# Presentation: 376153

## Cross Polar Trans East Working Group – Fourth Meeting

**Edmonton Canada **
**September 18-20, 2007**
**Gene Cameron **
**Manager Global Support Flight Operations United Airlines**

## Who’s Flying Polar 

**United****	****	****Chicago:****	****	****Hong Kong,  Beijing , Tokyo, ****	****	****	****	****	****	****Shanghai****	**** **
**	****	****	****Washington (IAD): ****	****Tokyo, Beijing**
**Continental****	****Newark:****	****	****	****Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo**
**Air China****	****New York (JFK):****	****	****Beijing**
**Cathay Pacific****	****New York (JFK):****	****	**** Hong Kong **
**Singapore****	****Newark:****	****	****	****Singapore**
**Air Canada****	****Toronto:****	****	****Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul,****	****	****	****	****	****Tokyo**
**Northwest****	****Detroit:****	****	****	****Tokyo**
**Thai****	****	****New York (JFK):****	****	**** Bangkok **
**American****	****Chicago:****	****	****Shanghai**
**Korean****	****	****JFK,IAD, ORD, ATL,YYZ: Seoul**
**China Eastern****	****New York: (JFK)****	****	****Shanghai**
**Expected to Fly Polar:**
**Asiana, Japan, All Nippon, Air India, Emirates, Malaysian, China, EVA ??**

## UNITED AIRLINES POLAR OPERATIONS 1999 Through August 31, 20071999    	122000           2532001	         466 2002            4612003            5782004          10962005          14022006          14842007          1260 7010 Total  Polar 1   Polar 2   Polar 3   NIKIN  Polar 4         	137        750       3197        17      2909  	

## Slot Allocation Factors

**Current Slots limits:**
**Polar slots are 20 to 25 minutes between flights. **** **
**Russia Far East Routes are 20 minutes**
**Slot Delays or inability to obtain the desired flight level could result in less than optimum operation. **

_**ANCHORAGE GRL  September 24, 2006**_
** ****ANALYSIS OF ABOVE ADVISORY                                 **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS PUT INTO PROGRAM:               ****61  ****                 **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED ON-TIME:             42                   **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED WITH DELAY:     ****19 ****                  **
**MINIMUM DELAY:   4   MAXIMUM DELAY:  22                         **
**AVERAGE DELAY TIME:  11.4 **
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_**ANCHORAGE GRL  September 12, 2007**_
**                                                                **
**     ****ANALYSIS OF ABOVE ADVISORY                                 **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS PUT INTO PROGRAM:              ****60 ****                  **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED ON-TIME:            51                   **
**NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED WITH DELAY:      ****9 ****                  **
**MINIMUM DELAY:   2   MAXIMUM DELAY:  12                         **
**AVERAGE DELAY TIME:   6.8^**
** **

**GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST (COMPILED 09/11/07 21:12)                                                                   **
**	****                       ****ANCHORAGE ARTCC                          ****	**
**	****                     ****TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT                         **
**	****                  ****GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST**
**	****   ****=REQUESTED=             =RELEASED=                     **
**         ****WHEEL CROSS             WHEEL CROSS                    **
**         ****UP    FIX              ****	****    UP    FIX   RELEASED           **
**FLIGHT   TIME  TIME  DEPT  DEST  TIME  TIME  ALT TRK            **
**=========================================================  **
**                                                                **
**     ****FLIGHTS FOR TRACK  DEVID   CROSSING FIX DEVID              **
**                                                                **
**UAL829    1614  2227  KORD  VHHH  1614  2227  350  DEVID         **
**CPA831D  1620  2232  KJFK  VHHH  1640  2252  350  DEVID**
**UAL895     1748  2359  KORD  VHHH  1748  2359  350  DEVID         **
**ACA015     1935  0124  CYYZ  VHHH  1935  0124  350  DEVID         **
**CPA831     2005  0215  KJFK  VHHH  2005  0215  350  DEVID         **
**CCA982     2045  0255  KJFK  ZBAA  2045  0255  350  DEVID         **
**AAL289     1602  2210  KORD  ZSPD  1602  2210  390  DEVID****         **
**ACA031     1825  0013  CYYZ  ZBAA  1825  0013  390  DEVID         **

