NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - CNATRA - The US Navy

2. Air Traffic Control provides vertical speed in feet per minute
on request.
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard
except:
1. Air Traffic Control will not assign FL200 to any aircraft when
QNH pressure is less than 29.92”.
(SPEC/ENR 1.7-1)
2. Costa Rica altimeter setting - Hectopascal unit of
measurement.
(SPEC/GEN 2.1-1)
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
1. According to agreement between Havana ACC (MUHA) and
Central America ACC (MHTG) on route UG439, traffic should use
the following:
a. Central America heading to Havana use FL200, 220, 240,
260, 280, 310, 350, 390, etc.
b. Havana heading to Central America use FL190, 210, 230,
250, 270, 290, 330, 370, etc.
(SPEC/ENR 1.7-5)
POSITION REPORTING - Standard except:
1. CODES FOR SECONDARY RADAR (SSR) -
a. The following codes assigned by ICAO internationally will
be applicable in the following cases:
Emergency Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code 7700
Traffic with communication failure . . . . . . . . . . Code 7600
Traffic with illicit interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code 7500
b. (SSR) Codes are assigned for Air Traffic Control services
in Juan Santamaria International Airport (MROC):
IFR TRANSIT Code 0400 Within 60 NM
VFR TRANSIT Code 1200 Within 60 NM
c. The aircraft wishing advisory service and RADAR
CONTROL, should count with responder equipment (SSR
TRANSPONDER) on board.
(AFFSA/AFFSA)
Standard except:
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
1. Central America has implemented the ICAO ANNEX 11
airspace classification as follows: FIR - Class F
2. VFR operations in El Coco TCA and CTLZ not authorized
when ceiling is below 2000’ and visibility is less than 5 SM.
(SPEC/ENR 1.2-1)
Standard except:
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
1. Central America has implemented the ICAO ANNEX 11
airspace classifications as follows: FIR - Class F UIR - Class A
(SPEC/ENR 1.4-1)
RVSM RULES - Standard.
FLIGHT PLANNING
ROUTE AND AREA RESTRICTIONS -
CUBA 3-23
(AFFSA/AFFSA FIL 04-657)
1. All aircraft operating in areas where Air Traffic Control
services are not available must transmit in blind on 123.0 for
enroute and position reports.
(SPEC/CL I NOTAM C029)
2. When landing at fields where no Air Traffic Control facilities
exist, pilots shall first make a low pass over the runway before
landing.
(SPEC/CL II NOTAM A004)
3. Every aircraft which intends to perform flights across the
international borders, whether on entrance or on departure, in
visual conditions (VFR) or in instrument conditions (IFR), should
present obligatory a Flight Plan and include alternate airports.
For the effect it is informed that the unique airport within
domestic territory which can be used as alternate are the
following:
JUAN SANTAMARIA (MROC)
TOBIAS BOLANOS (MRPV)
DANIEL ODUBER QUIROS (MRLB)
LIMON (MRLM)
(SPEC/CL I NOTAM A-407)
CUBA
NATIONAL PROCEDURES
GENERAL INFORMATION/FIR/UIR
COVERAGE - This entry includes the Habana FIR.
DIMENSIONAL UNITS - ICAO/Blue Table.
ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES - Standard.
VERTICAL SEPARATION - Semi-circular.
1. According to agreement between the ACC's of Panama
(MPZL), Kingston (MKJK), Habana (MUHA) and Miami (KZMA) on
routes: A/UA301, UA509, A/UA511, B/UB503, B/UB767,
G/UG430, UG435, G/UG437, G/UG442, G/UG448, R/UR625,
R/UR628, aircraft flying toward the S semi-circle (090°-269°) shall
use FL70, 90, 110, 150, 270, 290, 330, 370, etc. Flying toward the
N semi-circle (270°-089°) shall use FL80, 100, 120, 160, 280, 350,
390, etc, unless the ACC's in coordination decide against it.
(SPEC/RAC 2-1.2)
2. According to agreement between Habana ACC (MUHA) and
Central America ACC (MHTG) on routes UB500, UG439 and
UR630, traffic should use the following:
a. Central America FIR (MHTG) heading to Habana FIR
(MUHA) use FL200, 220, 240, 260, 280, 310, 350, 390, etc.
b. Habana FIR (MUHA) heading to Central America FIR
(MHTG) use FL190, 210, 230, 250, 270, 290, 330, 370, etc.
(SPEC/HO SUP)