Washington ARTCC

Raleigh-Durham Ground SOP

Frequnecy

  1. VHF - 121.70

Pushbacks

  1. Aircraft pushing back from Terminals A and B must remain clear of Taxiway A
  2. Respond to these “push back” requests as follows, “REMAIN CLEAR OF TAXIWAY ALPHA, ADVISE WHEN READY TO TAXI”

Runway Assignments

  1. Aircraft on the north side of the field will use runway 5L/23R
  2. Aircraft on the south side of the field will use runway 5R/23L
  3. All heavy aircraft will use runway 5L/23R

“One-Way” Taxiways

  1. When using Runway 5, Taxiway E may only be used in an eastbound flow
  2. When using Runway 23, Taxiway E may only be used in a westbound flow

Problem Areas

  1. Ensure aircraft on Taxiways A and B do not block traffic exiting the runways
  2. Category III aircraft clearing the runways and not holding short of the parallel taxiways
All heavy aircraft must use Runway 5L/23R

Tower Controlled Taxiways

  1. Taxiway C between Runways 32 and 23L, taxiway Z and taxiway connector C1 are controlled by Tower

Runway 14/32

  1. When aircraft are landing Runway 14 or departing Runway 32, all traffic must remain clear of taxiways C, D, G and H.