2. Ground Control

2.1 - Responsibilities

1. Issue ATC clearances to all IFR and VFR aircraft.
2. GC is responsible for all taxiways.
3. GC control does not authorize pushbacks or startups.
4. GC shall ensure that pilots have the most current ATIS prior to reaching the threshold of the runway.
5. GC shall ensure that IFR (or VFR Flight Following) aircraft are squawking the correct beacon code prior to reaching the threshold of the runway.
6. GC shall ensure that runway crossings are coordinated with LC.

2.2 - IFR Preferred Routing

See Preferred Routing

2.3 - VFR Departure Instructions

1. All VFR departures requesting flight following shall be assigned a discrete beacon code.
2. All VFR departures shall be instructed to “maintain VFR at or below 1500”

2.4 - CPDLC and PDCs

MKK is not equipped for CPDLC and PDCs. As such PDCs shouldn’t be issued by MKK ATCT.

2.5 - Departure Frequency

24/7: HNL_03_CTR (124.100)