U.S. Department ofTransportation Federal Aviation Admi@ration Advisory oof’S’G Circular - Subject: NORTH AMERICAN ROUTE PROGRAM (NRF’) Date:
Initiated by: ATT-1 AC No: 90-91E Change:
1. PURPOSE. This Advisoxy Circular provides guidance to users of the airspace system for participation in the North American Route Program (NRP).
2. CANCELLATION. Advisory Circular 90-91D dated August 23,1999, National Rbute Program, is cancelled.
3. BACKGROUND. The North American Route Prom is a joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NAV CANADA program, which harmonizes procedures between the FAA National Route Program and the Canadian Domestic Random Route Program. The objective of the NRP is to harmonize and adopt common procedures, to the extent possible, applicable to random route flight operations at and above Flight Level 290 (FL290) within the conterminous United States and Canada. Additionally, North Atlantic international flights operating within the North American Route (NAR) system, are eligible to participate in the NRP within specific guidelines and filing requirements, outlined in the Canadian Aeronautical Information Regulations and Control (AI&K). The NRP has been implemented through various phases with the end result of allowing all international and domestic flight operations to participate in the NRP throughout the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Canada. This program allows aircraft operators to select operationally advantageous routings. These route selections could be based on factors such as minimum time, cost, fuel weather avoidance, aircraft limitations and/or other factors.
4. REQUIREMENTS. Flights may participate in the NRP under specific guidelines and f%ng requirements provided the flight originates and terminates within the conterminous United States and Canada, or for North Atlantic inkrnational flights operating within the NAR system. NRP aircraft are not subject to route limiting restrictions (e.g., published preferred instrument flight rules (IFR) routes) beyond a 200NM radius of their point of departure (egress) or outside a 200 NM radius of their destination (ingress). Operators should refer to the Canadian AI.EWC procedures for specific requirements while operating within Canadian airspace.
5. PROCEDURES.
a Flights should be filed and flown via Departure Procedures (DP’s), Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STAR), or published prefaed IFR routes for at least that portion of flight which is within 200NM from the point of departure (egress) or destination (ingress), (except as stated in paragraph 5b below). If the procedure(s) above are less than 200 NM, published airways may be used for the remainder of the 200 NM. If published procedure(s) do not exisf published airways may be used for the entire 2ooNM.
b. Flights may be fikd and flown on the complete transition of DP’s an&or STAR’s for the airport areas listed in Appendix 1, Departure Procedures, and Appendix 2, Standard Terminal Arrival Routes, in lieuof the200NhJingresslegressfiling requirementsdescribed inparagraph 5aabove.
Distribution: &W(AT/TP/-TA/TX)-3; A-X(AT)-3 Initiated By: ATT-235 A-Y(AY)-3; A-FAT-O (STD)
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c. Flights should not be filed via DP/NRP/STAR transitions within offshore transition areas (12 ’ miles or more off the United States shoreline).
d. Operators should ensure that the route of flight contains no less than one navigational aid (NAVAID), or waypoint (in the fix radial distance (FRD) format) in each delegated area of airspace jurisdiction for each FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in which a direct route segment traverses. These NAVAID’s, or waypoints must be located within 200 NM of the preceding FAA ARTCC’s boundary. Additional route description fixes for each turn point should be defined. Within Canadian airspace, a significant point (NAVAID/waypoint) may also be identified by a coordinate in degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude.
e. For routes that cross the United States/Canadian border west of Sauh St. Marie (SSM), a significant point within 30 nauticaI miles of either side of the border should be filed. For those flights filed east of SSM file on one of these eight fixes: Sault St. Marie (SSM), London, Ontario (YXU) or QUBIS, TAFFY, TOPPS, EBONY, ALLEX, TUSKY.
f. Operators within the United States should ensure that the route avoids active restricted areas and prohibited areas by at least 3 NM unless permission has been obtained from the using agency to operate in that airspace and the appropriate air trafk control facility has been advised.
g. operators should ensure that “‘NRP” is entered in the remarks section of each flight plan.
