**Fifth Meeting of the Cross Polar Trans East Air Traffic Management**

**Providers' Work Group**

**Agenda Item 5: Review of Action Items**

Review of B932 Operations & Proposals for Improvement

(Action Item 030609)

(Presented by the State ATM Corporation of Russia)

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| [Summary]{.underline}                                                 |
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| This working paper presents State ATM Corp's review of trial          |
| operation of ATS route B932, clarification of flight planning issues  |
| and proposals for re-alignment and availability improvement.          |
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1.  **Introduction**

> Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Sapporo ACCs re-signed the MOU on B932
> (effective from 0000Z Nov 1, 2007) for one year period. During the
> summary period there were operated a total of 29 flights, an increase
> by 59 % compared to the previous period (see Attachment A).

2.  **Flight Planning & Approval Process**

> Use of B932 is regulated by the current NOTAM A6175/07. The reference
> to "demonstration flights" was removed from the NOTAM to avoid the
> confusion regarding the approval procedure. B932 can be requested via
> R and N-forms as appropriate (GEN 1.2, Russian AIP refers). FPL
> addressing must be done three hours before departure and include
> UUUWZDZX, UHHHZDZX, UHPPZRZX and UHSSZRZX. The operators must be aware
> of restricted hours of service on B932 due to the coverage hours of
> TBE (Memambetsu) VOR. The window for flying via KOKES is between 2100Z
> and 0900Z. The applicable longitudinal interval is 1 aircraft per
> hour.

3.  **Russian ACC reports**

> Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (UHPP)
>
> PK is ready to support 15 minute longitudinal separation,
> bidirectional use and H24 availability of B932 within its current
> alignment.
>
> However in the view of the proposed re-alignment of B932 from KOKES to
> BAMOK, PK anticipates problems with provision of ATC service at the
> intersection between B932 and B242 due to the lack of radar control.
> In order to resolve this issue, PK was pursuing installation of
> en-route radar and an earth station at Nikolskoye in 2008.
>
> Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UHSS)
>
> HF coverage is available at 9600 m, 10600 m and 11600 m on the whole
> segment of B932 within Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's area of responsibility.
>
> VHF coverage is provided as follows: within 2 -- 3 minutes in the
> vicinity of TOKVI at 9600 m (good); within 5 -- 6 minutes of TOKVI at
> 10600 m (good); within 5 -- 6 minutes of TOKVI at 11600 m (fair).
>
> Radar coverage is provided as follows: no radar control at 9600 m;
> radar coverage at 10600 is available in the vicinity of TOKVI; stable
> radar coverage is ensured within 90 km of TOKVI at 11600 m.
>
> Based on the demonstration results, B932 can be made available for
> bidirectional use and H24 coverage.
>
> However, the current MOU between Sapporo and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ACCs
> establishes the feet/meter flight level conversion area for both west
> and eastbound flights in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk FIR. If B932 is made
> available for bidirectional use, the same conversion principle will be
> applied for eastbound flights. Pursuant to the existing procedure,
> Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk must instruct aircraft to change feet to metric
> flight levels between 15 and 45NM of TOKVI. Such conversion under
> radar coverage is feasible only at 12100 m. Conversion at lower flight
> levels is possible only by crew reports or sometimes by VHF reports.
> Given that most of aircraft flying in the eastbound direction are
> still too heavy to climb to 11100 and 12100 m, the most frequently
> used flight level will be 10100 m. This means that 45NM before TOKVI,
> the aircraft will be out of stable VHF coverage. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
> requested the State ATM Corporation to approve installation of
> additional VHF relays to expand the coverage area.
>
> **Proposed actions:**

1.  Expand B932 coverage for H24 operations effective from August 28,
    2008 (the date is proposed by Sapporo ACC);

2.  Given that Sapporo ACC has both radar and VHF coverage and also
    pursuant to the ICAO recommendations for establishing RVSM
    transition areas in the States, which implement RVSM, it is
    suggested to move the transition area to Sapporo FIR. Thus aircraft
    will be able to enter TOKVI at metric flight levels, while the
    flight level conversion (RVSM to meters and v.v.) will be carried
    out by Sapporo ACC. This will remove double conversions (from meters
    to feet and then to RVSM) and place the transition area under radar
    control and VHF coverage.

3.  Introduce changes to the MOU between Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Sapporo
    ACCs.

4.  Allow bidirectional use of B932.

5.  Reduce the longitudinal separation to 30 minutes on the trial basis
    for 6 months and then further reduce it to 15 minutes after the
    installation of a VHF relay.

**Attachment A**

**List of Demonstration Flights on B932 from Nov 23, 2006**

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  23.11.06   Cathay Pacific   CPA087    Anchorage (PANC) -- Hong Kong (VHHH)

  05.12.06   Northwest        NWA69     Detroit (KDTW) -- Kansai (RJBB)
             Airlines                   

  07.12.06   Northwest        NWA69     Detroit (KDTW) -- Kansai (RJBB)
             Airlines                   

  07.12.06   United Airlines  UAL877    Chicago (KORD) --Kansai (RJBB)

  12.01.07   Singapore Cargo  SQC7987   Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Taipei (RCTP)

  12.01.07   Volga Dnepr      VDA1651   San Francisco (KSFO) -- Narita
                                        (RJAA)

  22.02.07   Cathay Pacific   CPA885    Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  06.03.07   Singapore Cargo  SQC7961   Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  08.03.07   Cathay Pacific   CPA885    Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  15.05.07   Singapore Cargo  SQC7969   Anchorage (PANC) -- Hong Kong (VHHH)

  01.06.07   Cathay Pacific   CPA885    Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  17.07.07   Singapore Cargo  SQC7969   Anchorage (PANC) -- Hong Kong (VHHH)

  15.11.07   United Airlines  UAL857    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Shanghai
                                        (ZSPD)

  16.11.07   United Airlines  UAL869    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  24.11.07   United Airlines  UAL857    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Shanghai
                                        (ZSPD)

  11.12.07   United Airlines  UAL857    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Shanghai
                                        (ZSPD)

  11.12.07   United Airlines  UAL851    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  17.12.07   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  20.12.07   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  01.01.08   United Airlines  UAL831    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Nagoya(RJGG)

  04.01.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  05.01.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  09.01.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  11.01.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  31.01.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  31.01.08   United Airlines  UAL871A   San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  31.01.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  01.02.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  01.02.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  06.02.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  09.02.08   United Airlines  UAL867    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Seoul (RKSI)

  09.02.08   Singapore        SIA15     Los Angeles (KLAX) -- Hong Kong
             Airlines                   (VHHH)

  15.02.08   United Airlines  UAL893    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Seoul (RKSI)

  19.02.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  20.02.08   United Airlines  UAL869    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Hong Kong
                                        (VHHH)

  24.02.08   United Airlines  UAL867    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Seoul (RKSI)

  29.02.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  03.03.08   United Airlines  UAL871    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Taipei
                                        (RCTP)

  07.03.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)

  13.03.08   United Airlines  UAL867    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Seoul (RKSI)

  24.03.08   United Airlines  UAL857    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Shanghai
                                        (ZSPD)

  25.03.08   United Airlines  UAL831    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Nagoya
                                        (RJGG)

  25.03.08   United Airlines  UAL885    San Francisco (KSFO) -- Kansai
                                        (RJBB)
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Attachment B

**Proposed B932 Re-alignment**

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