LOA/PHL PCT

Letter of Agreement

Philadelphia TRACON (PHL) & Potomac TRACON (PCT)

Rev. 1 - 20 May 2014

Purpose

This agreement prescribes transfer of control procedures, radar handoff procedures, route/altitude assignments, and delegation of airspace between Philadelphia TRACON (PHL) and Potomac TRACON (PCT).

Scope

The procedures contained herein must apply unless prior coordination is effected.

Disclosure

vZNY and any other facilities mentioned in this document are affiliated with the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation (VATSIM) network. The procedures outlined in this document are intended exclusively for use in the VATSIM flight simulation environment and must never be used for actual flight or air traffic control operations. vZNY and any other facility mentioned in this document are not affiliated with the FAA in any manner.

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PHL TRACON Departure Procedures

• • Departures from PHL TRACON to PCT TRACON
    • All aircraft shall be cleared to the destination airport via the routes and altitudes described in Attachment 1. Routes and altitudes other than those depicted in this LOA shall be on an APREQ basis.
    • Flights with destinations to BWI and DCA will be handed off to Potomac Approach (or Washington Center if Potomac Approach is offline) after passing MXE should New York Center not be manned.

PCT TRACON Departure Procedures

• • Departures from PCT TRACON to PHL TRACON
    • All aircraft shall be cleared to the destination airport via the routes and altitudes described in Attachment 2. Routes and altitudes other than those depicted in this LOA shall be on an APREQ basis.

Attachment 1 – Departures from PHL to PCT [Show]

From	To	Route	Altitude Restriction
PHL N Sats	BWI & Sats / DCA & Sats	MXE V378 BAL	10,000' / Jets 6,000' or 8,000' / Props
PHL & PHL S Sats	BWI & Sats / DCA & Sats	DQO V166 BELAY V378 TRISH CLIPR CLIPR#	10,000' / RNAV JETS ONLY
		DQO V166 BELAY V378 BAL	10,000' / NON-RNAV JETS
		ENO V16 CHOPS V308 OTT DCA	6,000'-8,000' / TURBOPROPS
PHL Area	IAD & Sats	V408 ROBRT AML	8,000' / 210kts or less
	TEC via MRB	V408 ROBRT V143 MRB	8,000' / 210kts or less

Attachment 2 – Departures from PCT to PHL [Show]

From	To	Route	Altitude/Restriction
WRI Area	PHL	V433 DQO	9,000' Jets
		ODESA OOD	5,000' / Turboprops 4,000' / 180kt or less
	PHL N Sats	V433 DQO	11,000' / Jets
		V419 MXE V378 MXE	5,000' / Props
	PHL S Sats	V433 DQO	5,000' / None
			4,000' / 180kts or less
	LGA	V433 DQO V479 RUUTH V123 RBV	12,000' / Turboprops
	EWR	V433 DQO V479 RUUTH V123 RBV	11,000' / Turboprops
		V419 MXE ARD V378 MXE ARD	5,000' / Piston
	EWR Sats	V433 DQO DQO029 V3 SBJ	12,000' / Turboprops
		V419 MXE V3 V378 MXE V3	5,000' / Piston
	WRI Sats	ODESA OOD V312 CYN	5,000' / None

Attachment 3 – Route Depiction, Area of Jurisdiction, and Procedures Chart [Show]

Table 1 - Departures from DOV to PHL

From	Types	Route	Altitude Restriction
DOV and Satellites	Departures Requesting >FL180	MXE J110	7,000'
	PHL Arrivals	Direct DQO	7,000'
	PHL Satellites and Overflights	ENO V29 DQO or Direct DQO	5,000' or 3,000'
	Landing EVY	Direct	3,000'
	All	Direct ENO	3,000'
	EWR Satellites	V29 MXE V3 SBJ	5,000'

Attachment 4 – Terminal Enroute Control (TEC) from PCT Area to PHL Area [Show]

Attachment 5 – Terminal Enroute Control (TEC) from PHL Area to PCT Area [Show]

Attachment 6 – ODESA Area Depiction and Description [Show]

Attachment 7 – Satellite Airports [Show]

Area	Abbreviation	Satellite Airport Codes
Philadelphia Area North	PHLN	CKZ, DYL, LOM, PNE, PTW, TTN, UKT, N10, N47, 3NJ6, 9N1
Philadelphia Area South	PHLS	EVY, ILG, MQS, OQN, N57, NJ74, 17N, 58M, 7N7
ARD Area		3NJ6, CKZ, DYL, UKT, PNE, TTN
PTW/DQO Area		OQN, 7N7, 58M, PTW, MQS, N10, ILG, N47, N57, LOM, EVY