NOTE: “NRP” will be retained in the remarks section of the flight plan if the aircraft is moved due to weather, traffic, or other tactical reasons. In these situations, every effort will be made to ensure the aim-afl is returned to the original filed flight plan/altitude as soon as conditions permit.
If the route of flight is altered due to pilot requested or controller initiated direct route, “NRP” wilI be removed from the remarks section of the fhght plan, and the flight will be considered as a nonparticipant of the NRP.
h. Flight plans should be filed at least one hour prior to departure.
i. Operators should not file a NRP route that conforms to published preferred IFR route(s).
j. Flights not meeting the FAA guidelines contained within this Advisory Circular are to be requested through the FAA nonpreferred route programs. Those requests will be approved or disapproved on a workload-permitting basis.
BilI Peacock Program Director for Air Traffic Tactical Operations Par 5 Page 2
AC 90-9lE Appendix 1 @‘PENDIX 1. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES (DP) ARTCC ZDV ZDV ZDV ZDV ZDV ZLC
DP NAME Denver Three Pikes Two (PIKE%?)
Plains Two (PLAIN2) Rockies Three (ROCKI3) Yellowstone One (YELLOl) Fairfield Four (FFU4)
TRANSITION Rock Springs (OCS) Meeker (EKR) Red Table (DBL) Grand Junction (JNC) Blue Mesa (HBU) Pueblo (PUB) Garden City (GCK) Goodland (GLD) Hayes Center (HCT) Sidney (SNY) Cheyenne (CYS) Laramie (LAR) Pueblo (PUB) A+imosa (ALS) Garden City (GCK) Goodland (GLD) Hayes Center (HCT) McCook (MCK) Blue Mesa (HBU) Dove Creek (DVC) Kremmling (RLG) Meeker (EKR) Red Table (DBL) Cheyenne (CY S) Hanki (HANKI) Laramie (LAR) Medicine Bow (MBW) Scottsbluff (BFF) Bryce Canyon (BCE) Delta (DTA) Hanksville (HVE) Milford (MLF)
PROCEDURE Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav
AIRPORT AREA Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver IntI Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver Intl Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffm Denver/Jeffi Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Denver/Jeffco Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Page 1
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ARTCC DP NAME ZLC Jazzz Two (JAZZZ2) ZLC Milford Three (MLF3) Oquirrh One (SLC6) ZAB Largo Two (LARG02) Albuquerque One
TRANSITION PROCEDURE Miua (MVA) Vector Milford (MLF) Vector Coaldale (OAL) Vector Mina (MVA) Vector Rock Springs (OCS) Myton 0 Mina (MVA) Twin Falls (TWF) Malad City (MLD) Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Farmington (FMN) Gallup (GUI’) zuni (ZUN) Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Socorro (ONM) Corona (CNX) Texico (TXO) Tucumcari (TCC) Las Vegas (LVS) Taos (TAS) Alamosa (ALS) Durango (DRO) Farmington (FMN) Gallup (GDP) nlni P-w St. Johns (SJN) Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Cochise (CIE) Gila Bend (GBN) Phoenix (PXR) San Simon (SSO) sunns (SUNNS) Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav
AIRPORT AREA Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Tucson Tucson Tucson Tucson Tucson Page 2
3/l/00 APPENDIX 1. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES (DP) AC 90-91E Appendix 1 ARTCC ZMP
DP NAME Minneapolis Eight (Msw
TRANSITION Aberdeen (ABR) Grand Forks (GFK) Fargo (FAR) Omaha (OVR Brainerd (BRD) Duluth (DLI3) Green Bay (GRB) Nodine (ODI) Dells (DLL) Rochester (RST) Des Moines (DSM) Kansas City (MIX) Fort Dodge (FOD) St. Joseph (STJ) O’Neill (ONL) Sioux Falls (&D) Rapid City (UP)
PROCEDURE AIRPORT AREA Vector Minneapolis-St.
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ZSE Sine Two em) Summa Five ts=v Green Bay (GRB) Vector Summa (SUMMA) Vector Minneapolis-St.
