¶ Standard Operating Procedures
VFR Departures
Issue a clearance to include the following items:
- a. VFR props
Class B clearance via radar vectors
Maintain VFR at or below 2,000 feet
The appropriate departure or satellite controller frequency for direction of flight - b. VFR jets landing within D10 airspace or remaining below 10,000 feet (or 12,000 feet if initially departing south):
Class B clearance via radar vectors
Maintain VFR at 4,000 feet
The appropriate departure or satellite controller frequency for direction of flight - c. All other VFR jets:
Class B clearance via radar vectors
Maintain VFR at 10,000 feet
The appropriate departure radar controller frequency for direction of flight
No SID Aircraft
If an aircraft is unable to accept a departure, they should be told to expect radar vectors to a valid departure gate. Refer to the following diagram.
| DIRECTION | DEPARTURE GATE | NEXT FIX | VOR RADIAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH | LOWGN | ADM | FUZ348 |
| BLECO | ZEMMA, IRW, TUL | FUZ360 | |
| GRABE | OKM | FUZ012 | |
| AKUNA | MLC | FUZ022 | |
| EAST | NOBLY | LIT | TTT064 |
| TRISS | TXK | TTT074 | |
| SOLDO | UIM, ELD | TTT084 | |
| CLARE | EIC, SWB | TTT094 | |
| SOUTH | DARTZ | TORNN, BILEE | TTT156 |
| ARDIA | ELLVR, CLL | TTT166 | |
| JASPA | WINDU | TTT176 | |
| NELYN | ACT, SAT | TTT186 | |
| WEST | PODDE | MQP, ABI | TTT250 |
| CEOLA | LBB, CNX | TTT264 | |
| SLOTT | TCC | TTT275 | |
| FERRA | CDS, TXO | TTT285 |
IFR Altitude Assignments
2. Assign initial altitudes as follows:
- a. Jet Aircraft:
Assign 10,000 feet to all IFR jet departures, except:
Assign 4,000 feet to IFR jets landing within D10 airspace,
- exiting the south gate requesting at or below 12,000 feet,
- exiting the north, east, or west gates requesting at or below 10,000 feet.
Note: all RNAV departure procedures should receive “climb via SID” as their departure instruction.*
- b. Prop Aircraft:
Assign 2,000 feet to all IFR prop departures.
IFR Heading Assignments
Assign an initial heading to any IFR departure.
For No-SID aircraft or aircraft landing within the D10, issue radar vectors to their route of flight.
Conform to the standard taxi flows to the furthest extent possible. When landing to the south, the Echo-Sierra route should be utilized to reduce the taxi delays to the gate.
South Flow is the Preferred choice with a tailwind component of 5 knots
| South Flow | |
|---|---|
| ARRIVALS | 17L, 17C, 18R, 13R |
| DEPARTURES | 17R, 18L |
| North Flow | |
|---|---|
| ARRIVALS | 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R |
| DEPARTURES | 36R, 35L, 31L |
At Night do not use Runway’s 13/31 or 17L/35R
¶ Departure Headings
Local Controller must assign appropriate departure headings to:
All prop aircraft
Any jet aircraft that will not fly a RNAV SID.
Any low altitude jet departure (Jets with an initial altitude of 4,000).
Jet departure headings:
- South flow:
17C/17R heading 160.
18L/18R heading 190. - North flow:
35L/35C heading 010.
36L/36R heading 340.
31L assign “Fly runway heading, maintain 5,000”
Prop departure headings:
- South flow:
17C/17R heading 130
18L/18R heading 240 - North flow:
35L/35C heading 030
36L/36R/31L heading 270
¶ Tower Airspace
DFWT South Flow (Nomal Ops)
DFWT North Flow
End of Runway Operations
The following departure queues are considered End of Runway Operations at any time for the purposes of LUAW. The three taxiways contained in each departure queue are considered one intersection to the runway they service for wake turbulence purposes. LUAW must only be used for one aircraft at a time from any of the three departure queues when the area is not visible from the Tower.
Go Around / Missed Approaches
Jets:
- In the event of a go-around/missed approach, DFW shall handoff to the appropriate D10 satellite sector. Coordinated information shall include ACID, runway, heading, altitude, and the phrase “Go-Around.”
- Aircraft should begin the turn at or after the approach threshold, except for runways 35R and 31R.
Runway 35R go-arounds should be turned at or after the departure threshold.
Runway 31R go-arounds may be assigned an initial heading of 010 at or after the approach threshold, and if needed, a further turn to 030 at or after the north airport boundary. - DFW must utilize the 1st option listed below. If unable due to traffic, DFW may use the 2nd and 3rd options, in that order.
