Narrative:

Nqx called eyw tower on our direct line. The ground controller answered the line and nqx approach said they had 2 VFR aircraft over the eyw VOR in conflict with each other and that they were turning the one aircraft out. The ground controller told me, the local controller. I was talking to 1 VFR aircraft over the eyw VOR and told him he had traffic in his vicinity. I then checked my VFR inbound list and called the next aircraft to see if he was on my frequency; he was not. About 1 min later that aircraft I called (small aircraft X) checked in on frequency, turning a 4 mi final behind the other aircraft I was talking to. He said nqx just turned him over to eyw. No other conflict was observed and both aircraft landed safely. I guess nqx believes that if they call over and say they're resolving a conflict in eyw airspace that that is coordination to use our airspace. I believe the conflict should be resolved before the aircraft get into eyw airspace and they should be switched to eyw tower before they get into eyw airspace. Reporter experience: 4 yrs non radar, fpl level 1, VFR tower. Reporter stated the coordination problems have gotten very bad over the last 6 months. He has told the facility manager, but no action for change has happened. Analyst feels that interpersonal relationships aggression is going on between the 2 facs. Reporter counseled by analyst as to how to present problems to facility manager to get action for resolve. This reporter is an ASRS campaigner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SITUATION--VIOLATIONS OF ATCT TRACON INTERFAC COORD LETTERS OF AGREEMENT.

Narrative: NQX CALLED EYW TWR ON OUR DIRECT LINE. THE GND CTLR ANSWERED THE LINE AND NQX APCH SAID THEY HAD 2 VFR ACFT OVER THE EYW VOR IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER AND THAT THEY WERE TURNING THE ONE ACFT OUT. THE GND CTLR TOLD ME, THE LCL CTLR. I WAS TALKING TO 1 VFR ACFT OVER THE EYW VOR AND TOLD HIM HE HAD TFC IN HIS VICINITY. I THEN CHKED MY VFR INBND LIST AND CALLED THE NEXT ACFT TO SEE IF HE WAS ON MY FREQ; HE WAS NOT. ABOUT 1 MIN LATER THAT ACFT I CALLED (SMA X) CHKED IN ON FREQ, TURNING A 4 MI FINAL BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT I WAS TALKING TO. HE SAID NQX JUST TURNED HIM OVER TO EYW. NO OTHER CONFLICT WAS OBSERVED AND BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY. I GUESS NQX BELIEVES THAT IF THEY CALL OVER AND SAY THEY'RE RESOLVING A CONFLICT IN EYW AIRSPACE THAT THAT IS COORD TO USE OUR AIRSPACE. I BELIEVE THE CONFLICT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE ACFT GET INTO EYW AIRSPACE AND THEY SHOULD BE SWITCHED TO EYW TWR BEFORE THEY GET INTO EYW AIRSPACE. RPTR EXPERIENCE: 4 YRS NON RADAR, FPL LEVEL 1, VFR TWR. RPTR STATED THE COORD PROBS HAVE GOTTEN VERY BAD OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. HE HAS TOLD THE FAC MGR, BUT NO ACTION FOR CHANGE HAS HAPPENED. ANALYST FEELS THAT INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AGGRESSION IS GOING ON BTWN THE 2 FACS. RPTR COUNSELED BY ANALYST AS TO HOW TO PRESENT PROBS TO FAC MGR TO GET ACTION FOR RESOLVE. THIS RPTR IS AN ASRS CAMPAIGNER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.