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Class B airspace is situated above the Airport’s Class D airspace starting at 3,000 feet MSL and extend‐
ing up to 11,000 feet MSL. Approximately three miles north of Arlington Municipal Airport, the floor of
Class B airspace lowers to 2,000 feet MSL. Class B airspace is designated around the country’s busiest
commercial service airports, such as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.
The ATCT currently operates from
AIRSPACE CONTROL
7:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m., seven
days a week.
Arlington Municipal Airport’s ATCT is privately staffed
under FAA‐contract by Robinson Aviation, Inc., an avia‐
tion services company that specializes in air traffic control operations. The ATCT currently operates
from 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. Hours of operation are occasionally extended
when special events in the area result in an increased use of the Airport, especially by corporate air‐
craft. Current ATCT services include ground control and clearance delivery (121.875 MHz). Outside of
its operational hours, there are no formal air traffic control services available at the Airport. When the
ATCT is closed, air traffic advisories are made using the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF),
which is the same frequency as the tower (128.625 MHz).
The ATCT located on the airfield controls air traffic within the designated Arlington Municipal Airport
Class D airspace. Approach and departure control services for arriving and departing aircraft on an in‐
strument flight plan are provided by regional approach/departure control on radio frequency 135.975
MHz.
INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES
Instrument approach procedures are a series of predetermined maneuvers established by the FAA and
using electronic navigational aids that assist pilots in locating and landing at an airport, especially dur‐
ing instrument flight conditions. The Airport is currently supported by three published instrument ap‐
proach procedures, including a precision instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Runway 34. Pre‐
cision instrument approaches provide both vertical descent and course guidance information to the
pilot. Non‐precision approaches only provide course guidance information to the pilot; however, the
relatively new global positioning system (GPS) localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV),
which does provide vertical guidance, is currently categorized by the FAA as a non‐precision approach.
The capability of an instrument approach is defined by the visibility and cloud ceiling minimums associ‐
ated with the approach. Visibility minimums define the horizontal distance the pilot must be able to
see in order to complete the approach. Cloud ceilings define the lowest level a cloud layer (defined in
feet above the ground) can be situated for the pilot to complete the approach. If the observed visibil‐
ity or cloud ceilings are below the minimums prescribed for the approach, the pilot cannot complete
the instrument approach. Exhibit 1E summarizes FAA‐approved and published instrument approach
procedures, including associated weather minimums for Arlington Municipal Airport.
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