1. THE CZECH REPUBLIC Kpt.Ing.Daniel Michalíček
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Kpt.Ing.Daniel Michalíček

2. ASM Content FIR Praha Airspace Division FIR Praha ATS Airspace
ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
LKKB ATS Airspace

3. FIR Praha Airspace Division
Horizontal and Vertical limits

4. FIR Praha Airspace Division
FIR Praha ….. Horizontal limits (circle, radius 133NM)

5. FIR Praha Airspace Division
FIR Praha ….. Vertical limits
FL 660
GND

6. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
Uncontrolled Area
Controlled Areas
Sectorization
Schematic Charts

7. FIR Praha ATS Airspace FIR Praha ….. Uncontrolled Area FL660
1000ft AGL
GND
CTR/MCTR

8. FIR Praha ATS Airspace FIR Praha ….. Controlled Areas FL660 CTA PRAHA
GND
CTA PRAHA
CTA LKKV
TMA/MTMA
CTA LKTB CTA LKMT
CTR/MCTR

9. FIR Praha ATS Airspace CTR ..... Vertical limits (AMSL) 5000ft
CTR/MCTR
3500ft
CTR LKVO
CTR LKPR
2000ft
MCTR LKKB
GND

10. FIR Praha ATS Airspace TMA/MTMA ….. Upper vertical limits FL 165
TMA LKPR
FL 125
TMA/MTMA
FL 95
TMA LKKV
3500ft AMSL
ft AMSL
TMA LKVO
TMA I+VIII LKPR
MTMA I+II LKKB
CTR

11. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
CTA PRAHA,BRNO,OSTRAVA,K.VARY ….. Vertical limits
FL 660
CTA PRAHA
FL 125
TMA
TMA
FL 95
CTA LKTB
CTA LKMT
CTA LKKV
CTR
1000ft AGL
1000ft AGL

12. FIR Praha ATS Airspace ACC Sectorization ….. Vertical division FL 660
SECTOR WT
SECTOR NT
SECTOR ST
FL 375
SECTOR WH
SECTOR NH
SECTOR SH
FL 355
SECTOR WM
SECTOR NM
SECTOR SM
FL 305
FL 245
SECTOR WL
SECTOR NL
SECTOR SL
FL165
FL 125
TMA
FL 95
TMA
CTA
SECTOR
ČECHY
SECTOR
MORAVA
CTR
CTR
1000ft AGL
GND

13. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
ACC Praha ….. Sector W

14. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
ACC Praha ….. Sector N

15. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
ACC Praha ….. Sector S

16. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
ACC Praha (FIC) ….. Sector ČECHY Part W and E

17. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
APP OSTRAVA ….. Sector MORAVA N

18. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
APP BRNO ….. Sector MORAVA S

19. FIR Praha ATS Airspace
APP KARLOVY VARY….. Sector KARLOVY VARY

20. ATS Airspace Classification
Essential Division
Description of classes
Schematic Image

21. ATS Airspace Classification
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Classification in accordance with ICAO
….. classifications A, B, C, D, E, F, G
The Czech Republic
….. the Airspace is devided into four
classifications C, D, E and G
Remark:
(Airspace classified as C, D and E is controlled, airspace classified as G is uncontrolled.)

22. ATS Airspace Classification
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Class C airspace comprises:
TMA PRAHA
and airspace above FL95 to FL660.
Class D airspace comprises:
CTR/TMA, MCTR/MTMA of all aerodromes
with the exception of TMA PRAHA.

23. ATS Airspace Classification
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Class E airspace comprises:
Airspace outside CTR/TMA, MCTR/MTMA
above 1000ft to FL95.
Class G airspace comprises:
With the exception of CTRs/MCTRs
the airspace from GND to 1000ft AGL.

24. ATS Airspace Classification
FL660
FL660 C
TMA LKPR C
TMA MTMA D
FL 95
FL 95 E E
CTR/MCTR D
1000ft AGL
1000ft AGL G
GND
GND

25. Flexible Use of Airspace
Navigation Warnings
Allocated Areas
Schematic Chart
Involved Units

26. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Navigation Warnings (WRNG Areas)
LKP ….. Prohibited Areas
(Exm: Police flights, HEMS, SAR, FFR flights
Open Skies flights)
LKD ….. Dangerous Area
(Gas releasing, Risk of Explosion)
LKR ….. Restricted Areas
(Shooting area, OAT flights, PJE, Others)

27. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Allocated Areas (AMC manageable)
LKR ….. Restricted Area
(aerial shooting area – LKR1-5, created to protect other users of airspace, horizontal separation - 5NM
are secured to these areas)
TRA ….. Temporary Reserved Area
(created to ensure activities GA users and the Army)
TSA ….. Temporary Segregated Area
(created to protect military pilots flying under VFR conditions at a speed higher than 250KT/460km/h)

28. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Time parametrs for activation LKR, TRA, TSA
LKR … activation time LKR 1 – 5/H24,
LKR 6 from MON(0600) to FRI (2100)
Planned activation specified in AUP.
Published in AIP CR, MIL AIP ENR 5 (5.1).
(LKR 9 – Protective airspace, H24,
responsible MAPP Kbely and APP Ruzyně)
TRA and TSA
… activation time, type of activity, entry
conditions and responsible ATS unit
are published in AIP CR, MIL AIP ENR 5 (5.2).
TSA … Entry prohibited during activation.

