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Pilot reported of listening to one controller work two different airports. Pilot thought this was confusing and could not visualize the traffic. Reporter wanted two separate controllers to work the two different airspaces.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ANC.Airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 1025 Flight Crew Type 270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Anchorage tower was acting as tower for both lake hood (lhd; a gravel airstrip and seaplane base); and for anchorage international airport (anc; a very busy international cargo airport). The two airspaces are adjacent; but clearly segregated. While I was awaiting takeoff clearance for anc 25R; the controller was issuing instructions for aircraft at both airports; and appeared to be confusing aircraft from time to time; and missing calls from some aircraft.pilots typically pay close attention to tower to understand where traffic is; and I was unable to visualize the traffic and understand which calls were for aircraft at anc; and which were for lhd. I feel that this is a dangerous situation that could be rectified by having separate controllers and frequencies for the two different airports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported of listening to one controller work two different airports. Pilot thought this was confusing and could not visualize the traffic. Reporter wanted two separate controllers to work the two different airspaces.
Narrative: Anchorage Tower was acting as Tower for both Lake Hood (LHD; a gravel airstrip and seaplane base); and for Anchorage International Airport (ANC; a very busy international cargo airport). The two airspaces are adjacent; but clearly segregated. While I was awaiting takeoff clearance for ANC 25R; the controller was issuing instructions for aircraft at both airports; and appeared to be confusing aircraft from time to time; and missing calls from some aircraft.Pilots typically pay close attention to Tower to understand where traffic is; and I was unable to visualize the traffic and understand which calls were for aircraft at ANC; and which were for LHD. I feel that this is a dangerous situation that could be rectified by having separate controllers and frequencies for the two different airports.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.