UFC 4-133-01N
24 February 2005
Including changes 1 and 2, 7 March 2007
CHAPTER 2 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES
2-1
GENERAL.
Per the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS)
Air Traffic Control Manual (NAVAIR 00-80T-114), shore air traffic control facilities
(ATCFs) are divided into 7 major classes that encompass common elements of
air traffic control:
a. Class I Flight Planning Facility,
b. Class II Control Tower Facility,
c.
Class IIIA/IIB combined Control Tower and GCA Facility,
d. Class IVA/IVB Approach Control Facility,
e. Class VA/Class VB Joint Control Facility, and
f.
Class VI Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility
g. Class VII Combined Center
The class facility is then equipped in accordance with the matrixes set forth in the
Baseline Planning Criteria for the Naval Air Traffic Control Facility Resources
Ashore (OPNAV 3722.35 series.) The buildings that enable safe air traffic
control services in these classes can similarly be grouped into four types.
a. Radar air traffic control facility (RATCF) buildings, which are
required for Class III, IV, V, and VII ATCFs.
b. Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facilities (FACSFAC)
buildings, which are required for Class VI ATCFs.
c.
Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) buildings, which are required for
Class II, III, IV, V, and VII
d. Flight planning facilities, which are required for Class I, II, III, IV, V,
and VII. Flight planning facilities are not covered in this UFC.
This chapter contains information on four facility types:
RATCF
para 2-2
FACSFAC
para 2-3
JCF
para 2-4
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