Part 1: Wellington Tower Procedures

Section 1: Clearance Delivery

1.1 Responsibilities:

Wellington Delivery is responsible for issuing all IFR Route Clearances and VFR Departure instructions to aircraft on the ground at Wellington Airport (NZWN).

1.2 Frequency and Callsign Information:

1.3 IFR Clearances:

1.3.1 Domestic Clearances:

Domestic Clearances shall be issued in accordance with Delivery Tutorial Section 2: IFR Clearances.

Jet aircraft shall be assigned the TY Departure, Runway 34 in use; or the PEGSA Departure, Runway 16 in use. Non-Jet aircraft shall be assigned either the DAMBO or RUGDI departure, Runway 34 is use; or the DULEX or VIPET departure, Runway 16 in use, unless otherwise coordinated.

Non-jet RNAV aircraft routed via RUSIL, PP or NIMOS may be assigned the UNRIT departure from Runway 16.

1.3.2 International Clearances:

International Clearances shall be issued in accordance with Delivery Tutorial Section 2: IFR Clearances.

International Flights which file routes that have an Oceanic Boundary fix between MOTKO, south to VANDA shall be assigned an Oceanic Transition, with their requested cruise level being omitted from the Route Clearance.

1.3.3 Flight Plan Annotation:

The Flightplan shall be annotated to display the SID being used by the flight.

1.4 VFR Departure Clearances:

VFR Aircraft shall be, in the first instance, assigned a published departure procedure appropriate for their direction of flight.

If the pilot is unfamiliar with a published procedure, a plain language clearance may be issued to the pilot.

The VFR Flight Strip should be ameneded to display the departure procedure/plain language clearance that was issued.

1.5 Transfer of Communications

Once a correct readback has been obtained, Delivery shall advise the aircraft to monitor Wellington Ground.

Section 2: Ground Control

2.1 Responsibilities:

Auckland Ground is responsible for issuing taxi instructions and providing separation to all aircraft on the taxiways at Wellington Airport (NZWN).

2.2 Frequency and Callsign Information:

2.3 Pushback and Start Up advice:

Wellington Ground shall issue pushback and/or start up advice to all aircraft. Ground shall use positive control to ensure that no other aircraft will pass directly behind an aircraft that is pushing back.

2.4 Taxi Phraseologies:

Should there be a need to taxi an aircraft to an intermeditate taxiway which is not a runway holding point, use the phraseology:

"(callsign) taxi for (runway) via Zulu, Hold Short of C"

2.5 Transfer of Communications

Once Ground has issued all necessay instructions to the pilot, they shall advise the pilot to monitor Wellington Tower.

Section 3: Aerodrome Control

3.1 Responsibilities:

Wellington Tower is responsible for all IFR and VFR aircraft operating within the WN CTR/C, from SFC-2500 as well as the main runway at Wellington Airport (NZWN).

3.2 Frequency and Callsign Information:

3.3 IFR Arrivals:

Arrivals on an instrument approach shall be given their sequence on first contact.

Arrival on a visual approach/arrival shall be given joining instructions and sequence on first contact.

3.4 IFR Departures:

Wellington Tower shall obtain an IFR release prior to clearing an IFR aircraft for take off.

In the case of multiple departures, where each departure diverges from the other by at least 30 degrees, Wellington Tower may request multiple releases. In doing so, Tower shall advise the order and SID the aircraft will fly. Tower may then clear each of the departing flights for take off once the conditions of 30 degree successive IFR departures has been met. Tower may use the phraseology:

"Request release ANZ405 TY4 and NZM83 DAMBO7"

3.5 VFR Flights:

3.5.1 Use of Geographic Sectors

VFR aircraft in the Sinclair Sector are separated from those aircraft in the Karori/Norwest Sectors (As depicted in the Wellington VFR Arrivals/Departures page in the AIP) and visa versa. Aircraft in the Karori and Norwest Sectors are not separated from eachother.

VFR aircraft in the Pencarrow and Hutt sectors are separated from eachother. Aircraft in the Eastbourne Sector are not separated from aircraft in the Pencarrow or Hutt Sectors.

All aircraft in Geographic Sectors are separated from the instrument final.

3.5.2 Arrivals

VFR arrivals shall be assigned a published VFR arrival procedure. If traffic permits, direct joining instructions may be issued instead.

3.6 Transfer of Communications

Arriving Aircraft:

• Once the aircraft has vacated the runway.

Departing Aircraft:

• Airbourne