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ARTCC DP NAME TRANSITION - ZSE Mountain Four Moses Lake (MWH) ZSE Elmaa Six (ELMAA6) Elmaa (ELMAA) ZSE Portland Five (PTLDS) Eugene (EUG) Klickitat (LTJ) Deschutes @SD) ZSE River Six (RIVI26) Eugene (EUG) Kliikitat (LTJ) Deschutes @SD) ZKC Chief Two (CHIEF2) Anger WGW St. Joseph (STJ) ZKC Lakes Three (LAKES3) Columbia (COU) Z-KC Racer Two (RACER2) Dosoa (DOSOA) Springfield (SGF) ZKC ZKC Tifio One (TIFTOl) Wildcat One (WLDCTl) Tifio (TIFTO) Kentn 00 Salina (SLN) Wichita (ICT) ZKC I Blues Two (BLUES2) Louisville (IIU) ZKC Gateway Four (GATWY4) Brickyard (VHP) Creep (CREEP) Rosewood (ROD) ZKC Lindbergh Two (LWY2) Little Rock (LIT) Malden (MAW) Maples (MAP) MYe= ef=w 1 Walnut Ridge (ARG) PROCEDURE 1 AIRPORT Vector Pilot Nav AREA Seattle-Tacoma Intl.
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I Pilot Nav 1 Kansas City Pilot Nav I Kansas City Pilot Nav Kansas City Pilot Nav Kansas City Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav , Pilot Nav Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Page 4
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DP NAME Ozark Two (O==a ZKC Pless One @‘LESS 1) UC “1 ZHU Hobby One (HUB 1) Alamo Five (ALAMOS) Bowie One (BOWIEl)
TRANSITION PROCEDURE Macon (MCM) Pilot Nav Deli (DENNI) Nashville (BNA) Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Decatur @EC) Pocket City (PXV) Thomp (THOMP) Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Leona (LOA) Vector Frankston (FZT) Vector Lufkin (LFK) Vector Pekon (PEKON) Vector Vector Leona (LOA) Vector Frankston (FZT) Vector Lufkin (LFK) Vector Pekon (PEKON) Vector Rikks(RKKS) Vector Jumbo (JUMBO) ~P~S(Lzz) Eagle Lake (ELA) Hobby W-0 Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Corpus Christi (CRP) Laredo (LRD) Lejon (LEGON) Milet (MILET) Shuck (SHUCK) Three Rivers (THX) Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav St. Lmis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Bush Intercontinental Bush Intercontinental Bush Intercontinental Bush Intercontinental Bush Intercontinental William P.
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Hobby San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio Page 5
AC 90-91E Appendix 1 3/l/00 APPENDIX 1. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES (DP) ARTCC ZFW
DP NAME Dallas Four (DALL4) ZFW Joe Pool Six (JPOOL6) ZFW Texoma Five (TEXS) ZFW Worth Nine (WORTH9)
TRANSITION El Dorado (ELD) Little Rock (LIT) Meridian (MEI) Sidon (SQS) College Station (CLL) San Antonio (SAT) Rolls (ROLLS) Tulsa (TUL) Will Rogers (IRW) Abilene (ABI) Amarillo (AMA) Boomr (BOOMR) Corona (CNX) Guthrie (GTH) Texico (TXO) Tucumcari (TCC)
PROCEDURE Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav
AIRPORT AREA Dallas/Ft.
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ARTCC DP NAME Memphis Five
TRANSITION Centmlia (ENL) Farmington (FAM) Malden (MAW) Springfield (SGF) Razorback (XX) Fort Smith (FSM) Texarkana(TXK) Belcher (EIC) Walnut Ridge (ARG) Little Rock (LIT) Pine Bluff (PBF) El Dorado (ELD) Greenville (GLH) Sidon (SQS) Jackson (JAN) Dy=bue @W Nashville (BNA) Jacks Creek (JKS) Muscle Shoals (MSL) Hamilton (HAB) Vulcan (WZ) Meridian (MEI) Montgomery (MGM)
PROCEDURE AIRPORT AREA Vector Memphis Intl.
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ZME Nashville Eight Brickyard (VIII’) Louisville (IIU) Livingston (LVT) St. Imlis (STL) Walnut Ridge (ARG) Bowling Green (BWG) Dyersburg @yR) -am W-W Memphis (MEM) Jacks Creek (JKS) Muscle Shoals (MSL) Rocket (RQZ) Jackson (JAN) Vulcan (VUZ) Rome (RMG) La Grange (LGC) Atlanta (ATL) Choo Choo (GQO) Volunteer (VXV) Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Nashville Intl.
