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A80 controller reports inadequate WX data available from several adjacent airports that have been recently delegated to atl TRACON for approach control services.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 691986 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : a80.tracon |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 controller time certified in position1 : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 691986 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : a80.tracon |
Narrative:
There is no WX available to the atl approach controllers providing service in the 'links' sector of operation. This area includes athens; gainesville; and greene county airports as well as many others in georgia. We provide approach; departure and en route services to aircraft at and below 10000 ft MSL within about 50 mi of athens airport. The FAA forced the atlanta TRACON to take the airspace in november 2005 with no WX display and it continues to this day. The radar that is used is the linkinton long range radar feed from the atlanta ARTCC. The lack of time critical WX information has the potential for significant impact on the flying public. This airspace is used daily by air taxies; who have scheduled operations at athens; GA; and many corporate; private; and military airplanes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A80 CTLR RPTS INADEQUATE WX DATA AVAILABLE FROM SEVERAL ADJACENT ARPTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DELEGATED TO ATL TRACON FOR APCH CTL SVCS.
Narrative: THERE IS NO WX AVAILABLE TO THE ATL APCH CTLRS PROVIDING SVC IN THE 'LINKS' SECTOR OF OP. THIS AREA INCLUDES ATHENS; GAINESVILLE; AND GREENE COUNTY ARPTS AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS IN GEORGIA. WE PROVIDE APCH; DEP AND ENRTE SVCS TO ACFT AT AND BELOW 10000 FT MSL WITHIN ABOUT 50 MI OF ATHENS ARPT. THE FAA FORCED THE ATLANTA TRACON TO TAKE THE AIRSPACE IN NOVEMBER 2005 WITH NO WX DISPLAY AND IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. THE RADAR THAT IS USED IS THE LINKINTON LONG RANGE RADAR FEED FROM THE ATLANTA ARTCC. THE LACK OF TIME CRITICAL WX INFO HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FLYING PUBLIC. THIS AIRSPACE IS USED DAILY BY AIR TAXIES; WHO HAVE SCHEDULED OPS AT ATHENS; GA; AND MANY CORPORATE; PVT; AND MIL AIRPLANES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.