Regional Issues - Southwest Region
This page lists regional airspace issues for Memphis Center, ZME; Houston Center, ZHU; Fort Worth Center, ZFW; and Albuquerque Center, ZAB. Notices, restrictions, and advisories may change at any time and without notice. Do not attempt any operation in the National Airspace System without first obtaining and understanding a thorough pre-flight briefing.
- Departure Slots Required at New Orleans Airports for Bowl Games
- December 12, 2011
Departure slot requirements will be in place at two airports serving New Orleans, LA for two college football events next month, the Sugar Bowl on January 3 and the BCS National Championship on January 9. Departure slots, available from the FAA's e-STMP webpage, will be required out of Louis Armstrong International (MSY) and Lakefront Airport (NEW) from 9:00 p.m. CT the day of each game to 2:59 p.m. the following day. For more information, contact the NBAA GA Desk at gadesk@nbaa.org. Review special air traffic procedures including preferred routes that will be in place for the BCS Championship. - NBAA Releases Notice to Operators Flying DFW RNAV SIDs
- January 28, 2011
The Dallas / Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW) has 16 area navigation standard instrument departure procedures (RNAV SIDs) available for use by turbojet aircraft. Business aviation aircraft now account for over 20% of the DFW RNAV pilot deviations in the past 20 months, but averages about 1-2% of total DFW operations. This disproportion is a high concern issue for the FAA. View the NBAA Notice on Track Deviations by Business Aviation Aircraft Flying DFW RNAV SIDs (55 KB, PDF). - FAA Evaluating Phraseology for RNAV Instrument Departures at DFW and ATL
- May 20, 2009
The FAA will begin evaluation of RNAV Off-the-Ground phraseology and Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) airports on June 1, 2009. The phraseology, to be issued with the takeoff clearance, requires aircrews to validate correct programming of the runway and departure procedure in the aircraft flight management system prior to takeoff. Pilots can expect a takeoff clearance from ATC that will provide instructions to depart the runway either via an RNAV path or via an assigned heading to be maintained. For more information, view the FAA notice on this evaluation. (PDF, 2.9MB) - FAA to Implement Next Phase of Houston Airspace Redesign This Week
- March 9, 2009
The FAA will implement the next phase of the Houston Area Air Traffic System (HAATS) airspace redesign project this Thursday, March 12. This phase of the redesign significantly changes the arrival and departure procedures on the east side of Houston Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) airspace as well as severe weather avoidance program (SWAP) routes. The FAA has provided additional information to NBAA on the changes to Houston TRACON standard instrument departures, standard terminal arrival routes and SWAP routes. More.
