AIRSPACE CONCEPT WORKSHOP CASE STUDY

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AIRSPACE CONCEPT WORKSHOP CASE STUDY

Phuket / Krabi

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PBN Implementation Processes

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4Airspace Concept Activity Overview

Phuket / Krabi Info

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Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket / Krabi Info

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• Facilities developed independently as traffic developed• Area Controls: Phuket and Krabi both open 24/7• Terminal Approach Radar operational: 24/7• Radar: PHK ASR 70nm / ACC SSR 250nm / PHK piped to Krabi• Phuket: Rwys 09L/R and 27L/R• Krabi: Rwys 09/27• Landing and departing to the west 85% of the time• Phuket Rwys separated by only 400 meters• Phuket/Krabi airports approximately 10nm apart• Traffic mix 88% Phuket / 12% Krabi

Phuket / Krabi Info

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• More than 95% of operators RNAV/RNP qualified• Holds in ACC activated with little notice from APP• No published holds currently exist in APP airspace• APP vectors most aircraft• Military airspace has not been able to be used• Airspace use is inefficient due to independent operations• ANSP tasked to combine facilities and improve efficiency• ANSP tasked to take advantage of RNAV capabilities

Phuket ILS or LOC RWY 27

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Fleet Capability

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  Total

RNAV/RNP RNP 10 RNP 4

RNAV1/RN

AV2 RNP .3 RF Leg RNP < .3

DME/DME/

IRU

SBAS/WAAS

GLS/GBAS

Flights at Phuket 330,468 4220 280,035 280,035 300,173

270,398 270,837 240,838 260,718 640 503

Percentage   1% 84% 84% 90% 82% 82% 74% 78% 1% 1%

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RNAV/RNP RNP 10 RNP 4

RNAV1/RN

AV2 RNP .3 RF Leg RNP < .3

DME/DME/

IRU

SBAS/WAAS

GLS/GBAS

Flights at Krabi 34,468 422 28,035 28,035 33,173 27,398 29,432 24,653 27,198 57 42

Percentage   1% 84% 84% 91% 82% 83% 74% 82% 1% 1%

Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

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MyThai No CZ

Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

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Rules of Thumb

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CDO descent rough starting points:• 3 miles per thousand feet plus 1 mile per 10knots or• 4 miles per thousand feet

CCO climb rough starting points:• Very Slow climber - 5 miles per thousand feet• Medium climber – 3 to 4 miles per thousand feet• Faster climber – 2 miles per thousand feet• Rocket ship - 1 mile per thousand feet

• RNAV Final between 4-5 nm• Curved RNAV? A-RNP - RF prior to FAF?

Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

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Phuket/Krabi

✈Team Lead

✈Team Recorder

✈Team Name

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Phuket/Krabi

✈Safety

✈Capacity

✈Efficiency

✈Environment

✈Access

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1 - Agree on Operational Requirements

Fini

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