MANEUVER
 3-10-13. SIMULATED FLAMEOUT (SFO) APPROACHES/EMERGENCY
LANDING PATTERN (ELP) OPERATIONS/PRACTICE
PRECAUTIONARY APPROACHES

Section 11. Helicopter Operations

3-11-1. TAXI AND GROUND MOVEMENT OPERATION
3-11-2. HELICOPTER TAKEOFF CLEARANCE
3-11-3. HELICOPTER DEPARTURE SEPARATION
3-11-4. HELICOPTER ARRIVAL SEPARATION
3-11-5. SIMULTANEOUS LANDINGS OR TAKEOFFS
 3-11-6. HELICOPTER LANDING CLEARANCE

Section 12. Sea Lane Operations

3-12-1. APPLICATION
3-12-2. DEPARTURE SEPARATION
 3-12-3. ARRIVAL SEPARATION

 
 

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