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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 93.53
§ 93.53
Description of area.
The Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal
Area is designated as that airspace ex-
tending upward from the surface to the
upper limit of each of the segments de-
scribed in § 93.55. It is bounded by a line
beginning at Point MacKenzie, extend-
ing westerly along the bank of Knik
Arm to a point intersecting the 350
°
bearing from the Anchorage Inter-
national ATCT; thence north to inter-
cept the 5.2-mile arc centered on the
geographical center of Anchorage,
Alaska, ATCT; thence counter-
clockwise along that arc to its inter-
section with a line bearing 180
°
from
the intersection of the new Seward
Highway and International Airport
Road; thence due north to O’Malley
Road; thence east along O’Malley Road
to its intersection with Lake Otis
Parkway; thence northerly along Lake
Otis Parkway to its intersection with
Abbott Road; thence east along Abbott
Road to its intersection with Abbott
Loop Road; thence north to its inter-
section with Tudor Road; thence eas-
terly along Tudor Road to its intersec-
tion with Muldoon Road; thence north-
erly along Muldoon Road to the inter-
section of the Glenn Highway; thence
north and east along the Glenn High-
way to Ski Bowl Road; thence south-
east along the Ski Bowl Road to a
point one-half mile south of the Glenn
Highway; thence north and east one-
half mile south of and parallel to the
Glenn Highway to its intersection with
a line one-half mile east of and parallel
to the Bryant Airport Runway 16/34 ex-
tended centerline; thence northeast
along a line one-half mile east of and
parallel to Bryant Airport Runway 16/
34 extended centerline to lat. 61
°
17
′
13
″
N., long. 149
°
37
′
35
″
W.; thence west
along lat. 61
°
17
′
13
″
N., to long. 149
°
43
′
08
″
W.; thence north along long. 149
°
43
′
08
″
W., to lat. 61
°
17
′
30
″
N.; thence to lat.
61
°
17
′
58
″
N., long 149
°
44
′
08
″
W.; thence to
lat. 61
°
19
′
10
″
N., long. 149
°
46
′
44
″
W.;
thence north along long. 149
°
46
′
44
″
W.,
to intercept the 4.7-mile radius arc cen-
tered on Elmendorf Air Force Base
(AFB), Alaska; thence counter-
clockwise along the 4.7-mile radius arc
to its intersection with the west bank
of Knik Arm; thence southerly along
the west bank of Knik Arm to the
point of beginning.
[Doc. No. 29029, 64 FR 14976, Mar. 29, 1999;
Amdt. 93–77, 64 FR 17439, Apr. 9, 1999]
§ 93.55
Subdivision of Terminal Area.
The Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal
Area is subdivided as follows:
(a)
International segment. That area
from the surface to and including 4,100
feet MSL, within a 5.2-mile radius of
the Anchorage International ATCT; ex-
cluding that airspace east of the 350
°
bearing from the Anchorage Inter-
national ATCT and north of the 090
°
bearing from the Anchorage Inter-
national ATCT and east of a line bear-
ing 180
°
and 360
°
from the intersection
of the new Seward Highway and Inter-
national Airport Road and the airspace
extending upward from the surface to
but not including 600 feet MSL, south
of lat. 61
°
08
′
28
″
N.
(b)
Merrill segment. That area from
the surface to and including 2,500 feet
MSL, within a line beginning at Point
Noname; thence direct to the mouth of
Ship Creek; thence direct to the inter-
section of the Glenn Highway and
Muldoon Road; thence south along
Muldoon Road to Tudor Road; thence
west along Tudor Road to the new Sew-
ard Highway; thence direct to West An-
chorage High School; thence direct to
Point MacKenzie; thence via the north
bank of Knik Arm to the point of be-
ginning.
(c)
Lake Hood segment. That area from
the surface to and including 2,500 feet
MSL, within a line beginning at Point
MacKenzie; thence direct to West An-
chorage High School; thence direct to
the intersection of Tudor Road and the
new Seward Highway; thence south
along the new Seward Highway to the
090
°
bearing from the Anchorage Inter-
national ATCT; thence west direct to
the Anchorage International ATCT;
thence north along the 350
°
bearing
from the Anchorage International
ATCT to the north bank of Knik arm;
thence via the north bank of Knik Arm
to the point of beginning.
(d)
Elmendorf segment. That area from
the surface to and including 3,000 feet
MSL, within a line beginning at Point
Noname; thence via the north bank of
Knik Arm to the intersection of the
4.7-mile radius of Elmendorf AFB;
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§ 93.59
thence clockwise along the 4.7-mile ra-
dius of Elmendorf AFB to long.
