NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA - CNATRA - The US Navy

consideration for accommodation. Only flights meeting at least
one of the following criteria are eligible for designation as Priority
Flights:
1 Aircraft engaged in active continental
defense or homeland defense missions; or
2 Aircraft engaged in operations that will have
an immediate effect upon combat operations or readiness of the
Armed Forces; or
3 Aircraft engaged in operations in accordance
with approved federal and state emergency plans, medical
evacuations or search and rescue; or
4 Aircraft engaged in the transport of
Combatant, Specified or Unified Commanders, Type/Major
Command Commanders and key civilian personnel (i.e. 4-stars and
equivalent or higher/code 3 or above).
This priority system is only to be used by non-RVSM DoD flights
meeting at least one of the criteria above; it is not to be used by
routine non-RVSM flights intending to circumvent the normal Fileand-Fly
process.
NOTE 1: For designated Priority Flights, there is no need to
specify to the FAA which priority the mission fits into.
NOTE 2: Special consideration will be afforded a Priority Flight;
however, accommodation of any non-RVSM flight is workload
permitting.
Priority Flight information will be provided to the FAA each day via
website. Designated wing/squadron personnel (or as appropriate)
enter required information for each day's priority flights into the
DoD Priority Mission (DPM) website,
http://www.fly.faa.gov/rvsm. Priority Flight information should
be entered into the website at least one hour prior to the
proposed departure time; information may be entered up to one
business day prior to the flight. If information is entered less than
one hour prior to the proposed departure time, the departure ATC
center facility must also be called.
Center phone numbers are as follows:
IDENT CENTERS
CENTER PHONE
NUMBERS
ZAB Albuquerque 505-856-4547
ZAN Anchorage 907-269-1108
ZAU Chicago 630-906-8686
ZBW Boston 603-879-6861
ZDC Washington 703-779-3743
ZDV Denver 303-651-4202
ZFW Ft Worth 817-858-7504
ZHU Houston 281-230-6262
ZID Indianapolis 317-247-2243
ZJX Jacksonville 904-549-1460
ZKC Kansas City 913-254-8795
ZLA Los Angeles 661-575-2074
IDENT CENTERS
UNITED STATES 3-51
ZLC Salt Lake 801-320-2565
ZMA Miami 305-716-1736
ZME Memphis 901-368-8249
ZMP Minneapolis 651-463-5514
ZNY New York 631-468-1080
ZOA Oakland 510-745-3332
ZOB Cleveland 440-774-0428
ZSE Seattle 253-351-3529
ZSU San Juan 787-253-8664
ZTL Atlanta 770-210-7052
E10 High Desert TRACON 661-277-3843
NOTE: Phone number changes that occur between document
publication cycles are posted on the RVSM Documentation
Webpage, North American RVSM section:
http://www.faa.gov/ats/ato/150_docs/Center_Phone_No._
Non-RVSM_Acft.doc
(d) Priority Flights will file a flight plan using normal
File-and-Fly procedures. No special remarks are required on the
flight plan. Once airborne, the pilot will request clearance into
RVSM Airspace from the appropriate ATC controller. ATC will
review the DPM website to determine the priority status of the
flight. There is no requirement for the pilot to inform the controller
of their priority status. If accommodated, controllers will pass the
flight's priority status to the next sector/center.
l. NON-RVSM AIRCRAFT REQUESTING CLIMB TO AND
DESCENT FROM FL ABOVE RVSM AIRSPACE WITHOUT
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OFF
(1) Non-RVSM aircraft climbing to and descending from
flight levels above RVSM Airspace will be handled on a workload
permitting basis. The vertical separation standard applied in
RVSM Airspace between non-RVSM aircraft and all other aircraft
shall be 2000’.
(2) Non-RVSM aircraft climbing to/descending from
RVSM Airspace can only be considered for accommodation
provided:
(a) Aircraft is capable of continuous climb/descent
and does not need to level off at an intermediate altitude for any
operational considerations and
(b) Aircraft is capable of climb/descent at the normal
rate for the aircraft.
(c) REQUIRED PILOT CALLS - The pilot of non-RVSM
aircraft will inform the controller of the lack of RVSM approval in
accordance with the direction provided in paragraph i.
(Pilot/Controller Phraseology).
m. DRVSM AIRSPACE DENIAL REPORT -
CENTER PHONE
NUMBERS
This form is intended for post-flight documentation and reporting
of DVRSM Airspace denial resulting in adverse mission impact.
Specific procedures are included with the form.