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Lahore Area Control Centre is one of three Area Control Centers in Pakistan operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and based at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.[1] Lahore ACC air traffic controllers provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Lahore Flight Information Region (FIR). The Lahore FIR airspace covers Pakistani airspace between the 30° North to 37° North. To the south is the Karachi FIR. To the north is the Urumqi FIR. To the east is the Delhi FIR. To the west is the Kabul FIR.
Lahore Area Control Centre | |
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| Coordinates | 31°18′42″N 74°14′28″E / 31.3117°N 74.2412°E |
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  OPLR Location of Lahore Area Control Centre | |
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Sectors
editLahore ACC is divided into three control sectors:[2]
- Lahore Sector East
- Lahore Sector West
- Lahore Sector South
Services
editLahore 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, such as Cherat Approach.[4] Lahore ACC is also part of the Bobcat Air Traffic Flow Management program, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Due to lower navigation and surveillance capabilities, and limited ATS provision capabilities, Kabul FIR often becomes very congested airspace with limited number of operating routes and flight levels. Whereas the level allocation is made by AeroThai, the primary responsibility for tactical management of level allocation rests with Lahore ACC.[5]
Airports
editThe Lahore ACC assumes control of the following airports:
- Controlled, IFR/IFR, IFR/VFR and VFR/VFR separation, VFR: Mode C and ATC clearance required
- Controlled, only IFR/IFR spacing
- Uncontrolled, clearances are required to enter or leave airspace.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ ":: CAA Pakistan ::". www.caapakistan.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Airtraffic Control". www.caapakistan.com.pk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Operational Implementation of Air Traffic Flow Management Procedures across the Bay of Bengal from 5 July 2007".