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Center controller reported increased workload and complexity related to covid-19 airspace closings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1737093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
With surrounding airspace closed for covid-19 we are working a higher than normal volume. The situation was made far more complex when we got an aircraft FL360 non rvsm who needed direct ZZZ during the peak of the complexity. I should have probably forced the aircraft down sooner than I did. I think throughout; with the help of a trusty X side; we were able to maintain separation on everyone; but the volume level and complexity were super high. The needing of the X side when we are being told to distance; but being so inundated with volume is tough too. We must work to figure out a plan to utilize since other facilities will likely face similar fates.recommendation: work on trying to make some preplanned contingency plans since this crisis doesn't seem like it'll be over soon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Center Controller reported increased workload and complexity related to COVID-19 airspace closings.
Narrative: With surrounding airspace closed for COVID-19 we are working a higher than normal volume. The situation was made far more complex when we got an aircraft FL360 non RVSM who needed direct ZZZ during the peak of the complexity. I should have probably forced the aircraft down sooner than I did. I think throughout; with the help of a trusty X side; we were able to maintain separation on everyone; but the volume level and complexity were super high. The needing of the X side when we are being told to distance; but being so inundated with volume is tough too. We must work to figure out a plan to utilize since other facilities will likely face similar fates.Recommendation: Work on trying to make some preplanned contingency plans since this crisis doesn't seem like it'll be over soon.
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.