Table Of Contents
Clearance
- Frequency
- Helena Ground: 121.900
- Procedures
- When appropriate, inform pilots of the current ATIS information prior to contacting ground control.
- IFR Routing
- Initial Altitude: 9,000
- All Operations
- NW departures issue SIEBE or HLN SID.
- N to SW departures issue STAKK or HLN SID.
- All other directions issue HLN SID.
- Departure headings for radar vectors are not authorized, as departure control is a non-radar facility.
- Standard Departure Frequencies
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to IFR aircraft:
- Helena Approach 119.5
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to VFR aircraft requiring radar services after departure:
- Helena Approach 119.5
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to IFR aircraft:
- VFR Routing
- Not Applicable.
Ground
- Frequency
- Helena Ground: 121.900
- Airspace
- Ground: All movement areas except active runways.
- Procedures
- Not applicable.
- Departures
- All aircraft requiring pushback onto the movement area will contact ground prior to pushback and start-up.
- All aircraft will contact ground with position and ATIS prior to being issued taxi instructions.
- Arrivals
- All aircraft will remain on ground frequency until off the movement area.
Local
- Frequency
- Helena Tower: 118.700.
- Airspace
- Local: Runway 9/27, 5/23, 17/35, 10/28 (Turf), and airspace as depicted on sector file.
- Procedures
- Runway operations
- Use runway 27 (West) during calm wind operations.
- Use runway 9 (East) when the tailwind component exceeds 5 knots.
- LAHSO
- Not authorized.
- Tower Use of Radar:
- None
- Runway operations
- Departures
- Departure Notification / Releases
- A “Release Request” (.RR) is required to be sent to the appropriate Departure Controller for all departing aircraft in accordance with the General Control Directive.
- Departure Notification / Releases
- Arrivals
- IFR Arrivals
- N/A
- Missed Approach / Go Around
- A Missed Notification (MN) is required for all aircraft executing an unplanned Missed Approach / Go Around.
- Visual approach aircraft executing a Go-Around will remain in the local pattern if capable of doing so.
- Climb out procedure:
- West Flow: Heading 270, Maintain 9,000.
- East Flow: Heading 090, Maintain 9,000.
- VFR traffic join local pattern.
- IFR Arrivals
- VFR Operations
- VFR Departures
- Depart on-course.
- Handoff to departure control as soon as clear of any possible conflicts.
- Helena Approach 119.5
- VFR Arrivals
- Direct to airport.
- VFR Flight Following
- Ensure all aircraft requiring flight following have the appropriate scratchpad entry prior to handoff to departure.
- VFR Departures