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Fox Xray · April 13th, 2007, 10:43

The info posted above is accurate... there is no priority, it is basically first come first serve. Out of your busy airports there are often MIT (Mile In Trail) restrictions over departure fixes. If the tracon has to give 15 or 20 MIT over a specific fix A/C departing over that fix will sit and wait while others depart. That is to build the necessary in trail.

Part of why SWA gets out is they fly to out of the way airports... such as the NY metro area, SWA flies into ISP. Say 5 A/C are departing MCO for New York... 4 going to LGA/JFK and SWA landing ISP. There might be a 20 MIT restriction for A/C landing the NY metros, but ISP is excluded. That means SWA gets right out. Follow ?

April 13th, 2007, 10:43	#11
Fox Xray ATC Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 437	Re: Departure Priority The info posted above is accurate... there is no priority, it is basically first come first serve. Out of your busy airports there are often MIT (Mile In Trail) restrictions over departure fixes. If the tracon has to give 15 or 20 MIT over a specific fix A/C departing over that fix will sit and wait while others depart. That is to build the necessary in trail. Part of why SWA gets out is they fly to out of the way airports... such as the NY metro area, SWA flies into ISP. Say 5 A/C are departing MCO for New York... 4 going to LGA/JFK and SWA landing ISP. There might be a 20 MIT restriction for A/C landing the NY metros, but ISP is excluded. That means SWA gets right out. Follow ?