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6. "H" Radar

6.1 - Area of Responsibility

  1. Assigned airspace and RWY 4/8 configuration:
    1. Area A - 040 – 160
    2. Area B - 035 – 160
    3. Area C - 060 – 160
    4. Area D - 060 – 160
    5. Area I - 040 – 160
    6. Area J - SFC – 160
    7. Area K - 080 – 160
    8. Area L - SFC – 160
    9. 8EXT - SFC – 030 (When requested)
    10. NGF Area C - 060 – 070
  2. Assigned airspace and RWY 22/26 configuration:
    1. Area A - 040 – 160
    2. Area B - 040 – 160 (Dep Corridor 060 – 160)
    3. Area C - 040 – 160
    4. Area D - 060 – 110
    5. Area E - SFC - 160
    6. Area G - 030 – 060
    7. Area I - 060 – 160
    8. Area J - SFC – 160
    9. Area K - SFC – 160
    10. Area L - 080 – 160
    11. 26EXT - SFC – 030 (When requested)
    12. NGF Area C - 060 – 070
  3. Assigned airspace and RWY 4/8, RWY 8L closed configuration
    1. Area A - 040 – 160
    2. Area B - 035 – 160
    3. Area C - 060 – 160
    4. Area D - 060 – 160
    5. Area F - SFC – 015
    6. Area G - SFC – 020
    7. Area H - SFC – 040
    8. Area I - SFC – 160
    9. Area J - SFC – 160
    10. Area K - 080 – 160
    11. Area L - SFC – 160
    12. 8EXT - SFC – 030 (When requested)
    13. 4EXT - SFC – 030 (When requested)
    14. NGF Area C - 060 – 070

6.2 - Control Instructions

  1. Provide radar services within airspace.
  2. Establish approach sequence for RWY 8L and RWY 26L. Effect handoff to V radar for arrivals via the JULLE Star for sequence to RWY 4R or type “8C” in the scratch pad field for V radar to sequence to RWY 8L, traffic conditions permitting.
  3. Provide IFR departure control services to IFR aircraft north, west, and southbound from HNL.
  4. During RWY 4/8 “no LAHSO operations,” provide at least 7 miles in trail spacing between RWY 8L arrivals to allow V radar to sequence RWY 4R arrivals between the RWY 8L arrivals. “No LAHSO operations” refers to an overall condition caused by equipment, weather, and/or wind. This does not refer to individual aircraft unable to participate in LAHSO.
  5. During RWY 8L closure, Honolulu Approach sequence for RWY 4R.
  6. Provide departure and approach control services to JRF and HHI. During RWY 22/26 configuration, coordinate via the MEARTS and verbally with the Cab for RWY 22/29 arrivals to JRF.
  7. Provides tower to tower radar services between NGF and HNL/JRF/HHI.
  8. Establish approach sequence for RWY 4R and/or 8L and 26L as follows:
    1. For arrivals to RWY 26L, ensure that all large twin turbo prop and turbojet aircraft (excluding fighters):
      1. Are at least 5 MIT when the preceding arrival aircraft crosses the runway threshold; At least 7 MIT when Tower advises ADW procedures are being applied.
      2. When Tower advises ADW procedures are being applied, cross HNL VOR 6 DME at no GREATER than 180 knots. There are no specific speed restrictions for in trail aircraft, other than that aircraft shall be at similar speeds to prevent compression to less than the required MIT.
      3. For arrivals via the JULLE STAR:
        1. Effect hand-off to V radar for sequence to RWY 4R.
        2. Aircraft inbound to RWY 8L via the channel must have “8C” entered into the scratch pad field. H may enter “8C” into scratch pad to indicate V radar may sequence to RWY 8L via the channel.

