Lahore Area Control Centre

Lahore Area Control Centre
IATA: LHE – ICAO: none
Summary

Lahore Area Control Centre (Urdu: لاہور هوائی مرکز کنترل‎) is one of two Area Control Centers in Pakistan operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. The ACC is based at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.[1]

From this ACC, air traffic controllers provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Lahore Flight Information Region (FIR). The Lahore FIR airspace covers Pakistani airspace between the 30° North to 37° North. To the south is the Karachi FIR. To the north is the Urumqi FIR. To the east is the Delhi FIR. To the west is the Kabul FIR. Lahore is within ATFM's Project BOBCAT, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Whereas the level allocation is made by AERTHAI ATFM unit, the primary responsibility for tactical management of level allocation rests with Lahore ACC.

Sectors

Lahore ACC is divided into three control sectors:[2]

Services

Lahore ACC is equipped with Indra's Aircon 2100 radar system.[3] and provides air traffic control services to all air traffic and its airspace. It also expedites sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures). Certain exceptions include military airspace and lower-level airspace controlled by local airport towers and TRACONs, such as Cherat Approach.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Air Traffic Management - Air Navigation Services". Caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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