Line Up and Wait Operations at ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Anchorage, Alaska

LINE UP AND WAIT (LUAW) procedures are a tool used by air traffic control to expedite the movement of aircraft on an airport. Normally, LUAW is not authorized for intersection departures between the hours of sunset and sunrise. Anchorage Tower operates under a waiver that permits these operations on Runway 33 at Taxiway Kilo between the hours of sunset and sunrise under the following conditions:

The intersection must be visible from the tower.

Runway 33 is restricted to departures only.

Aircraft shall not simultaneously line up and wait from any other point on Runway 33.