6.3 - Frequency Information

  1. HCF Sector 2 - 126.500:
    1. KEOLA SID
    2. OPIHI SID
    3. Arrivals over BOOKE, OPACA and GECKO
  2. HCF Sector 3 - 124.100:
    1. Arrivals over BAMBO
    2. Arrivals over LOKIE, during RWY 22/26 configuration
  3. HCF Sector 4 - 119.300:
    1. Arrivals over JULLE and SAKKI
  4. NGF
    1. Tower – 120.700
    2. Approach – 125.000
  5. JRF – Tower 132.600
  6. HHI – Tower 126.300

6.4 - Traffic Flow

  1. From HNL Approach:
    1. HNL approach will establish a minimum of 3 NM separation increasing to 5 NM in accordance with JO 7110.65.
    2. LIH Arrivals: KEOLA SID or 260° to intercept the LIH 148R.
    3. BKH arrivals: KEOLA SID.
    4. HHI departures: GECKO SID.
    5. OPIHI SID, CHOKO transition, via direct CHOKO.
    6. All other aircraft must be on vectors 230º to 270º exiting the GECKO corridor. Scratch pad inputs of headings may be used in-lieu of verbal coordination if other than a 260º.
    7. All aircraft departing westbound will be climbing to 16,000’ or filed altitude, whichever is lower except:
    8. JRF departures on JELIE SID
      1. Aircraft no longer on the JELIE SID must have revised heading or direct information in the scratch pad.
      2. Aircraft taken off the JELIE SID expecting to resume the SID must be verbally coordinated with the receiving sector.
  2. To HNL Approach:
    1. HNL RWY 4/8 arrivals:
      1. MAGGI STAR or V12, cross BAMBO at 10,000’, inter-island props descending to 8,000’.
      2. Cross LOKIE at 4,000’.
      3. JULLE STAR, V16/V20/V21.
        1. Jets to cross JULLE at or below 14,000’ to maintain 10,000’.
        2. Props 190 knots or greater descending to 8,000’.
        3. Props 189 knots or less descending to 6,000’.
      4. BOOKE STAR or V15:
        1. Jets cross BOOKE at 8,000’.
        2. Props descending to 7,000’.
      5. OPACA STAR cross OPACA at 6,000’.
      6. RNAV STAR descending via the STAR.
    2. HNL RWY22/26 arrivals:
      1. SAKKI STAR, V16/V20/V21:
        1. Aircraft above 12,500 pounds cross SAKKI at 6,000’
        2. Aircraft 12,500 pound and below cross SAKKI at 4,000’
        3. BAMBO: Direct CKH, direct GECKO cross BAMBO at 10,000’.
    3. JRF arrivals:
      1. BAMBO: Direct CKH, direct GECKO cross BAMBO at 10,000’.
      2. LOKIE: Direct ALANA cross LOKIE at 4,000’.
      3. JULLE: Direct ALANA, direct GECKO descending to 8,000’.
      4. RWY 22/26 from SAKKI: Direct ALANA, direct GECKO descending to 4,000’.
      5. JRF arrivals north of V12 will be direct KEOLA, direct TARLE, direct JRF, cross KEOLA at 4,000.
      6. JRF arrivals south of V12 will be direct GECKO, cross GECKO at 4,000’.
    4. HHI arrivals:
      1. BAMBO: Direct HNL cross BAMBO at 10,000’.
      2. V8 HNL direct HHI; cross LOKIE at 6,000’.
      3. RWY 22/26 from SAKKI/JULLE: Direct SAKKI, direct HNL, direct HHI descending to 8,000’.
      4. OPACA: Cross OPACA at 6,000’, then direct HNL.
      5. BOOKE: V15 HNL, direct HHI descending to 7,000’.
    5. Enter the Honolulu Terminal Area Holding Pattern Airspace Area (HPASA) with aircraft that have been issued holding instructions and aircraft having an associated full data block at fixes on their respective boundaries prior to a radar handoff completion as follows:
      1. Sector 2 has approval to enter the HPASA at BOOKE or OPACA.
      2. Sector 3 has approval to enter the HPASA at BAMBO.
      3. Sector 4 has approval to enter the HPASA at JULLE or SAKKI.