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DP NAME Huntsville One Jackson Four
TRANSITION - PROCEDURE Bowling Green (BWG) Nashville (BNA) Graham (GHM) Hinch Mountain (HCH) Shelbyville (SYI) Jacks Creek (JKS) Memphis (MEM) Muscle Shoals (MSL) Holly Springs (HLI) Choo Choo (GQO) Rome (RMG) Gadsen (GAD) Hamilton (HAB) vulcan (VUZ) Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Nashville (BNA) Memphis (MEM) Little Rock (LIT) Pine Bluff (PBF) Tupelo (TUP) Monticello (MON) Greenville (GLH) Sidon (SQS) Bigbee (IGB) vulcan (VUZ) El Dorado (ELD) Belcher (EIC) Monroe (MLU) Meridian (MEI) Montgomery (MGM) Natchez (I-IEZ) Eaton (LBY) Monroeville (MVC) McComb (MCB) Alexandria (AEX) Baton Rouge (BTR) Humble (IAH) semmes (SJI) Gulfport (GPT) Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector Vector
AIRPORT AREA Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Huntsville Intl Jackson Intl.
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AC 90-91E 3/l/00 Appendix 1 AppENDIX 1. DEPARTURE PROCEDURES (DP) ARTCC ZOA ZOA ZOA
DP NAME Byron One (BYRONl) Danville One (DMl) Dores Two (DORES2)
TRANSITION sun01 (SUNOL) Red Bluff (RBL) Haire (HAIRE) Loddi (LODDI) Oakey (OAKEY) ZOA ZOA ZOA ZOA Dudes Nine (DUDES9) Dunbarton Six @UMW Eugene Five (EUGENS) Frees Five (FREESS) Lovelock (LLC) Mina (MVA) Red Bluff (RBL) Big Sur (BSR) Santa Rosa (STS) Scaggs Island (SGD) Point Reyes (PYE) Mendocino (ENI) ZOA Gongs One (GONGS 1) Maxwell (MXW) Point Reyes (PYE) Red Bluff (RBL) Sacramento (SAC) Williams (ILA) ZOA Homan Two Red Bluff (RBL) (HoMAw chic0 (CIC) ZOA Kendl One (KENDLl) Red Bluff (RBL) Tomad (TOMAD) ZOA Krest Three (KRESW Itmor (ITMOR) Shata (SHATA) Tomad (TOMAD)
PROCEDURE Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav
AIRPORT AREA Livermore San Jose Stockton Stockton Stockton Sacramento Sacramento San Francisco San Francisco Sonoma County Sonoma County Sonoma County Sonoma County Chic0 Chic0 CbiCO ClliCO Chic0 Redding Redding Redding Redding Redding Redding Redding Page 9
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ARTCC DP NAME TRANSITION - ZOA Lizrd Two (LIZRD2) Oakland (OAK) Santa Rosa (STS) ZOA Loupe Nine Red Bluff (RBL) I (LOUPE9) 1 ZOA Marina Four (-4) Scaggs Island (SGD) ZOA Molen Three (MOLEN3) Mendocino (ENI) ZOA I Porte Three Panache (PXN) (PORTE3) ZOA Quiet Two (CUIT2) Chico (CIC) Linden (LIN) Mendocino (ENI) Red Bluff (RBL) Sacramento (SAC) ZOA Rebas Three (REBAS3) Chico (UC) Mendocino (ENI) Red Bluff (RBL) ZOA Richy Five @WHYS) Genne (GENNE) Marri (MARRI) Spook (SPOOK) Tilts (TILTS) ZOA Santa Rosa Five (ST%) Scaggs Island (SGD) ZOA Shole One (SHOLEI) Spook (SPOOK) Mustang (FMG) ZOA Shoreline One (SHORI) Red Bluff (RBL)
PROCEDURE Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav Pilot Nav
AIRPORT AREA Napa County Napa County San Jose Oakland San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Sonoma County Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe San Francisco Page 10