Table Of Contents
Clearance
- Frequency
- Twin Falls Ground: 121.700
- Procedures
- When appropriate, inform pilots of the current ATIS information prior to contacting ground control.
- IFR Routing
- Initial Altitude: 13,000
- All Operations
- Issue SNAKO SID for all departures.
- Departure headings are not authorized, as departure control is a non-radar facility.
- Standard Departure Frequencies
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to IFR aircraft:
- Twin Falls Approach 126.7
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to VFR aircraft requiring radar services after departure:
- Twin Falls Approach 126.7
- When appropriate, issue the following frequencies to IFR aircraft:
- VFR Routing
- Not Applicable.
Ground
- Frequency
- Twin Falls Ground: 121.700
- 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
- Twin Falls Tower: 118.200.
- Airspace
- Local: Runway 8/26, 12/30, and airspace as depicted on sector file.
- Procedures
- Runway operations
- Use runway 26 (West) during calm wind operations.
- Use runway 8 (East) when the tailwind component exceeds 5 knots.
- LAHSO
- Operations involving the simultaneous arrival or departure of aircraft on intersecting runways must be conducted in accordance with procedures contained in the FAA Orders JO 7100.65 and JO 7110.118.
- Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) must only be conducted during daylight hours on dry runways.
- Aircraft landing on Runway 08 and instructed to hold short of Runway 12/30 has an available landing distance of 4,500′.
- Aircraft landing on Runway 12 and instructed to hold short of Runway 26/08 has an available landing distance of 2,750′.
- Aircraft landing on Runway 26 and instructed to hold short of Runway 12/30 has an available landing distance of 3,600′.
- Operations involving the simultaneous arrival or departure of aircraft on intersecting runways must be conducted in accordance with procedures contained in the FAA Orders JO 7100.65 and JO 7110.118.
- 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.
- 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.
- Twin Falls Approach 126.7
- 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