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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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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 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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