VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
Standard.
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
Standard.
RVSM RULES -Standard.
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-657)
FLIGHT PLANNING
CLEARANCE INFORMATION -
1. No facilities at Ascension for obtaining Air Traffic Control clearances to any country. Aircraft commanders must obtain their own Air Traffic Control clearance directly from the Area Control Centers of the region which they are entering.
(AFFSA/AFFSA)
FLIGHT HAZARDS
1. Migratory birds in the vicinity of the departure end of Rwy 13 during the period October thru March. Phase 1, 1 April - 30 September. Phase 2, 1 October - 31 March. Highest bird strike potential during Phase 2 due to migratory season. Expect increased activity during Phase 2 at dawn and dusk +/- 1 hour.
a. Bird Watch Condition Codes:
(1)
SEVERE - High population on or immediately above the active runway or other specific location that represents a high potential for strike. Airfield flying operations will be suspended until airfield management personnel disperse the birds and downgrade the condition.
(2)
MODERATE - Increased bird population in locations which represent an increased potential for bird strike. This condition requires increased vigilance by all agencies and supervisors and caution by aircrews.
(3)
LOW - Normal bird activity on and above the airfield with low probability of hazard.
2.
Ascension AUX AF (FHAW) is located on the SW corner of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on three sides by water and on the fourth side by mountainous terrain. Phase 2 bird activity is coincident with the Wideawake tern nesting season. The breeding areas are S and SE of the departure end of Rwy 13. After the eggs hatch, bird activity increases as raptors, predominately frigate birds, appear. Other birds indigenous to the island include mynah birds; waxbill finches, wild canaries, fairy terns, smokey terns, egrets and booby birds; these birds are found predominately NE of the airfield and are not normally a hazard to aircraft. Despite the large bird population, there have been few recorded Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard incidents.
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-572)
3.
Livestock (sheep and wild jackass) have free range in the
vicinity of runway and airport. (AFFSA/AFFSA)
4.
High speed taxiway left side of Rwy 13 at approximately the 4000’ to go re-entry to runway at 3000’ to go. Entry to taxiway can be made at either entrance, as speed permits. Aircraft commanders of heavy aircraft can expect indefinite delays due to inbound aircraft.
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-572)
BAHAMA ISLANDS
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR COVERAGE -This entry includes Nassau FIR and is inclusive within Miami Oceanic FIR. 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：DFIP AREA PLANNING NORTH AND SOUTH 1(35)