**MQ 829-11****	****ORD****	****   CAPT: ORD-T J HART            C3    RLS 01 1544**
** ****829             ALTN: MFM        RF:WXI     RS:PEK  RA:TSN     **
**RT:2U            B3386 A68 F79 P35 E94                          **
**TGW:A8749/P8214  15:00 :12 :30 :12 :37                          **
**LGW:A6300/E4818  FRDV:  -10                                     **
** ****S8173 FGCP      SKED: ORD-1550/1614  HKG-0708/0715 ( :17L)     **
*****                                                             **
**ATOG-S:T59 R32L F10 A2990                                       **
**DPRK O/F GACA-OS-010-07  /MONGOL O/F CAM014/2007S               **
**RLSD IFR TO PEK VIA WXI. PLAN REDISPATCH TO HKG.  POLAR 2.      **
**PLAN WHEELS UP ORD 1614Z-1624Z TO CROSS DEVID 2227Z-2237Z FL350 **
**HF: SFO 6640/11342/13348  STO 8930/5541   500# HST FUEL UNUSABLE**
**R-ORD     1555/1630        3662 CHI37  1554/1627  3698/3656 Y  **
**  ****BAE         1640     28      3548        OPTIONAL**
** ****GRB          1653     28      3465        1652      30    3456   **
** ****50N087W  1734     28      3259        1733      31    3253   **
** ****55N087W  1810     30      3087        1809      31    3092   **
** ****60N086W  1846     30      2931        1845      31    2938   **
** ****65N086W  1924     30      2773        1922      31    2776   **
** ****70N086W  2001     34      2605        2003      31    2602   **
** ****75N085W  2043     34      2441        2045      31    2425   **
** ****80N084W  2124     34      2272        2123      31    2268   **
** ****85N090W  2201     34      2118        2201      31           **
** ****DEKMO    2234     34      1996        OPTIONAL               **
** ****DEVID       2237     35      1980        2238      31****           **
** ****BADRO     2327     35      1802        2326      31   1776  **
** ****TOLIK      0028     35      1555        0026      34   1545                    **
** **

**	****GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST (COMPILED 09/13/07 14:39)                                                                   **
**	****	****                       ****ANCHORAGE ARTCC                          ****	**
**	****	****                     ****TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT                         **
**                 ****	****	**** ****GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST**
**  ****	****	**** ****=REQUESTED=             =RELEASED=                     **
**	****	****WHEEL CROSS             WHEEL CROSS                    **
**         ****UP    FIX           ****	****    UP    FIX   RELEASED           **
**FLIGHT   TIME  TIME  DEPT  DEST  TIME  TIME  ALT TRK            **
**============================================================    **
-  **FLIGHTS FOR TRACK  NIKIN   CROSSING FIX NIKIN**
**UAL835   1600  2200  KORD  ZSPD          1600  2200  340  NIKIN         **
**KAL082   1810  0047  KJFK  RKSI            1810  0047  340  NIKIN         **
**============================================================**
**FLIGHTS FOR TRACK  RAMEL   CROSSING FIX RAMEL  **
**            **
**ACA087****	****1450  2049 CYYZ  ZSPD            1450  2049  340 RAMEL**
**UAL835****	****1600 2158 KORD ZSPD             1600  2200 340 RAMEL**
**AAL289   1602  2204  KORD  ZSPD           1602  2204  340  RAMEL     **
**UAL829   1609  ****2211****  KORD  VHHH         1622  ****2224****  340  RAMEL         **
**COA89    1635  2303  KEWR  ZBAA          1635  2303  340  RAMEL**
**UAL897   1638  ****2309****  KIAD  ZBAA            1652  ****2323****  340  RAMEL         **
**UAL895   1743  2344  KORD  VHHH          1743  2344  340  RAMEL         **
**KAL094   1745  0019  KIAD  RKSI              1745  0019  340  RAMEL         **
**CPA831   2005  0234  KJFK  VHHH            2005  0234  340  RAMEL**
**CCA982   2045  0320  KJFK  ZBAA             2045  0320  340  RAMEL**
**ACA031   1830  0029  CYYZ  ZBAA            1830  0029  380  RAMEL**

**	**_**Route Planning Options and Associated Costs**_
**	****	****UAL835 September 13, 2007   Chicago to Shanghai**
**Issues:**
**ETD KORD 1536Z  Wheels up 1600Z**
**AAL289 Chicago to Shanghai **
**ETD KORD 1535Z Wheels up 1602Z**
**UAL829 Chicago to Hong Kong**
**ETD KORD 1550Z Wheels up 1614Z  **
**UAL835 Optimum route : Polar 3 ****	****13 :42 ****	****314,200 lbs fuel burn**
**Planned Route: Polar via NIKIN:****	****13:54****	****320,200 lbs fuel burn**
**Cost:****	****12 minutes and  6000 lbs fuel****	****	****	****$1960**
**(895 gal at 6.7lbs @$2.19 per gal)**
**Alternatives:**
**Plan FL310 over Canada, 9600M to TIGLA, 10600M to POLHO**
**	****	****	****	****	****13:48****	****318,500 lbs fuel burn**
**Cost:****	****6 minutes and 4,300 lbs fuel more than optimum****	****$1406**
**(642 gal at 6.7lbs @$21.9 per gal)**
** **

