Military Training Route Designation
IFR Military Training Routes-
Operations on these routes are conducted by following
IR
IFR regardless of weather conditions.
VFR Military Training
Operations on these routes are conducted by following
Routes-VR
VFR. The flight visibility must be 5 miles or more, and
the ceiling must be 3,000 feet AGL or greater.
Table 6-3 -- Route designations
Route Identification
Routes are identified in Table 6-4.
Route
Route Identification
IR and VR at or below 1,500 feet AGL (with no
Four-digit number such as
segment above 1,500 AGL)
IR1006 or VR1007
IR and VR above 1,500 feet AGL (segments of these
Three-digit number such as
routes may be below 1,500 AGL)
IR008 or VR009
Alternate IR and VR routes or route segments
The basic or principle route
designation followed by a letter
suffix such as IR008A or
VR1007B
Table 6-4 -- Route identification
Airport Advisory Areas
As a Navy air traffic controller providing approach control service, you may have a
satellite airport within your area of jurisdiction that lies within an airport advisory area.
Purpose of Airport Advisory Area
An airport advisory area is the area within 10 statute miles of an airport where a control
tower is not operating but where a Flight Service Station (FSS) is located. At such
locations, the FSS provides advisory service to arriving and departing aircraft.
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