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2. General Procedures

2.1 - Airspace

  1. Provide air traffic control service within the depicted airspace up to and including 15,000 feet.

2.2 - Responsibilities

  1. Issue appropriate clearances to IFR and VFR aircraft.

2.3 - Handoffs

  1. ITO ATCT is NOT a radar tower. Radar handoffs shall not be used for aircraft entering or exiting ITO ATCTs area of responsibility.

2.4 - VFR Aircraft

  1. Instruct departing VFR aircraft to maintain VFR at or below 1,500.
  2. VFR aircraft not remaining within the pattern and leaving the Class D Airspace, will be assigned a unique beacon code.

2.5 - Departure Releases

  1. Unless otherwise coordinated, ITO ATCT shall request departure releases from ITO TRACON for all IFR departures.
  2. Departure Releases AND rolling calls will include the following content:
  3. Aircraft Callsign
  4. SID or Initial Waypoint
  5. Departure Runway
  6. ITO TRACON may opt to provide ITO ATCT with blanket releases. If Blanket Releases are in effect, a Rolling Call will be sent to TRACON for each IFR departure.

2.6 - Missed Approached/Go Arounds

  1. Advise aircraft on an Instrument approach, to fly the Published Missed Approach.
  2. Advise aircraft on a Visual missed approach to fly the following:
Runway Heading and Altitude
08 Runway Heading and 4000
26 Right 050 and 4000
03 Runway Heading and 4000
21 Left 360 and 4000