Karachi Area Control Centre
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Karachi Area Control Centre (Template:Lang-ur) is one of two Area Control Centers in Pakistan operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. The ACC is based in Terminal 1 at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[1]
From this ACC, air traffic controllers provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Karachi Flight Information Region (FIR). The Karachi FIR airspace covers Pakistani airspace between the 30° North to 23° North. To the north is the Lahore FIR. To the east is the Delhi FIR. To the south is the Muscat FIR and to the west are the Tehran FIR and Kabul FIR. Karachi is within ATFM's Project BOBCAT, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Whereas the level allocation is made by AERTHAI ATFM unit, the primary responsibility for tactical management of level allocation rests with Karachi ACC.
Sectors
Karachi ACC if divided into 4 control sectors:[2]
- Karachi Sector North
- Karachi Sector West
- Karachi Sector East
- Karachi Sector South (only active between 1830 to 0230 UTC)
Services
Karachi ACC is equipped with Indra's Aircon 2100 radar system.[3] and provides air traffic control services to all air traffic and its airspace. It also expedites sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures). Certain exceptions include military airspace and lower-level airspace controlled by local airport towers and TRACONs.[4]
Airports
The Karachi ACC assumes control of the following airports:
- Controlled, only IFR/IFR spacing
- Uncontrolled, clearances are required to enter or leave airspace.
See also
References
- ^ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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- ^ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ [2][dead link]
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