CATANIA FONTANAROSSA AIRPORT

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CATANIA FONTANAROSSAAIRPORT

• Procedures and Recommendations for Flight
  Operations in the Presence of Volcanic Ash Cloud

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS

• In writing the following procedure and
  recommendations, consideration was given to the
  peculiarity of an active volcano eruptive mouth
  situated within 20 miles of an airport with
  intense passenger traffic and of the specific
  responsibility assigned to the different
  Authorities in charge of flight operations in
  Catania. With regard to the above and following
  the principles, methods and models contained in
  ICAO documentation on the subject, an
  organizational structure was identified composed
  of the different civilian/military bodies
  involved in ensuring the operational conditions
  of the airport.
• This document was based on the experience gained
  by ENAC- Flight Operation Service through its
  activity at airport Direction during past periods
  of strong volcanic activity.

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ITALY
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THE AREA
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AUTHORITIES OFFICIAL BODIES INVOLVED

• ENAC (Airport Director)
• Crisis Unit ( NVO)
• Airport Management (Co. S.A.C.)
• INGV (National Institute of Geophysics and
  Volcanology)
• UMA of Sigonella (Airport Meteorological Office)
• Catania Fontanarossa ARO/MET
• Catania APP/Radar (Italian Airforce)
• ACCs
• Air Operators
• Aircraft Captains

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OBJECTIVES

• The scope of this procedure is to establish tasks
  and responsibilities of each Body involved in
  flight operations at Catania Fontanarossa
  airport, and to make them all, although belonging
  to different Administrations, operate in a
  rigidly defined and coordinated manner, applying
  the rules agreed upon by the National Civil
  Aviation Authority.
• The task of these Bodies is to enforce the
  limitations and/or instructions necessary to
  guarantee the safety of flight operations at
  Catania Fontanarossa airport during volcanic
  eruptions. This would be made possible by
  setting up a communications network linking all
  these bodies, permitting the rapid exchange of
  information.

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NPMA Permanent Group for Monitoring and Alarm

• The definition establish the institutional tasks
  and functions of Sigonella Meteorological
  Office and of the Catania branch of INGV.
• They are connected permanently by means of a
  telephonic and telematic network in order to
  cooperate in the surveillance and monitoring of
  volcanic activity interfering with flight
  operations.
• Within NPMA the continuous exchange of
  information between the two bodies takes place in
  an alternate way bulletins, messages and
  information to third parties are issued by
  Sigonella UMA.

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CRISIS UNIT
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NVO - Operational Evaluation Group

• ENAC Flight Inspector-Operations
• ENAC Member of Catania DCA
• A CTA Expert of the Italian Air force
• An ENAV CTA Expert
• A S.A.C. Expert

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NVO - TASKS

• The NVO is the technical body within the Crisis
  Unit
• It is informed by NPMA of the alarm regarding
  volcano activity or the consistency of the
  eruption and realated ash emission
• It evaluate the operational condition or the
  degree of operational capability of the whole
  airport/airspace complex according to the
  position of ash cloud in relation to the
  incoming/departing routesand to the
  contamination of the runway taxiways
• It completes its independent investigation and
  evaluation it then transmits its conclusions
  and suggestions to the Crisis Unit who take the
  appropriate measures on that basis
• It coordinates all matters with the ATC Centers
  involved Catania APP/RADAR, Roma ACC, Brindisi
  ACC, in a strategic phase for eventual traffic
  re-routing , and Catania TWR for the tactic
  management of the ATZ.

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TASKS AND RESPONSABILITY

• For each of the Authorities, Official Bodies and
  Individuals involved, this procedure establishes
  and delineates tasks and responsibilities
• Airport Management Company S.A.C
  - Intervention plan aimed
  to face, to appease and to overcome the
  effects of volcanic ash falling on the
  airport.
• INGV- National Institute of Geophysics and
  Volcanology, Catania branch
• Sigonella Airport Meteorological Office
• Catania APP/Radar BSA - Airspace Brigade - ACCs
• Air operators
• Aircraft captain
  
  

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COMUNICATION NETWORKLINKING
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STAGES OF INTERVENTION

• NPMA
• Formed by INGV, Catania Branch
• UMA Sigonella, in
  co-operation with ARO/MET of Fontanarossa
• ALERTS
• The airport Direction
• The First Regional Meteorological Center of
  Milan CMR MWO
• The airport Direction alerts/summons
• - The Crisis Unit (NVO)
• - The airport Management
  Company
• - The Airline operators
• The First Regional Meteorological Center
  of Milano CMR - MWO
• - Activates the
  co-ordination/contact with the VAAC(Toulose)
• - Pre-alerts the observation
  and forecasting units of the Whole Met. S.
• ACTUAL VOLCANIC ERUPTION EMISSION OF ASH CLOUD
• Observed by INGV Catania Branch
  and/or
• Aircraft
  in Flight
• 
  Sigonella UMA

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CONTINGENCY OPERATIVE PROCEDURE (1)

• Coordinated tasks and Responsibilities of
  Bodies, Organizations and Individuals Involved.
• Division of Airspace.
• Observation capabilities.
• Guidelines for evaluating the degree of danger
  posed by the volcanic ash cloud.
• Airport  opening hours.
• Basic  scheme for the Evaluation of Catania
  Fontanarossa Operational Capability in the
  Presence of a Significant Eruption.

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CONTINGENCY OPERATIVE PROCEDURE (2)

• Recommendations for the Management of air
  traffic
• General Consideration
  
• Reading of winds
  
• Cloud in the primary area
  
• Cloud in the secondary area
  
• First sector (North)
• First-second sector (North/East)
• First-Fourth sector (North/West).

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Coordinated tasks and Responsibilities of Bodies,
Organizations and Individuals Involved
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AIRSPACE DIVISION
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AIRSPACE DIVISION

• A primary area defined by a circumference having
  a radius of 10 NM with center on CATANIA
  VOR/DME (CAT VOR/DME 372722 N 145810 E),
  containing Catania Fontanarossa airport and its
  circling areas
• a secondary area defined by four circular
  sectors between 10 and 70 NM with center on
  CAT VOR identified as follows
• 1 sector from RDL 315 to
  RDL 045
• 2 sector RDL 045
  to RDL 135
• 3 sector RDL 135
  to RDL 225
• 4 sector RDL 225
  to RDL 315.
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• Catania VOR is positioned 18 NM (35 Km.) south
  of the volcano.

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AIRPORT OPENING HOURS

• From SR to SS 30
• From SR to SS 1h 30

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OBSERVATION CAPABILITIES

• The observation capabilities of the
  meteorological phenomena referred to in this
  document, are those and only those available at
  present.
• It is possible to improve the quality and
  increase the quantity of the necessary data
  through the use of
• Lidar
• Radar Doppler
• Radar Wind profiler
• Geo-Stationary Satellites of new generation (MSG)

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TOPICS

• Guidelines for evaluating the degree of danger
  posed by
• the volcanic ash cloud.
• Basic  scheme for the Evaluation of Catania
  Fontanarossa Operational Capability in the
  Presence of a Significant Eruption.

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TOPICS

• Recommendations for the Management of air
  traffic
• General Consideration
  
• Reading of winds
  
• Cloud in the primary area
  
• Cloud in the secondary area
  
• First sector (North)
• First-second sector (North/East)
• First-Fourth sector (North/West).

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STARs
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STARs Contingency
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ILS Contingency
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SIDContingency
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