**	****	**_**Air Traffic Management September 13, 2007**_
**	****UAL835 KORD-ZSPD 13 September 2007**
**	**** ****Out of Blocks****	****1536Z****	****:04 Early**
**	****Wheels up****	****1604Z****	****(wheels up 1600-1610Z)**
**	****ETO NIKIN****	****2203Z****	****(Slot – 2200Z)****	****FL340****	**
**	****OVR****	****	****NIKIN****	****2201Z****	****	****FL340**
**	****UAL829  KORD-VHHH 13 September 2007**
**	****Out of Blocks****	****1607Z****	****:17 late Ramp delay****	**
**	****Wheels up****	****1638Z****	****(wheels up slot 1609-1619Z)**
**	****ETO RAMEL****	****2236Z****	****(Slot 2224Z)****	****FL340**
**	****OVR****	****	****RAMEL****	****2231Z****	****	****FL340**
**	****AAL289 KORD-ZSPD 13 September 2007**
**	****Out of Blocks****	****NA**
**	****Wheels Up****	****1608Z (wheels up slot 1602-1612Z)**
**	****ETO RAMEL****	****2210Z****	****(Slot – 2204Z)****	****FL340**
**	****OVR****	****	**** RAMEL****	****2211Z****	****	****FL340**

## En-Route Restrictions - CZEG

**B0698/07 -  DUE ANTICIPATED TFC DEMAND, ACFT OPR BI-DIRECTIONAL BTN CONTINENTAL USA/CANADA AND ASIA/ALASKA CROSSING CZEG FIR N OF 5600N AT FL290 TO FL370 INCLUSIVE SHALL FLT PLAN VIA AWY, NCA TRACKS OR LATERAL TRACKS WHILE W OF J526 OR N OF NCA22. POLAR FLT NOT AFFECTED FL290 FL370 01 MAR 19:04 2007 UNTIL 31 OCT 23:59 2007 2100/0700 DLY**

- 	_**Route Comparison based on Edmonton routing restrictions**_
- 	**Chicago to Shanghai****  ****(9/10/07)**** ****Min Time through CZEGn to LISKI A218**
**	****Route  optimization thru CZEG**
**	****KORD DCT BAE J101 GRB DCT MPCEG DCT ****YIV DCT**
**	****60N096W DCT 65N102W DCT 68N110W DCT 70N120W DCT 72N141W**
**	****DCT 72N150W DCT LISKI**** A218 UHMI B337 ODORA B233 DE B467**
**	****KANSU B332 JEC V30 DGC V28 FU A593 DUMET DCT KSPD**
**	****DIST 6494 ESAD 6924  MINF 370377  TRIPF 345156  EET ****14.20**
**	****COST FUEL ****114150**** TIME 13778 OVRFLT 8743 TOTAL ****136671**
**	****Route via airways thru CZEG**
**	****KORD DCT BAE J101 GRB DCT MPCEG DCT YRL DCT**
**	****55N098W DCT BOPAP ****NCA22 YSF NCA23 ADREW DCT 70N152W DCT**
**	****LISKI**** A218 UHMI B337 ODORA B233 DE B467 KANSU B332 JEC**
**	****V30 DGC V28 FU A593 DUMET DCT KSPD**
**	****DIST 6440 ESAD 7006  MINF 376329  TRIPF 351108  EET ****14.32**
**	****COST FUEL ****116101**** TIME 13965 OVRFLT 8686 TOTAL ****138752**

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## Route Comparison Washington to Tokyo September 11, 2007

**	****Route with “free flight” thru CZEG to LISKI:**
**	****KIAD JERES J220 BUF DCT YYB NCA31 SEDAG**
**	****DCT 110L DCT 71N120W DCT 72N141W DCT 72N150W DCT LISKI**
**	****A218 UHMI B337 AWE V7 CHE V11 MWE DCT HPE Y10 GOC R211****	**
**	****KASMI DCT  RJAA**
** **
**	****DIST 6046 ESAD 6429  MINF 224580  TRIPF 211148  ****EET 13.41**
**	****COST FUEL ****71735**** TIME 11103 OVRFLT 7093 TOTAL ****89931**
**	****Route via CZEG NOTAM constraints to LISKI**
**	****KIAD DCT JERES J220 BUF DCT YYB NCA31 VOLOB**
**	****DCT LISKI A218 UHMI B337 AWE V7 CHE V11 MWE DCT HPE Y10**
**	****GOC R211 KASMI DCT**
**	****DIST 6055 ESAD 6453  MINF 225711  TRIPF 212279  ****EET 13.44**
**	****COST FUEL ****72117**** TIME 11142 OVRFLT 7079 TOTAL ****90338**** **
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## Washington to Tokyo

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**    **_**Polar 1 Operations and Reykjavik FIR**_
**No slot allocation program for ABERI entry**
**August 25, 2007 United Airlines **
**UAL897 passed ABERI at FL 330 at time 2339**
**UAL851 passed ABERI at FL 350 at time 2354.**
**UAL895 passed ABERI at FL 330 at time 0001.**
**All the flights that enter NAT Region require Oceanic Clearance.**

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