Transport i lotnictwo · 28/08/1997

Proposed Realignment of Jet Routes; Texas

This notice proposes to realign 14 jet routes located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW), TX, area. These proposed realignments would remove all high altitude navigation routes from the DFW Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and realign them to existing navigational aids (NAVAIDs) located in the DFW area. This proposal is a portion of a master plan to relocate the DFW VORTAC 3/4 nautical miles (NM) to the west of its current position and to provide more NAVAID capacity for airport traffic use by eliminating the high altitude en route traffic service. Additionally, Jet Route J- 66 will be further realigned west of the DFW area to include the Big Springs, TX, VORTAC as part of its route structure. This realignment would allow pilots to fly at lower minimum enroute altitudes (MEA) between the Newman, TX, and Abilene, TX, VORTACs.