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Manchester Area Control Centre
Description
The Manchester Area Control Centre, abbreviated to MACC, provides an area service in and around the Manchester TMA. The airspace is divided into 3 sectors.
The sectors are designed to manage traffic arriving and departing from Manchester, Liverpool, East Midlands, Leeds-Bradford, Newcastle and smaller airfields in the region.
All sectors are low-level, from the base of controlled airspace to FL195-285. Manchester ACC will only deal with overflights operating at or below FL280, regardless of whether another unit is online or not.
Designated sectors
ID |
NAME |
IVAC IDENT |
FREQUENCY |
FRA |
REMARKS |
| EAST | East | EGTM_E_CTR |
133.8 | C1 |
|
| WAL | Wallasey | EGTM_W_CTR |
128.050 | C1 |
|
| STAFA | Stafa | EGTM_S_CTR |
134.425 | C1 |
Bandboxing
The STAFA sector is the first sector to be opened. Further sectors may not be opened unless S10 is staffed.
Designated sectors should be opened in the following order: STAFA then East or WAL.
ONLINE |
STAFA COVERS |
WAL COVERS |
EAST COVERS |
| STAFA | All sectors
|
-- |
-- |
| STAFA + WAL | STAFA / EAST |
WAL |
-- |
| STAFA + EAST | STAFA / WAL |
-- |
EAST |
| STAFA + WAL + EAST | STAFA |
WAL |
EAST |
Delegation may be altered by mutual agreement between controllers.
Aerodromes
Manchester ACC is responsible for providing an appropriate approach and aerodrome service at the aerodromes listed below:
| East: | EGNM EGCN, EGNT |
| Wallasey: | EGGP, EGNS, EGNH |
| STAFA: | EGCC, EGNX |
Traffic for all other aerodromes outside controlled airspace will only be provided with a FIS / RIS workload permitting and should be released for take-off, landing and when within 3nm of the airfield.
Traffic exceptions
When London AC is offline the following alterations to transfers are in place:
- Outbounds via OTBED may be offered to Amsterdam ACC abeam BODSO
