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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...

The West sector overlies central Greenland, including Kangarlussuaq airport (BGSF), the largest commercial airport in Greenland. It is surrounded by Gander OCA to the South, as well as Gander domestic FIR and Edmonton FIR to the East. Airspace Classificatio...

The largest airport in Greenland, Kangarlussuaq airport (BGSF), also known as Sondrestrom, is a vital link connecting Greenland and the rest of the world. The airport receives a variety of traffic, ranging from international flights on large jet airliners to s...

Sondrestrom Approach (BGSF_APP) provides an approach control service within the Sondrestrom TMA and CTA. Sondrestrom TMA & CTA The Sondrestrom TMA and CTA together make up the airspace controlled by Sondrestrom Approach. The CTA and TMA are arranged as th...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Sondrestrom Tower (BGSF_TWR) provides clearance delivery, ground, and tower control. Delivery NOTE: Typically, the preferred runway configuration is RWY 09 for arrivals / RWY 27 for departures. See "Runway Configuration" below for more details. Overview of ...

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) ...