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Standard Operating Procedure — Capital City ATCT

Rev. 3 — Revised: 2024-10-29

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Area at a glance

ATCT

Ground

Departure Sequencing

Exit Gate	Exits
North	GAAPP, SEG
Northeast	ETX, LVZ, FJC
East	LRP, PTW, ARD
Southeast	DQO
Southwest	HAR, BRNAN, JST, VINSE, THS, SCAPE, GRAMO, MRB, EMI
Northwest	MCMAN, PSB

Aircraft should be sequenced to depart in the following order:

1. By alternating gate group.
2. If not the above, then by alternating exit.
3. If not the above, then by aircraft type largest to smallest.

Runway Ownership and Crossings

1. Closed runways shall be owned by Ground Control. The only time runways will ever be closed is during events, and closures must be authorized by the TMU. We do not simulate runway closures on VATSIM during standard day-to-day operations.
2. Transfer of runway ownership, between Ground Control and Local Control, shall be accomplished verbally (or textually).
3. Ground Control is authorized to cross all active runways with coordination with Local Control.

Intersection Departures and Usable Runway Lengths

1. Since departures can come from multiple taxiways, the sequencing for intersection departures is a bit more involved as it will require Ground Control to properly push the strip to the tower controller in the correct order.
2. For intersection departures, state the usable runway distance if that distance is not broadcast in the ATIS. Below is a list of usable runway lengths from common intersections. If the numbers are not divisible to 50, you must round them down to the nearest 50 feet before providing the information to the pilot.

   PHRASEOLOGY
   Runway two six at lima, taxi via alpha, lima. Runway two six at lima intersection departure, three thousand eight hundred and fifty feet takeoff distance available.

8	12	26	30
F (3,550’)	F (2,273')	L (3,850’)	H (2,750’)
H (2,600’)	C (1,600')	H (2,350’)	C (2,250')
L (1,100’)	H (1,100')	F (1,400')	F (1,505')

Aircraft Movement

1. As the taxiway system is simple, there are no pre-defined routings.
2. Since there are no parallel taxiways, you may use each taxiway as a two-way road whereby aircraft may be taxied in the opposite direction on the same taxiway at the same time. When you do this, ensure that both aircraft are told to watch out for the other. This procedure is only available to single engine props during daylight hours as they are narrow enough to be able to fit two abreast.
3. When the above is not available, hold departures on the ramp until the inbound aircraft is clear of the outbound aircraft. You may use conditional taxi instructions to accomplish this.

TRACON

TRACON services for Capital City Airport are provided by MDT TRACON.

Appendix

Changelog

Change	Date	Description
CHG1	25 Jun 2021	Initial release.
CHG2	26 Aug 2024	Updated GRAMO VINNY EMI routing to J48.