2025年1月10日 · This resource document consolidates various links related to flight operations in the West Atlantic (WAT), Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean airspace. The title of this document is under FAA policy review and may change. The links within this resource guide are provided as a service to help you easily find pertinent information.

2024年9月5日 · PART 1 − GENERAL PREFACE NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS TABLES AND CODES SERVICES CHARGES FOR AERODROMES/HELIPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES

The airspace considered for the oceanic lateral separation reduction includes the West Atlantic Route System (WATRS), San Juan Flight Information Region (FIR), and the Miami ARTCC (ZMA) Oceanic FIR, referred to collectively hereinafter as WATRS Plus.

2023年9月19日 · The US FAA has officially renamed WATRS airspace in the West Atlantic, to simply WAT. Part 91K, 121, 125 and 135 operators will all be affected by the change. Existing B050 authorizations will be re-issued within 24 months.

Consult the Foreign State AIP for further information regarding operational requirements. Note 3: In addition to PBN/ information, NAV/ information may optionally be filed in order to indicate RNAV capability by phase of flight (departure, en route, arrival). This allows a filer to request RNAV proce-dures for only specific phases of flight.

Refer to State AIPs for airspace and/or routes where A353 is required. B036 provides the basic requirements for RNP10 and RNP4 using dual Long Range Navigation Systems installed and operational. Additional Ops Specs or LOA may be required depending on the airspace or special area of operation to be flown: Central East Pacific (CEP): B037.

Effective 28 March 2019, the In-Flight Contingency Procedures are changing only for the NAT region and the NY Oceanic West (WATRS) Oceanic Control Areas (OCAs). Contingency procedures in other OCAs remain unchanged. Per NAT Ops Bulletin 2018_005 Rev 1 dated 13 February 2019, the contingency procedure applies to the following OCAs:

The WATRS Plus CTAs are: the Atlantic portion of the Miami Oceanic CTA, the CTA of the San Juan FIR and the West Atlantic Route System (WATRS). New WATRS Plus route segments also extend into the airspace of Canada, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Piarco.

The AIP is the State’s official publication that defines and describes the airspace, aeronautical facilities, services, and national rules and practices pertaining to air traffic, particularly if they differ from ICAO SARPs (so-called “differences” are listed in AIPs).

2024年10月18日 · All three have been updated effective 18 October 2024. These guides are a good starting point for understanding all the essentials of operating in these regions, and include links to all kinds of useful supplemental information around the main topics for each region. Click on the pics to check them out. North Atlantic Pacific WATRS