Section
12. Special Traffic
Management Programs
17-12-1. SPECIAL EVENT
PROGRAMS
Special
procedures may be
established for a location
to accommodate abnormally
large traffic demands
(Indianapolis 500 Race,
Kentucky Derby, fly-ins)
or a significant reduction
in airport capacity for an
extended period (airport
runway/taxiway closures
for airport construction).
These special procedures
may remain in effect until
the event is over or local
TM procedures can handle
the situation.
17-12-2. COORDINATION
Documentation to justify
special procedures must be
submitted by the
facilities to the En Route
and Oceanic Operations
Service Area Office and
Terminal Operations Area
Office 90 days in advance,
with a copy to the
appropriate Manager,
Tactical Operations. The
service area office must
review and forward the
request to the ATCSCC for
coordination and approval
60 days in advance.
a. Documentation
must include the following
as a minimum:
1. The
reason for implementing
special procedures and a
statement of system
impact. Include the total
number of additional
flights expected.
2. Airport(s)/sector(s)
to be controlled.
3. Capacity
restraints by user
category (five air
carrier, three air taxi,
seven general aviation,
three military) per hour
per airport.
4. Hours
capacity must be
controlled specified in
both local time and in UTC
(e.g., 0900-1859 EST,
1400-2359Z or, 0900-1859
EDT, 1300-2259Z).
5. Type
of flight to be controlled
(e.g., unscheduled,
arrivals, departures, IFR,
VFR).
6. Days
of the week and dates
(e.g., Thursday, May 7
through Monday, May 11 or
Friday, May 22 and Sunday,
May 24).
7. A
draft copy of the
associated NOTAM and
temporary flight
restrictions. (Electronic
mailing preferred).
8. IFR/VFR
capacity at each
airport/sector.
9. Resource
cost estimate including
staffing and telephone
requirements.
10. The
number of slots to be
allocated per airport, or
group of airports, per
time increment (e.g., ten
arrivals every fifteen
minutes or forty aircraft
every sixty minutes).
11. Coordination
accomplished with impacted
facilities and any
unresolved issues.
b. The
service area office must
forward the NOTAM to
System Operations Airspace
Aeronautical Information
Management/Publications,
for publication no later
than 28 days prior to the
publication date. Cutoff
submittal dates and
publication dates are
printed inside the front
cover of the monthly NOTAM
Flight Information
Publication.
NOTE-
The toll-free number/web
address to obtain a STMP
slot are:
1. Touch-tone
interface: 1-800-875-9755.
2. Web interface:
www.fly.faa.gov.
3. Trouble number:
(540) 422-4246.
17-12-3. IMPLEMENTATION
a. Special
TM programs must be
managed by the ATCSCC or
the affected ARTCC. The
ATCSCC must transmit an
advisory containing the
reason for the program,
airport(s)/sector(s)
involved, dates and times
the program will be in
effect, telephone numbers
to be used, and any
special instructions, as
appropriate. The affected
ARTCC must monitor special
TM programs to ensure that
the demand to the
center/terminal facilities
is equal to the capacity.
b. The
ATCSCC will disseminate a
password and instructions
for facility STMP reports.
Detailed instructions can
be found on the web site
for the web interface, or
in the Aeronautical
Information Manual for the
touch-tone interface.
17-12-4. AIRPORT
RESERVATION OFFICE
a. The
Airport Reservations
Office (ARO) has been
established to monitor the
operation and allocation
of reservations for
unscheduled operations at
airports designated by the
Administrator under FAA
adopted rules. These
airports are generally
known as slot controlled
airports. The ARO
allocates reservations on
a first come, first served
basis determined by the
time the request is
received at the ARO.
Standby lists are not
maintained. Reservations
are allocated through the
ARO by the Enhanced
Computer Voice Reservation
System (e-CVRS) and not by
the local air traffic
control facility.
b. Requests
for reservations for
unscheduled flights at the
slot controlled airports
will be accepted beginning
72 hours before the
proposed time of
operation.
c. Flights
with declared emergencies
do not require
reservations.
d. Refer
to the Web site or
touch-tone phone interface
below for the current
listing of the slot
controlled airports,
limitations, and
reservation procedures.
NOTE-
The Web
interface/telephone
numbers to obtain a
reservation for
unscheduled operations at
a slot controlled airport
are:
1. http://www.fly.faa.gov/ecvrs.
2. Touch-tone:
1-800-875-9464 (e-CVRS
interface).
3. Trouble
number: (540) 422-4246.
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