Narrative:

When on an east flow (landing runway 8/12 at cxy, and runway 13 at mdt) with a departure off runway 12 at cxy and an inbound coming from the southeast on an extended downwind for right traffic runway 8, due to the close proximity of the 2 airports, ARTS data tags often overlap making it difficult to distinguish one's inbound traffic near the airports. Normal traffic pattern for runway 8 is l- hand traffic. With the above situation, several times separation minima was lost. This became an issue between mdt and cxy facilities. Cxy tower requested that mdt approach provide a manual verbal handoff for the inbound traffic. Mdt approach has refused saying that the conflicts don't happen frequently enough. Does an accident have to take place before our requests are met? This is also a reason why cxy tower should be an l-rac. Cxy tower already has a LOA to allow its controllers to use the d-brite for separation. However, the FAA refuses to delegate airspace to cxy citing economic instead of safety reasons for their refusal. Callback conversation with mdt TRACON supervisor revealed the following information: unable to connect with the reporter but was able to speak to a supervisor at mdt TRACON regarding airspace. The supervisor stated that cxy tower is a level 1 facility with d- BRITE radar and has an ARTS data keyboard for flight plan information regarding the TRSA. The tower is located 3.5 mi from mdt, and the only airspace cxy has is the air traffic area/control zone up to 2000 ft. He disputes the reporter's claim of airspace violations without coordination by TRACON. The tower is scheduled to go contract in the near future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR AT LEVEL 1 ATCT CONTENDS THAT CERTAIN E FLOW AIRSPACE CONFIGNS BY THE PARENT APCH CTL CONFLICT WITH THEIR CLASS D VFR TFC. LEVEL 1 TWR IS EQUIPPED WITH D- BRITE RADAR AND HAS ARTS KEYBOARD FOR INPUT OF VFR TRSA TFC. TWR HAS CLASS D AIRSPACE 2000 FT AND BELOW.

Narrative: WHEN ON AN E FLOW (LNDG RWY 8/12 AT CXY, AND RWY 13 AT MDT) WITH A DEP OFF RWY 12 AT CXY AND AN INBOUND COMING FROM THE SE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR R TFC RWY 8, DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX OF THE 2 ARPTS, ARTS DATA TAGS OFTEN OVERLAP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH ONE'S INBOUND TFC NEAR THE ARPTS. NORMAL TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 8 IS L- HAND TFC. WITH THE ABOVE SIT, SEVERAL TIMES SEPARATION MINIMA WAS LOST. THIS BECAME AN ISSUE BTWN MDT AND CXY FACILITIES. CXY TWR REQUESTED THAT MDT APCH PROVIDE A MANUAL VERBAL HDOF FOR THE INBOUND TFC. MDT APCH HAS REFUSED SAYING THAT THE CONFLICTS DON'T HAPPEN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH. DOES AN ACCIDENT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE OUR REQUESTS ARE MET? THIS IS ALSO A REASON WHY CXY TWR SHOULD BE AN L-RAC. CXY TWR ALREADY HAS A LOA TO ALLOW ITS CTLRS TO USE THE D-BRITE FOR SEPARATION. HOWEVER, THE FAA REFUSES TO DELEGATE AIRSPACE TO CXY CITING ECONOMIC INSTEAD OF SAFETY REASONS FOR THEIR REFUSAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH MDT TRACON SUPVR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE RPTR BUT WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO A SUPVR AT MDT TRACON REGARDING AIRSPACE. THE SUPVR STATED THAT CXY TWR IS A LEVEL 1 FACILITY WITH D- BRITE RADAR AND HAS AN ARTS DATA KEYBOARD FOR FLT PLAN INFO REGARDING THE TRSA. THE TWR IS LOCATED 3.5 MI FROM MDT, AND THE ONLY AIRSPACE CXY HAS IS THE ATA/CTL ZONE UP TO 2000 FT. HE DISPUTES THE RPTR'S CLAIM OF AIRSPACE VIOLATIONS WITHOUT COORD BY TRACON. THE TWR IS SCHEDULED TO GO CONTRACT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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.