January 19 – The FAA will put airspace restrictions and procedures in place in northwest Washington State to complement Canadian restrictions during the Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada on January 29-March 24, 2010.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FLIGHT ADVISORY
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
and Paralympics Games
The 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games will take place over an eight (8) week period during the months of February and March 2010. The FAA at the request of the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defence as part of the airspace security measures will be placing restrictions and procedures in northwest Washington State to complement Canadian restrictions and procedures. The restrictions will coincide with the opening and closing of the Athlete Villages in Vancouver and Whistler, BC: January 29, 2010 to March 24, 2010. Additional NOTAMs may be issued and it is recommended that operators check NOTAMs frequently.
Part 1. Restrictions
Under the authority granted by 49 USC, the FAA may apply restrictions within
airspace under its jurisdiction. Any person who knowingly and willingly violates
these restrictions may be subject to certain criminal and/or civil penalties. Pilots
who violate security TFRs or procedures may be intercepted, detained and
interviewed by Law Enforcement/Security Personnel. They may also be subject
to the following actions:
a)
The FAA may take administrative action, including imposing civil penalties and the suspension or revocation of airmen certificates; or
b)
The United States government may pursue criminal charges, including charges under Title 49 of the United States Code, Section 46307; or
c)
The United States government may use deadly force against the airborne aircraft, if it is determined that the aircraft poses an imminent security threat.
All aircraft flight operations are prohibited from the surface to but not including 18,000 MSL, within an area bounded by 490008N/1222847W or the HUH029005.2, thence clockwise along the 491142N/1231055W or the YVR329007.2 30 NM ARC to 484151N/1231519W or the YYJ080009.3 thence northeast along the US/Canadian border to the point of beginning, except as specified below.
a.
All aircraft entering or exiting the TFR must be on an active IFR or VFR flight plan and must be assigned a discrete beacon code by an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility and be squawking that code prior to departing within or entering the TFR.
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b.
Only aircraft that are arriving or departing a local airfield may operate in this TFR. Aircraft may not loiter.
c.
DUAT filed VFR flight plans will not be accepted.
d.
Emergency/life saving flight (air ambulance/law enforcement/firefighting), military operations and other approved operations must call the HQ DEN Air Traffic Coordinator at 202-493-5107 prior to operating within the TFR. No flight plan is required for these operations in the US portion of the Olympic Airspace.
e.
Aircraft operating within this TFR must remain in two-way communications with ATC at all times.
VFR Operations to/from Meadow Mist Airport (WN35) and Waldronaire Airport (90WA):
a.
Pilots are not required to file a flight plan for arrivals or departures.
b.
The aircraft must squawk code 1201 for WN35 or 1204 for 90WA to indicate the pilot’s intent to arrive or depart the airport.
c.
Pilots must exit the TFR via the most direct route before proceeding on course or if arriving, enter the TFR and proceed to destination via the most direct and shortest route.
d.
Pilots need not contact ATC unless otherwise directed, but contact with ATC is recommended.
e.
To transit the TFR, all aircraft must be on an active IFR or VFR flight plan with a discrete code assigned by an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility. Aircraft must be squawking the discrete code prior to departure and at all times while in the TFR and must remain in two-way radio communications with ATC.
VFR Operations for the following airports: Horse Fly Airport (WA88), Stuart Island Airpark (7WA5), Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3), Lynden Airport (38W) and Orcas I Airport (KORS):
a.
Due to the proximity to the TFR boundary and to assist federal agencies in identifying aircraft and pilot intent, pilots arriving or departing WA88, 7WA5, 2WA3, 38W and KORS must squawk a specific airport code.
b.
Airport Codes area as follows: WA88 is 1202, 38W is 1203, 7WA5 is 1205, 2WA3 is 1206 and KORS is 1207.
Pilots of VFR aircraft departing locations within the TFR (US portion of the Olympic airspace) must file a VFR flight plan with FAA FSS at least 2 hours prior to the proposed departure time. VFR route information is required and pilot must contact FSS with all flight plan changes. Pilots must contact the Vancouver ACC at 1-866-998-2010 at least 30 minutes prior to the proposed departure time to receive a transponder code.
Additionally, Canadian procedures require that all VFR operators departing US airspace and entering CYR 186, CYR 187 and CYR 188 must have received a valid Flight Authorization (FA) from the 2010 Olympic Integrated Security Unit (ISU). This Flight Authorization must be included in the remarks on the flight plan. Flight Authorization is not a requirement for operations in CYR 185.
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The following operations are not authorized within this TFR: flight training, practice instrument approaches, aerobatic flight, glider operations, parachute operations, ultralight, hang gliding, balloon operations, agriculture/crop dusting, animal population control flight operations, banner towing operations, sightseeing operations, model aircraft operations, model rocketry, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Published Canadian NOTAMs for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have established portal/gateway procedures for accessing the Olympic airspace. To supplement the Canadian procedures, the United States has established gateways to allow pilots of US registered aircraft access to airports within CYR186, CYR187, or CYR188. While utilization of U.S. gateway airports is voluntary, U.S. Registered General Aviation Aircraft that are not cleared through U.S. gateways described below will be required to use Canadian portal procedures.
1.
Gateway Procedures
a.
U.S. Registered Aircraft may use established Canadian portals or US Gateway airports that have been designated at Bedford Hanscom Airport (BED), Boise Airport (BOI), Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Long Beach Airport (LGB), Memphis International Airport (MEM), Minneapolis-St. Paul International/World Chamberlain Airport (MSP), Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Spokane International Airport (GEG), Teterboro Airport (TEB), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Westchester County Airport (HPN), and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) by DHS to accommodate aircraft arriving into airports within CYR186, CYR187, or CYR188 during the timeframe of February 1 – February 28, 2010. Screening at these Gateway airports will be conducted as authorized by law. During the remaining dates of the TFR, January 29-31 and March 1-3, pilots must use the established Canadian portals.
b.
Procedures for gaining approval from Canada for entering the Olympic airspace after undergoing screening at a US Gateways can be found at: http://www.v2010rfa.com.
c.
Please note that Canada requires that all applications must be submitted at least five days prior to the aircraft departure.
During the Olympic timeframe it is recommended that operators of private aircraft submit eAPIS data to US Customs and Border Protection 24 hours prior to departure or at the time the provisional flight authorization is requested through the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit Registration & Flight Authorization web portal at http://www.v2010rfa.com . Early submission of eAPIS manifest data may assist in avoiding delays in gaining outbound clearance during this event.
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WARNING
This advisory contains an overview and preliminary information for the NOTAM to be published for the 2010 Olympics, see the published NOTAM for the exact procedures. For the latest information on Canadian airspace see the NAVCANADA website at http://www.navcanada.ca.
It is recommended that all aircraft operators check NOTAMs frequently throughout this event for possible changes.
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Part 2. Resources
1.
Contact Flight Service for the latest NOTAMs relating to this event, 800-992-7433.
2.
For the latest information on Canadian airspace visit NAVCANADA at http://www.navcanada.ca or http://www.v2010rfa.com.
3.
The SOSC, System Operations Support Center, available 0700-1700 Easter M-F, phone 202-267-8276, is the coordination facility.
