Washington Dulles Tower SOP
Frequency
- VHF - 120.10
Active Runways
| Wind | Runway |
| 100 clockwise to 280 | 19R and 19L |
| 280 clockwise to 100 | 1R and 1L |
| Calm | 19R, 19L and 12 |
Use of runway 12/30
- Runway 12 can only be used for arrivals and can only be used when landing 19R and 19L
- Runway 30 can only be used for departures
- If using the 1’s and winds are between 210 clockwise to 030, runway 30 will be active for departures only.
- If using the 19’s and winds are between 030 clockwise to 210, runway 12 will be active for arrivals only.
- If using the 19’s and winds are between 030 counterclockwise to 210, runway 30 will be active for departures only.
Arrivals
Some aircraft may call tower on the downwind or base for runway 19L/1R at which time they will be sequenced by the tower and told what aircraft (if any) to follow.
All other aircraft will call when they are established on final for their runway at which time tower will clear them to land.
When aircraft are clear of the runway tower will have them hold short of the first taxiway (YANKEE or KILO) and tell them to contact ground.
Aircraft landing on runway 12 who exit the runway prior to taxiway YANKEE will remain with tower until crossing taxiway YANKEE and then handed off to ground.
Aircraft landing on runway 12 may have to be held short of the departure
end of runway 19R for traffic.
Departures
All departures will be told to contact tower when holding short, or to monitor the tower when no longer need by ground control. If they are told to monitor then tower, then they expect the tower controller to call them.
If necessary, a pilot may need to fly a heading when airborne, if one is needed consult the Dulles Operations Page to find an appropriate one.
When departing runway 30, aircraft need to be advised of any traffic landing runway 1L or departing runway 19R. If you do not advise the pilot, then he may take his time beginning the takeoff roll and that can force a runway 1L arrival to have to go around.
Once an aircraft are observed airborne, (not when they call airborne) should be told to contact departure. The frequency is not needed since it was given in the clearance.