Seattle ARTCC Spotlight Night
www.seaartcc.net
Yakima, Washington
October 15, 2003
Invitation
On Wednesday, October 15, Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) will be in the VATUSA Western Region Spotlight, and we invite everyone to experience the beauty and challenge of Yakima, Washington (KYKM). Yakima has interesting terrain surrounding it, and an unusual back course localizer approach starting with a DME arc. "Chinook Approach" (YKM_APP) will be the TRACON for the event, but we'll also have many other controllers on hand.
The event will run from 6 p.m. local (0100Z) until we just can't stay
awake any longer!
Procedures
Preferred routes into and out of Yakima can be found on our Routes Page. We are happy to add new routes to these airports, so let us know if your don't find one you want.
If you want to create your own route into either airport, feel free to do so. Below are the basic published procedures for Yakima.
KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (Facility Chart)
- Arrival Procedures
- No STAR for YKM; file to the YKM (Yakima) VOR as your final waypoint. Expect vectors to the approach in use.
- Departure Procedures
- 5 Published procedures of varying complexity listed below...
GROMO 2
(Page 2)Usage: West to Southeast departures out of YKM. Typically jets use this DP. Endpoints: TAMPO (YKM R-250 with a hold), SIMCO (YKM R-221 with a hold), HITCH (YKM R-206 with a hold), BRYAN (YKM R-187), SUNED (YKM R-108), and PAPPS (YKM R-087).
Restrictions: Minimum climb of 350' per NM to 6300 MSL. (150k ias = 875fpm, 200k ias = 1167fpm, 250k ias = 1458fpm) or 4200' ceiling and three miles visibility.
You must also be able to fly a DME arc and the hold points on the DP for your departure to avoid terrain surrounding the airport.
WENAS 5 Usage: Northwest to Southeast (think of a Northern arc) out of YKM. Typically jets use this DP. Endpoints: TITON (YKM R-284 with a hold), SELAH (YKM R-310), ELN VOR via YKM R-338, RUBEL (YKM R-029), PAPPS (YKM R-087), SUNED (YKM R-108).
Restrictions: Minimum climb of 350' per NM to 6300 MSL. (150k ias = 875fpm, 200k ias = 1167fpm, 250k ias = 1458fpm) or 4200' ceiling and three miles visibility.
You must also be able to fly a DME arc and the hold points on the DP for your departure to avoid terrain surrounding the airport.
YAKIMA 5 Usage: All directions for aircraft joining a V-Airway (Low Altitude). Typically general aviation uses this DP. Airways: V4, V468, V298, V25, V448.
Restrictions: Lots of minimum crossing altitudes, see the chart for specifics on your direction of flight. A minimum climb of 230' per NM is required for runway 27 departures, 275' per NM for runway 4 and 9, and 350' per NM for runway 22.
NACHES 1 Usage: All directions for aircraft unable to fly the GROMO2/WENAS5 DP. Requires high performance climb. Restrictions: Cannot be used for runway 4 departures. Requires a minimum climb of 300' per NM to 5000' for all other runways.
ZILLA 1 Usage: All directions for aircraft unable to fly any of the other DPs. Restrictions: Cannot be used for runway 4 departures. Requires a minimum climb of 300' per NM to 5000' for all other runways.
You don't need to reserve a slot for arrival or departure; just show up and enjoy our great Northwest Hospitality!
To learn more about the Seattle ARTCC, visit our website. If you have questions about this Spotlight event, please contact Kevin Lane-Cummings.
Inter-Airport Routes
If you want to fly between Yakima and the two major airports in Seattle ARTCC (Seattle and Portland), here are the preferred routes (for 17,500 feet and below):
SEA-YKM: SEA V298 YKM - Expect MTN5 Departure if able. Southeast course: Use odd thousand altitudes. (Waypoints: SEA BANDR BEEZR PERTT SELAH YKM)
YKM-SEA: ZILLA1.YKM.CHINS4 - Northwest course: Use even thousand altitudes. (Waypoints: YKM CHINS RADDY AUBRN)
PDX-YKM: BTG V448 YKM - Northeast course: Use odd thousand altitudes. (Waypoints: BTG LEARN ANGOO SIMCO YKM)
YKM-PDX: GROMO2.SIMCO V448 BTG - Southwest course: Use even thousand altitudes. (Waypoints: GROMO SIMCO ANGOO LEARN BTG)
Background on the Spotlight Series
Every Wednesday, VATUSA invites pilots to fly in the Western Region of the United States, with extra ATC on hand to show you around this beautiful area.
To help us showcase the Western U.S. airspace and our talent, we have established the "Spotlight Mini-Event". Our Western Regional Wednesdays may be used by an ARTCC to feature an area or operation in their space. Other adjacent ARTCCs may be involved in supporting the area by providing departure services.
Pilots, of course, may fly anywhere they wish on a Spotlight Night, but we hope you will visit the Western Region, and make a flight in the Featured Area.