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Moncton FIR

Moncton procedures

Airspace

Moncton airport is a class D airport.
The 7nm control zone (D) is surrounded by class E transponder airspace extending up to 12'500ft. Max radius is 25nm centered on the Moncton airport. There is a bite taken out of the control zone for McEwen airfield which hosts a parachuting club.

IFR service is provided by the Moncton ACC's Moncton (CZQM_QM_CTR) sector. The Moncton sector is responsible for the the Moncton, Summerside and Charlottetown airports as well as the airspace between these three airports and the Halifax TCA. Airspace for this unit tops at FL280 at all times.

Frequencies

Note: See the Moncton ACC page for Terminal/Arrival/Departure procedures.

Clearance

An agreement has been set up between the airport and the ACC allowing the Ground controller to issue IFR clearances without requesting them from the ACC. In this arrangement the prefix "ATC clears" will be dropped, as the clearance is not being relayed. Also the phrase "Clearance on request" should not be used, as this implies that you are waiting for someone to give you the clearance. If you have to delay the clearance use something along the lines of "Standby, I'll call you" .

No specific routing restrictions exist in Moncton, though preferred routes exist and should be used whenever possible. See CFS for more info.

All IFR flights are to be cleared via the Moncton 3 (M3) Standard Instrument departure.

Squawk codes

• Internal flights (flights remaining in the Moncton FIR): 4301-4317
• External flights (flights leaving the Moncton FIR): 3101-3117

Ground

Standard ground procedures apply. As there is no dedicated clearance position in Moncton the ground controller issues all IFR clearances.

Taxiway D is under Tower's jurisdiction.

Tower

Runway configurations

All runways are available for arrival and departures, but only runway 06 and 29 is equipped with an ILS approach.

Departures

The Moncton ACC has the responsibility of ensuring the initial separation and release of IFR traffic, therefore a release must be requested from the Moncton (QM) sector for each IFR departure. If Moncton (QM) is not online request release from the next available ACC controller.

IFR traffic is handed off to the Moncton ACC with the take-off clearance.

Arrivals

Though it is a responsibility of the ACC to provide the appropriate separation between successive arrivals on final approach, responsibility for spacing between arriving aircraft may be transferred to the Tower once the aircraft crosses the Final Approach Fix (FAF).
With the use of radar the Tower assumes control of arrivals at the FAF regardless of the weather conditions. See MANOPS section 362.5 for the proper control transfer procedures.

If using IvAi in conjunction with FS to operate a visual tower viewpoint you may decrease the 3 nm separation of aircraft on final provided both aircraft are in sight. Aircraft conducting visual approaches in accordance with MANOPS section 566 and 567 are responsible for maintaining their own separation.

On Arrival traffic will be handed off to Tower once established on the approach (or any leg for visual approaches) prior to entering the control zone.

VFR traffic

Arrivals
VFR traffic will be transferred to tower approximately 20nm from the airport.

Departures
The airspace around the control zone is class E, therefore restrictions may only be applied when the aircraft is within the control zone, for separation with other IFR traffic. There are no pre-defined guidelines.