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The most sophisticated instrument approach at the Airport is the ILS approach to Runway 34. The ILS The ILS Runway 34 approach provides Runway 34 approach provides visibility minimums as visibility minimums as low as ¾‐mile low as ½‐mile and cloud ceilings down to not lower and cloud ceilings down to not lower than 200 feet. It should be noted that the Airport than 200 feet . has enhanced this by replacing the medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashing lights (MALSF) with a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights (MALSR). The MALSR is a more sophisticated system, and can allow for visibility minimums down to ½‐mile. Instrument approaches based on GPS have become very common across the country. GPS is inexpen‐ sive, as it does not require a significant investment in ground‐based systems by an airport or the FAA. Arlington Municipal Airport is served by a GPS approach to Runway 34. GPS LPV approaches provide both horizontal and vertical guidance information to pilots. Advance‐ ments in GPS technology have allowed for instrument approach procedures to provide minimums nearly as low as more traditional ILS systems. Currently, the GPS approach to Runway 34 includes an LPV component. The LPV approach to Runway 34 provides the same cloud height (200 feet) and visibil‐ ity minimum (½‐mile) as the ILS approach. The very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) with distance measuring equipment (DME) ap‐ proach utilizes the Maverick VOR‐DME, located approximately 13 nautical miles north of the Airport. This ground‐based facility emits frequencies that properly equipped aircraft can utilize to track to the Airport. It should be noted that the instrument approach procedures at Arlington Municipal Airport allow for aircraft with approach speeds up to and including 140 knots. Aircraft with approach speeds between 141‐166 knots (Category D), which includes some of the larger business jets that utilize the Airport, are not authorized to utilize the published straight‐in or circling instrument approach procedures. This can be attributed to a myriad of potential reasons, including obstruction penetrations to the runway envi‐ ronment as well as the congested airspace in the vicinity of the Airport. The FAA’s Flight Procedure Standards Division is responsible for analyzing and determining instrument approach procedures at airports across the country. LOCAL OPERATING PROCEDURES Arlington Municipal Airport is located at 628 feet MSL. ATCT personnel prefer to keep the aircraft traf‐ fic pattern on the east side of the Airport in order to provide the safest and most efficient use of the airspace surrounding the Airport. According to ATCT personnel, runway use is determined to be ap‐ proximately 80 percent for Runway 16 and 20 percent for Runway 34. Chapter One - 18

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