29. TRA 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 61 62 64 65 66 67 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
TSA 20 21 22 24 26 27 88
LKR 1 2 3A 3B 4
TRA 70
TRA 50 5A 5B 5C 6
TRA 62
TRA 61
LKR 4
TRA 64
TRA 51
TRA 56
TRA 71
TRA 72
TRA 57
TRA 65
TRA 67
TRA 73
TSA 26
TRA 74
TRA 66
TRA 52
LKR 5C
TSA 27
TSA 20
LKR 5B
LKR 3A
TRA 58
LKR 5A
TSA 24
TRA 88
TRA 76
TRA 55
LKR 3B
TRA 77
TSA 21
LKR 2
LKR 6
TRA 78
TRA 82
TRA 85
TRA 86
TRA 81
TRA 83
TSA 22
TRA 79
TRA 80
TRA 54
TRA 84
TRA 87
LKR 1

30. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Involved Units
GCI / CRC FA
FACON
TRACON

31. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
GCI / CRC
(Ground Control Intercept/Control
and Reporting Centre, located in Hlavenec)
… the ATC service for flights related to ensuring
national defense and security and the Czech
Air Force and NATO training
… provides ATC services only to OAT flights
according to NATO (STANAG), coordination
agreements and approved operational
procedures
… control traffic in LKR,TRA,TSA
and control QRA - Interceptors intervention
(crackdown)

32. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
GCI / CRC
Provided services:
- Radar Control
- Radar Information Control
- Radar Monitoring
- Tactical Control
(Radar Vectoring, Navigation Aid, Conflict traffic
information and Traffic information)
- Flight Information Service
- Alerting Service

33. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas FA
(Fighter Allocater)
… SC GCI, responsible for providing
ATC services – micro management
… involved in resolution of non-standard
situations in the AoR
… maintain an information flow with CAOC
… responsible for technical
and radio-navigation equipment

34. ATS Airspace Classification
Flexible Use of Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
FACON (Fighter Allocater – Coordinator)
… responsible for coordination with CIV/MIL
ATS units and maintaining information flow
between CRC and other ATS units
… electronic HO/TO procedures
TRACON (TRA – Coordinator)
… responsible for radar monitoring, Alert Service
and Flight Information Service within TRA,
LKR,TSA and radar control or radar
information control out of TRA, LKR,TSA

35. LKKB ATS Airspace
General Information
ATS Airspace Vertical limits
Flight procedures
Procedures for VFR flights

36. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
General Information
LKKB
… Military Aerodrome
… Information issued in AIP CR, MIL AIP
… Elevation 939ft/286m
… RWY 24/06 (length 2000m, width 49m)
… Grass strip (length 1200m, width 60m)
… Type of traffic permitted – IFR/VFR
Limitations:
TWY A … permanently unusable in segment
between THR 24 and TWY B
TWY C … the operation permitted for ACFT
up to MTOW 7000kg

37. LKKB ATS Airspace LKKB ….. Vertical limits D D D 4500ft AMSL
MTMA KBELY II D
3500ft AMSL
MTMA KBELY I D
2500ft AMSL
2000ft AMSL
MCTR KBELY D
GND

38. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Flight procedures
Holding
… procedures are shown
on “Instrument Approach Charts“
… due to MTMA Kbely airspace limitation
the aircraft position within the holding
pattern is monitored with radar
… multiple aircraft holding at KD NDB
and IAF EKROT must be vertically
separated
Radar Approach
… minimum altitudes for radar vectoring
within MTMA Kbely are shown
on chart LKKB AD 2-43 (AIP CR)

39. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Flight procedures
Radar services provided in MCTR/MTMA
(radar watch, navigation assistance, radar
vectoring, radar separation, PAR precision APP
on RWY 24, conflicting traffic information,
traffic information)
Radar procedures
… horizontal radar separation minimum
within MCTR/MTMA Kbely is 3NM/5,6km
… radar approach to RWY 06 is not provided
… radar approach to RWY 24 terminates
0,4NM/740m from touchdown

40. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Flight procedures
SID / Departures
… standard instrument departures routes
have not been established. DEPs are
carried out with accordance ATC instructions,
radar vectoring to the ATS route points:
ARTUP
BALTU
DOBEN
VENOX
VOZ

41. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Flight procedures
STAR RWY 24 / Arrivals
LOMKI 1W (West)
LOMKI ONE WHISKY ARRIVAL
GOLOP 1W (North)
GOLOP ONE WHISKY ARRIVAL
GOSEK 2W (South-West)
GOSEK TWO WHISKY ARRIVAL
VLM 3W (South-East)
VLASIM THREE WHISKY ARRIVAL

42. ATS Airspace Classification
LKKB ATS Airspace
FIR Prague ….. Uncontrolled Areas
Procedures for VFR flights
Entry/Exit points for ARR/DEP:
MIKE NE of Stará Boleslav
LIMA S of Lysá nad Labem
UNIFORM E of Úvaly
ROMEO SW of Říčany
(PIC entering CTR from class G shall establish radio contact with APP/TWR at least 3 minutes
before entering and maintain height 1000ft/300m AGL unless otherwise stated
by ATC. Arrival/departure route is subject to ATS Kbely clearance.)

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