Edmonton Terminal Control Unit procedures

Procedures

Airspace

The Edmonton TCU provides terminal control for the Edmonton TCA

The Edmonton TCA covers Edmonton Intl. (CYEG), Edmonton City-Centre (CYXD), Villeneuve (CZVL), and a few smaller uncontrolled airfields.
The TCA extends to FL250 and is class C transponder airspace below 12'500ft, and B, then A above that.

Click here to see the VFR Terminal chart for a close up of the Edmonton control zone.

This document only covers Terminal procedures. For aerodrome procedures of airports within the TCA please visit their designated pages in the menu to the left.

SFI Codes

Use the following SFI codes when appropriate.

	C	All aircraft landing on runway 02
	D	All aircraft landing on runway 12
	N	All aircraft landing on runway 20
	L	All aircraft landing on runway 30
	X	All aircraft landing in CYXD
	V	All aircraft landing in CZVL

Sectors

Arrivals

Callsign:	CYEG_APP "Edmonton Arrivals " *
Frequency:	120.50
Description:	The arrivals sector is responsible for the Edmonton TCA
Co-ordination:	Edmonton (RM/QF)	Clear all departures to FL250 or flight planned altitude, whichever is lower. Maximum altitude for flights with destination the Clagary TCA is FL220. Transfer departures to the North/East/West to Rocky Mountain (RM) and to the South to Red Deer (QF).
*Note:	When in a one-man configuration the radio callsign for departing aircraft is "Departures", for arriving aircraft radio callsign is "Arrivals", and for transiting aircraft it's "Terminal"

Departures

Callsign:	CYEG_DEP "Edmonton Departures"
Frequency:	133.50
Description:	The departure sector may only be opened with prior permission, for special events. There is no clear division between the two sectors - basically you protect each other's airspace. The Departures sector will manage overflights.
Co-ordination:		Same as Arrivals.

Low Terminal

Callsign:	CYEG_V_APP "Edmonton Terminal" *
Frequency:	119.50 / 127.40
Description:	The VFR advisory sector may only be opened with prior permission, for special events. This sector will talk to all VFR traffic in class C airspace, and ensure separation with IFR departures and arrivals.
Co-ordination:	Maintain constant contact with both IFR sectors to determine where IFR flights will be vectored.
*Note:	For departing aircraft radio callsign is "Departures", for arriving aircraft radio callsign is "Arrivals", and for transiting aircraft it's "Terminal"

Arrival technique

Edmonton International

Arrivals will be routed via the following routes.

Route	Cleared Altitude	Hand off point
V302 CAMRA - CAMRA6 / JEDII9	11000	CAMRA
V351 ELUNA - ELUNA5 / TILAX9	11000	ELUNA
GELLE - GELLE5 / ROSLI9	11000	GELLE
WYLDE - WYLDE4 / GRONG9	11000	WYLDE
V112 YEG	11000	ABENY
V336 XD	11000	AROUK

Edmonton Centre will hand off aircraft to "Edmonton Arrivals' on 120.50 at the altitudes and positions listed above or as requested.
All aircraft are to follow a STAR initially, but may be turned off for traffic if required. Pilots refusing to follow a STAR will be handed off a little early and will have to be assigned a heading that will keep them as close to the STAR as possible.

Avoid descending non-straight-in traffic below 8000ft until passed the pointss mentionned on the arrival routes to ensure separation from departures. These are:

Route	Runway 02	Runway 12	Runway 20	Runway 30
CAMRA6 / JEDII9	NUPPS	ZEG NDB	KENGA	---
ELUNA5 / TILAX9	TILAX	TILAX	Midfield	Midfield
GELLE5 / ROSLI9	---	SIMPI	Midfield	YEG R095
WYLDE4 / GRONG9	TETIV	GRONG	Midfield	Midfield

* Midfield signifies passed the modpoint of the arrival runway, or downwind.

Do not vector aircraft over the city if possible.

City-Centre and Villeneuve

Arrivals to these two airports will be vectored direct to their destination. Be careful not to vector them through the departure path of Edmonton Intl when in a northerly configuration.

Departure technique

Be cautious when vectoring departing and arriving traffic to avoid conflicts created by altitude - or lack thereof. There are no pre-determined techniques at any airports.

When departures is split from arrivals avoid vectoring traffic through the STAR routes between 8 000ft and 11 000ft to avoid conflicts.