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Jfk controller questioned the practice of ATC having the airport temporarily close portions of a runway; eliminating an 'intersecting situation' allowing luaw and full use of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1053766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Jfk departs two runways in the evening whenever possible to mitigate departure delays. Tonight with visibilities greatly reduced the tower was unable to see the intersection departure point for our second departure runway. In order to luaw on the second departure runway (we have an intersection departure waiver) the supervisor had the airport operator close the end of the runway; so the intersection was now the full length. I cannot believe that is the intent of the 7110.65 but can find nothing to substantiate my point. There must be clarification in the 7110.65 as to the legality of closing the runway to amend the term intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JFK Controller questioned the practice of ATC having the airport temporarily close portions of a runway; eliminating an 'intersecting situation' allowing LUAW and full use of the runway.
Narrative: JFK departs two runways in the evening whenever possible to mitigate departure delays. Tonight with visibilities greatly reduced the Tower was unable to see the intersection departure point for our second departure runway. In order to LUAW on the second departure runway (we have an intersection departure waiver) the Supervisor had the Airport Operator close the end of the runway; so the intersection was now the full length. I cannot believe that is the intent of the 7110.65 but can find nothing to substantiate my point. There must be clarification in the 7110.65 as to the legality of closing the runway to amend the term intersection.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.