149
°
46
′
44
″
W.; thence south along long.
149
°
46
′
44
″
W. to lat. 61
°
19
′
10
″
N.; thence
to lat. 61
°
17
′
58
″
N., long. 149
°
44
′
08
″
W.;
thence to lat. 61
°
17
′
30
″
N., long.
149
°
43
′
08
″
W.; thence south along long.
149
°
43
′
08
″
W. to the Glenn Highway;
thence south and west along the Glenn
Highway to Muldoon Road; thence di-
rect to the mouth of Ship Creek;
thence direct to the point of beginning.
(e)
Bryant segment. That area from
the surface to and including 2,000 feet
MSL, within a line beginning at lat.
61
°
17
′
13
″
N., long. 149
°
37
′
35
″
W.; thence
west along lat. 61
°
17
′
13
″
N., to long.
149
°
43
′
08
″
W.; thence south along long.
149
°
43
′
08
″
W., to the Glenn Highway;
thence north and east along the Glenn
Highway to Ski Bowl Road; thence
southeast along the Ski Bowl Road to
a point one-half mile south of the
Glenn Highway; thence north and east
one-half mile south of and parallel to
the Glenn Highway to its intersection
with a line one-half mile east of and
parallel to the Bryant Airport Runway
16/34 extended centerline; thence north-
east along a line one-half mile east of
and parallel to Bryant Airport runway
16/34 extended centerline to the point of
beginning.
(f)
Seward Highway segment. That
area from the surface to and including
4,100 feet MSL, within a line beginning
at the intersection of a line bearing
180
°
from the intersection of the new
Seward Highway and International Air-
port Road, and O’Malley Road; thence
east along O’Malley Road to its inter-
section with Lake Otis Park Way, lat.
61
°
07
′
23
″
N., long 149
°
50
′
03
″
W.; thence
northerly along Lake Otis Park Way to
its intersection with Abbott Road, lat.
61
°
08
′
14
″
N., long. 149
°
50
′
03
″
W.; thence
east along Abbott Road to its intersec-
tion with Abbott Loop Road, lat.
61
°
08
′
14
″
N., long. 149
°
48
′
16
″
W.; thence
due north to intersect with Tudor
Road, lat. 61
°
10
′
51
″
N., long. 149
°
48
′
16
″
W.; thence west along Tudor Road to
its intersection with the new Seward
Highway, lat. 61
°
10
′
51
″
N., long.
149
°
51
′
38
″
W.; thence south along the
new Seward Highway to its intersec-
tion with a line bearing 180
°
and 360
°
from the intersection of the new Sew-
ard Highway and International Airport
Road; thence south to the point of be-
ginning.
[Doc. No. 29029, 64 FR 14976, Mar. 29, 1999;
Amdt. 93–77, 64 FR 17439, Apr. 9, 1999]
§ 93.57
General rules: All segments.
(a) Each person operating an aircraft
to, from, or on an airport within the
Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area
shall operate that aircraft according to
the rules set forth in this section and
§§ 93.59, 93.61, 93.63, 93.65, 93.67, or 93.68
as applicable, unless otherwise author-
ized or required by ATC.
(b) Each person operating an airplane
within the Anchorage, Alaska Ter-
minal Area shall conform to the flow of
traffic depicted on the appropriate
aeronautical charts.
(c) Each person operating a heli-
copter shall operate it in a manner so
as to avoid the flow of airplanes.
(d) Except as provided in § 93.65 (d)
and (e), and § 93.67(b), each person oper-
ating an aircraft in the Anchorage,
Alaska, Terminal Area shall operate
that aircraft only within the des-
ignated segment containing the arrival
or departure airport.
(e) Except as provided in §§ 93.63(d)
and 93.67(b), each person operating an
aircraft in the Anchorage, Alaska, Ter-
minal Area shall maintain two-way
radio communications with the ATCT
serving the segment containing the ar-
rival or departure airport.
§ 93.59
General rules: International
segment.
(a) No person may operate an aircraft
at an altitude between 1,200 feet MSL
and 2,000 feet MSL in that portion of
this segment lying north of the
midchannel of Knik Arm.
(b) Each person operating an airplane
at a speed of more than 105 knots with-
in this segment (except that part de-
scribed in paragraph (a) of this section)
shall operate that airplane at an alti-
tude of at least 1,600 feet MSL until
maneuvering for a safe landing requires
further descent.
(c) Each person operating an airplane
at a speed of 105 knots or less within
this segment (except that part de-
scribed in paragraph (a) of this section)
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