Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures

1. Section 1. Preflight
   • 5-1-1. Preflight Preparation
   • 5-1-2. Follow IFR Procedures Even When Operating VFR
   • 5-1-3. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) System
   • 5-1-4. Operational Information System (OIS)
   • 5-1-5. Flight Plan - VFR Flights
   • 5-1-6. Flight Plan - IFR Flights
   • 5-1-7. Flight Plans For Military/DoD Use Only
   • 5-1-8. Flight Plan – Defense VFR (DVFR) Flights
   • 5-1-9. Single Flights Conducted With Both VFR and IFR Flight Plans
   • 5-1-10. IFR Operations to High Altitude Destinations
   • 5-1-11. Flights Outside U.S. Territorial Airspace
   • 5-1-12. Change in Flight Plan
   • 5-1-13. Change in Proposed Departure Time
   • 5-1-14. Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans
   • 5-1-15. Canceling IFR Flight Plan
   • 5-1-16. RNAV and RNP Operations
   • 5-1-17. Cold Temperature Operations
2. Section 2. Departure Procedures
   • 5-2-1. Pre‐taxi Clearance Procedures
   • 5-2-2. Automated Pre-Departure Clearance Procedures
   • 5-2-3. IFR Clearances Off Uncontrolled Airports
   • 5-2-4. Taxi Clearance
   • 5-2-5. Line Up and Wait (LUAW)
   • 5-2-6. Abbreviated IFR Departure Clearance (Cleared. . .as Filed) Procedures
   • 5-2-7. Departure Restrictions, Clearance Void Times, Hold for Release, and Release Times
   • 5-2-9. Instrument Departure Procedures (DP) - Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP), Standard Instrument Departures (SID), and Diverse Vector Areas (DVA)
3. Section 3. En Route Procedures
   • 5-3-1. ARTCC Communications
   • 5-3-2. Position Reporting
   • 5-3-3. Additional Reports
   • 5-3-4. Airways and Route Systems
   • 5-3-5. Airway or Route Course Changes
   • 5-3-6. Changeover Points (COPs)
   • 5-3-7. Minimum Turning Altitude (MTA)
   • 5-3-8. Holding
4. Section 4. Arrival Procedures
   • 5-4-1. Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Procedures
   • 5-4-2. Local Flow Traffic Management Program
   • 5-4-3. Approach Control
   • 5-4-4. Advance Information on Instrument Approach
   • 5-4-5. Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts
   • 5-4-6. Approach Clearance
   • 5-4-7. Instrument Approach Procedures
   • 5-4-8. Special Instrument Approach Procedures
   • 5-4-9. Procedure Turn and Hold-in-lieu of Procedure Turn
   • 5-4-10. Timed Approaches from a Holding Fix
   • 5-4-11. Radar Approaches
   • 5-4-12. Radar Monitoring of Instrument Approaches
   • 5-4-13. Simultaneous Approaches to Parallel Runways
   • 5-4-14. Simultaneous Dependent Approaches
   • 5-4-15. Simultaneous Independent ILS/RNAV/GLS Approaches
   • 5-4-16. Simultaneous Close Parallel PRM Approaches and Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
   • 5-4-21. Missed Approach
   • 5-4-22. Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) on Instrument Approaches
   • 5-4-23. Visual Approach
   • 5-4-24. Charted Visual Flight Procedure (CVFP)
   • 5-4-25. Contact Approach
   • 5-4-26. Landing Priority
   • 5-4-27. Overhead Approach Maneuver
5. Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
   • 5-5-1. General
   • 5-5-2. Air Traffic Clearance
   • 5-5-3. Contact Approach
   • 5-5-4. Instrument Approach
   • 5-5-5. Missed Approach
   • 5-5-10. Traffic Advisories (Traffic Information)
   • 5-5-11. Visual Approach
   • 5-5-12. Visual Separation
   • 5-5-13. VFR‐on‐top
   • 5-5-14. Instrument Departures
   • 5-5-15. Minimum Fuel Advisory
   • 5-5-16. RNAV and RNP Operations
6. Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures
   • 5-6-1. National Security
   • 5-6-2. National Security Requirements
   • 5-6-3. Definitions
   • 5-6-4. ADIZ Requirements
   • 5-6-5. Civil Aircraft Operations To or From U.S. Territorial Airspace
   • 5-6-6. Civil Aircraft Operations Within U.S. Territorial Airspace
   • 5-6-7. Civil Aircraft Operations Transiting U.S. Territorial Airspace
   • 5-6-8. Foreign State Aircraft Operations
   • 5-6-9. FAA/TSA Airspace Waivers
   • 5-6-10. TSA Aviation Security Programs
   • 5-6-11. FAA Flight Routing Authorizations
   • 5-6-12. Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT)
   • 5-6-13. Interception Procedures
   • 5-6-14. Interception Signals
   • 5-6-15. ADIZ Boundaries and Designated Mountainous Areas (See FIG 5-6-3.)
   • 5-6-16. Visual Warning System (VWS)