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PDX_APP (callsign: Portland Approach) controls the area around the PDX airport.
As an introduction to radar controlling, this module will focus only on the PDX area.
The P80 airspace extends from the surface to 15,000 feet.
ZSE LOA
ZSE LOA
Departures
Assign 15,000 ft or lower filed altitude, except assign all aircraft:
Landing Salem (SLE) – 5,000 ft.
Position all departures through a Departure Gate as follows
Filed on a Victor Airway, T route, J Airway, Q route, or DP that will exit P80 airspace through a Departure Gate, on course.
Aircraft via COUGA/KRIEG to join an airway/STAR or aircraft routed via OLM, on course.
Military aircraft filed W570/EEL:
RWY 10: DCT BEAST.GRMPP
RWY 28/21: Heading 280
All other departures via one of the following headings:
Green: Departure Gate
Red: Arrival Gate
Departure Gate RWY 10 Flow RWY 28 Flow
PDT 030 070
RDM 120 110
LMT 160 160
UBG 180 180
AST 280 280
OLM 300 330
Transfer of Control
Departures are released to ZSE for turns with respect to the transferring sector’s airspace.
What does this mean? If you hand off an aircraft to ZSE, they can turn that aircraft pretty much without restrictions as long as they dont hit your other traffic or bust another P80 sector's airspace
Departures assigned 15,000 ft. are released to ZSE for climb.
Arrivals are released to P80 for turns up to 30 degrees and descent with respect to the transferring sector’s airspace. Arrivals over ELKES are released for turns up to 90 degrees to the right.
You can turn an aircraft no more than 30 degrees until the aircraft enters your airspace, except for arrivals over ELKES which you can turn up to 90 degrees right only.
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