Month: October 2016

ATC Telephone Numbers for IFR Clearances

The FAA has announced that it will publish telephone numbers for some ATC facilities that provide IFR clearances and cancellations of IFR flight plans via the phone in the Chart Supplement (formerly known as the A/FD). FAA planned to begin implementation of the change on October 1, 2016 and complete the process by June 30, 2017.

For an update on the plans to publish ATC phone numbers, see the latest information here.

The basic information was provided in a recommendation document (ACF-CG RD 16-020309) at the Aeronautical Charting Forum, which reads in part:

Subject: Publication of approach control phone numbers for purposes of Clearance
Delivery and/or IFR flight plan cancellation.

Background/Discussion: In accordance with the Administrator’s NAS Efficient Streamlined Services Initiative Air Traffic, Flight Service, and NATCA have agreed that air traffic facilities currently providing clearances to pilots via telephone (informally) will have their numbers published in the appropriate Chart Supplement, US. These same facilities will have the option to have a separate phone line installed for IFR flight plan cancellations, which will also be published. The attached Policy Decision Memorandum identifies the affected 32 Air Traffic facilities and reflects approval by VP System Operations, VP Air Traffic Services, and VP Technical Operations. Also attached are the Scoping Document Workgroup Agreement, Safety Risk Management Document, and Implementation Plan.

Recommendations: Publish the approach control phone numbers for Clearance Delivery and/or IFR flight plan cancellation in the Chart Supplement US, for example:

For CLNC DEL CTC BOSTON APCH (603) 594-5551

And, when available, for those facilities with the IFR cancellation line

To CANCEL IFR CTC BOSTON APCH (603) 594-5552

The official FAA memoranda that describe the details are attached to the recommendation documented linked above.

The list of TRACONs and towers (subject to revision) that will issue clearances directly to pilots via telephone includes:

  1. A90 -Boston
  2. C90 – Chicago
  3. Dl O -Dallas-Fort Worth
  4. D21 – Detroit
  5. F 11 – Central Florida
  6. 190 – Houston
  7. L30 – Las Vegas
  8. M03 – Memphis
  9. N90 -New York
  10. NCT -Northem California
  11. P80 – Portland
  12. R90 – Omaha
  13. S46 – Seattle
  14. S56 – Salt Lake
  15. T75 – Louis
  16. U90 -Tucson
  17. Y90 – Yankee
  18. ABE – Allentown, PA
  19. AUS -Austin, TX
  20. AVP – Scranton, PA
  21. ENA -Nashville, TN
  22. CLT – Charlotte,NC
  23. CRP – Corpus Christie, TX
  24. DAB -Daytona, FL
  25. IND – Indianapolis, IN
  26. MCI -Kansas City, MO
  27. MDT -Harrisburg, PA
  28. MSY -New Orleans, LA
  29. ORF -Norfolk, VA
  30. PHL – Philadelphia, PA
  31. SAT – San Antonia, TX
  32. PCT – Potomac, VA