-
South Flow:
- Eastside Runways (runways 17L 17C 17R 13L)
- 1st Option: 160º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to DS.
- 2nd Option: 150º to diverge from outside track. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to DS.
- 3rd Option: 140º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to DS.
- Westside Runways (runways 18L 18R 13R)
- 1st Option: 190º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MS.
- 2nd Option: 195º to diverge from outside track. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MS.
- 3rd Option: 210º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MS.
- Eastside Runways (runways 17L 17C 17R 13L)
-
North Flow:
- Eastside Runways:
- 1st Option: 010º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to DN.
- 2nd Option: 015º to diverge from outside track. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to DN.
- 3rd Option: 030º. Altitude 2,000. DFW handoff to DN.
- Westside Runways:
- 1st Option: 340º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MN.
- 2nd Option: 330º to diverge from outside track. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MN.
- 3rd Option: 320º. Altitude 2,000 or 3,000. DFW handoff to MN.
- Eastside Runways:
-
Props:
- In the event of a go-around/missed approach, DFW shall handoff to the appropriate D10 Satellite Controller. Coordinated information shall include ACID and the phrase “Go-around.”
- Aircraft should begin turn at or after the departure end of the runway.
- South Flow:
- Eastside Runways:
Heading 130°. Altitude 2,000. - Westside Runways:
Heading 240°. Altitude 2,000.
- Eastside Runways:
- North Flow:
- Eastside Runways:
Heading 030°. Altitude 2,000. - Westside Runways:
Heading 270°. Altitude 2,000.
- Eastside Runways:
- South Flow:
Simultaneous Converging ILS Approaches (SCIA)
SCIA must be broadcast in the ATIS when in use.
SCIA is not authorized for heavy or super aircraft.
In the event of a RWY 13R missed approach, TWR must instruct aircraft to turn right heading 210°, climb and maintain 2,000 or 3,000 feet.
In the event of a RWY 31R missed approach, TWR must instruct aircraft to turn right heading 030°, climb and maintain 2,000 feet.
Non-Intersecting Converging Runway Operations
- When runways 13R or 31R are in use for arrivals, the local controller should utilize the Arrival-Departure-Window (ADW). The ADW is an area prior to the converging runway’s arrival threshold that minimizes the risk of separation loss with departing aircraft in the event of a converging missed approach. If the ADW procedures contained below are not utilized, or if an intersection departure is utilized, then intersecting runway separation between Runways 13R and Runways 18L/18R, and between Runways 31R and Runways 35L/35C, must be applied in accordance with FAAO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, Paragraph 3-9-9e
- Runway 13R arrival and 18L/R Departure:
a. The RWY 13R ADW starts 3 NM from the threshold and terminates at the 13R threshold.
b. An aircraft departing RWY 18L/R must commence takeoff roll prior to a RWY 13R arrival aircraft entering the ADW.
c. Aircraft are authorized to depart RWY 18L/R when the arriving aircraft to RWY 13R has passed the ADW. - Runway 31R arrival and 35L/C Departure:
a. The RWY 31R ADW starts 3 NM from the threshold and terminates at the 31R threshold.
b. An aircraft departing RWY 35L/C must commence takeoff roll prior to a RWY 31R arrival aircraft entering the ADW.
c. Aircraft are authorized to depart RWY 35L/C when the arriving aircraft to RWY 31R has passed the ADW
¶ General
The DFW TRACON (D10) is designed as a four corner post airspace, roughly the shape of a square with each side 60 miles in length. D10’s top boundary is 17,000 feet above mean sea level. Departing aircraft leave the TRACON to the north, south, east, or west, while arriving aircraft enter on the corners. While the horizontal tracks of the departures exit the TRACON via a departure fix, it is common for a departure to exit the TRACON through the top boundary instead of through a side. Departures are handed off to the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZFW ARTCC) prior to crossing a side boundary of the TRACON. Similarly to the departure fixes, the arrival fixes are in groups of three, with the exception of the southeast corner which has four arrival fixes.
¶ Airspace
Surface to 17000ft
¶ Arrival and Departure Gates
D10 boundary with its departure and arrival fixes labeled. Departure fixes are in groups of four:
Arrival gates labeled in red, departure gates in green:
¶ North Flow
| North Flow Final Approach Fixes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36L | 36R | 35L | 35C | 35R |
| ALLIN | SLOCO | TANDE | RAYMA | GALOP |
¶ South Flow
| South Flow Final Approach Fixes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R | 18L | 17R | 17C | 17L |
| ICKEL | GRUCH | NETTS | BOSSI | RIVET |
¶ Merging Flows
Example of DFW and DAL departure flows mergin during climb phase.
