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Useful Resources
Useful resources for controllers in the Reykjavik CTA.
Letters of Agreement
Letters of agreement (LOA) with neighboring sectors.
Standard Operating Procedures
Procedures applicable to all positions, except where superseded by local operating procedures.
VFR Guide
A guide towards the proper handling of VFR traffic in the Reykjavik CTA (Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.)
Reykjavik ACC/OAC
Local operating procedures for Reykjavik ACC/OAC positions.
Basic Principles of VFR
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) governs flights operating in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) – i.e., conditions in which flight solely by visual reference is possible. Unlike IFR flights, which follow a set routing, VFR flights generally navigate at the pilo...
East Sector
The East sector overlies the Faroe Islands, and contains a small portion of the Icelandic Domestic Area. It is bordered by Scottish FIR (EGPX), Stavanger ACC (ENSV) of Polaris FIR, and Bodo OFIR (Oceanic FIR). It also shares a small border (on the Wester...
Arrivals (Entering the CTR)
If a VFR aircraft is entering the CTR controlled airspace, the transferring unit (i.e., the ATS unit currently responsible for the aircraft) will coordinate their arrival beforehand. In heavy traffic situations, one may make requests to the transferring unit ...
Departures (Leaving the CTR)
First Contact (Ground) On first contact with a VFR departure, Ground should assign them a squawk code, provide the local QNH (together with startup clearance, if the aircraft requires it), and ask for their intentions. Ground should coordinate any VFR flight...
Circuits
A standard traffic circuit consists of four legs: crosswind, downwind, base, and final. In general, a standard traffic circuit is a left-hand circuit at 1000ft AGL. (This is general common practice, and is in fact a rule in Iceland.) Certain aerodromes, ho...
Transits & Other Flights
One may occasionally encounter VFR flights transiting through the CTR without landing, or performing some combination of typical VFR actions (e.g., circuits then leaving the CTR.) In these cases, one may use one’s best judgment to combine and adapt existing VF...
Managing VFR Traffic in the CTR
Traffic Information In most cases, VFR aircraft are expected to maintain their own separation from other traffic, using traffic information provided by ATC. Thus, providing accurate traffic information to VFR pilots is critical to help them safely maintain th...
VFR for Approach or ACC
VFR Cruising Levels From 3000ft – FL195, VFR aircraft are allocated cruising levels separated by 1000ft, following the East/West semi-circular rule plus 500FT (i.e., Eastbound VFR flights fly at odd thousands of ft + 500FT, and Westbound VFR flights fly at ev...
General
Full List of ATS Positions Coordination Name VATSIM Logon Radio Callsign Frequency South 1 (S1) BIRD_S1_CTR Reykjavik Control 119.700 South 2 (S2) BIRD_S2_CTR 125.700 South 3 (S3) ...