Section 8. VR Coordination

  1. ESTABLISHING OR REVISING ROUTES
  1. Military activities may request establishment of a VR above 1,500 feet AGL when:
  1. A determination has been made by appropriate military headquarters that other alternatives have been explored; e.g., use of existing IRs, existing MOAs, restricted areas, or other routes; and
  2. An IR request cannot be approved or an established IR has been proven to be unsatisfactory and has been so documented by the route proponent and respective ATC facility; and
  3. The requirement has been validated by the appropriate military major/type command headquarters and documented in writing. This determination must become part of the route proposal.
  1. Military activities establishing routes to be flown entirely at or below 1,500 feet AGL and in visual meteorological conditions need not attempt to establish an IR as outlined in subparagraph a2.
  2. Route proposals must be:
  1. Coordinated with other affected military organizations.
  2. Operationally flight-evaluated for the entire route to ensure compatibility with obstacle clearance, navigability, etc.
  3. Forwarded to the appropriate military major/type command headquarters for approval or disapproval and verification of environmental certification.
  1. Following approval, the military headquarters must forward the proposal to the military representative at the appropriate FAA Service Area in which the route originates. All route requests or route amendments must be submitted on FAA Form 7110-4 (FIG 6-5-2).
  2. The military representative must review the proposals for compliance with this criteria, coordinate with other representatives, and then submit them to the appropriate FAA Service Area.
  3. The appropriate FAA Service Area must:
  1. Review documentation associated with route proposals.
  2. Coordinate all proposals with other interested FAA Service Area offices.
  3. Determine if further actions may feasibly result in future agreement on use of the associated IR route.
  4. Determine when proposals will increase the burden on civil users of the navigable airspace, and coordinate those proposals with the appropriate civil aviation user groups.
  5. Notify the Service Area military representatives, in writing, of their findings within 45 days of receipt of the original proposal.
  1. Final approval authority for the establishment of VRs rests with the appropriate military major/type command headquarters.
  2. All route proposals must be illustrated on a current sectional chart (not required for revisions which do not effect route alignment) with the routes depicted as follows:
  1. Lines defining the route widths.
  2. Altitudes along each route segment expressed in hundreds of feet AGL or MSL, as appropriate. Altitude blocks must be indicated by separating the altitudes in accordance with paragraph 6-7-3, Altitudes.
  3. Each point/fix, including turn points, must be identified by sequential alphabetical lettering.
  1. PUBLICATION
  1. The appropriate FAA Service Area in whose area the route originates must submit the approved FAA Form 7110-4 containing the route descriptive data to the FAA Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Aeronautical Data website at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/, at least 58 days prior to the requested/required airspace effective date. Send a copy to the appropriate Service Area military representative.
  1. AIS must issue the official, complete route description via the National Flight Data Digest (NFDD). It must be published in the same format as FAA Form 7110-4.
  2. The DoD FLIP area planning booklets, AP/1B or AP/3, as appropriate, must be the official source of MTR descriptions for military users. It must be published in the same format as FAA Form 7110-4.
  1. The military is responsible for submitting VR data for publication in the DoD FLIP AP/1B booklet in accordance with DoD FLIP GP, Chapter 11. Military originating activities must review VR data published in the DoD FLIP AP/1B and AP/3 booklets and charts for accuracy and inform the appropriate Service Area military representative whenever a disparity exists between that which was submitted and that which was published.
  1. EFFECTIVE DATE
  1. New routes are effective upon the Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) date published in the National Flight Data Digest (NFDD) and the DoD FLIP Area Planning booklets, AP/1B or AP/3, as appropriate.
  2. Revisions to existing routes are effective upon the AIRAC date published in the NFDD and the DoD FLIP Area Planning booklets, AP/1B or AP/3, and issued as a Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAM.