Coordination and Procedures with Adjacent Sectors

CHAPTER 3

3.1 Reykjavík ACC (BIRD)

Reykjavík provides a domestic radar service and borders the Northern edge of the Gander OCA.

Attribute	Details
RTF Callsign	Reykjavik Control
Equipment	Non-radar
Lateral Separation Minima	10NM at and above FL270, 5NM below FL270
Longitudinal Separation Minima	10NM at and above FL270, 5NM below FL270
Special Transfer Conditions	None

Profile Selection

^{Figure 18 – Reykjavík ACC Sectorisation}

Note: BIRD_1_CTR is the bandbox position and covers all BIRD sectors top-down.

3.1.1 West Sector

BIRD_6_CTR
124.400 MHz

BIRD_1_CTR
119.700 MHz

3.1.2 South Sector

Note: The south sector can be dynamically split (vertically) according to demand, refer to the diagram for the correct sector.

BIRD_1_CTR
119.700 MHz

BIRD_2_CTR
125.700 MHz

BIRD_3_CTR
128.600 MHz

3.2 New York Oceanic ARTCC (KZWY)

New York Oceanic provides a procedural service augmented by ADS-C, with 15NM longitudinal and 30 NM lateral separation between eligible aircraft pairs. ZWY borders Gander to the South West between Gander Domestic and Santa Maria. All handoffs are to the Mercury Sector (21-24 on the diagram below). New York delegates a rectangle of airspace to Gander Oceanic North of N45 30’, between 40W and 50W up to the FIR boundary. New York also delegates another portion of airspace to Gander (domestic) to the west of this rectangle.

Attribute	Details
RTF Callsign	New York Radio
Equipment	Non-radar
Lateral Separation Minima	30NM
Longitudinal Separation Minima	30NM
Special Transfer Conditions	None

Profile Selection

^{Figure 19 – New York Oceanic ARTCC Sectorisation}

3.2.1 Mercury

NY_ML_FSS
17.946 MHz (130.600 MHz)

NY_FSS (NY_CL_FSS)
5.550 MHz (130.000 MHz)

3.2.2 Mercury High (FL365 - UNL)

The Mercury sector split is established at FL365 by default, but this level can be varied according to demand.

NY_MH_FSS
21.925 MHz (130.650 MHz)

3.3 Santa Maria OAC (LPPO)

Santa Maria provides a mixture of radar and procedural services within their FIR. Radar stations at the Azores allow for a central area of radar coverage surrounded by procedurally controlled airspace which Gander borders. All handoffs are to the primary non-radar sector.

Attribute	Details
RTF Callsign	Santa Maria Radio
Equipment	Non-radar
Lateral Separation Minima	50NM
Longitudinal Separation Minima	10 Minutes
Special Transfer Conditions	None

Profile Selection

^{Figure 20 – Santa Maria OAC Sectorisation}

3.3.1 Non-radar Sector

LPPO_FSS
132.075 MHz

3.4 Montreal ACC (CZUL)

Montreal provides a domestic radar service. Sectors are split vertically at FL290, of which the lower sectors share boundaries with Gander Oceanic underneath the GOTA.

Attribute	Details
RTF Callsign	Montreal Center
Equipment	Radar equipped
Lateral Separation Minima	5NM
Longitudinal Separation Minima	5NM
Special Transfer Conditions	None

3.4.1 Montreal Sectorisation below FL290

Profile Selection

^{Figure 21 – Montreal ACC Sectorisation Below FL290}

3.4.2 Montreal Nuvilik

MTL_NK_CTR
135.100 MHz

MTL_BJ_CTR
125.900 MHz

MTL_HV_CTR
134.650 MHz

MTL_CTR
128.775 MHz

Note: MTL_TH_CTR may be used instead of MTL_CTR when the sector is split.

3.5 Gander (Domestic) ACC (CZQX)

Gander (domestic) provides a domestic radar service. Gander (domestic) is delegated the following areas by adjacent sectors: - The Gander Oceanic Transition Area (GOTA) at FL290 and above - A small fillet of airspace west of 50W in the southwest corner of the Gander OCA by Gander Oceanic - An area of airspace south of 45N and west of 50W by New York Oceanic.

When Gander is offline, its airspace is covered top-down by Moncton Center.

Attribute	Details
RTF Callsign	Gander Center for CZQX, Moncton Center for CZQM
Equipment	Radar equipped
Lateral Separation Minima	5NM
Longitudinal Separation Minima	5NM
Special Transfer Conditions	None

3.5.1 Gander (Domestic) Sectorisation FL290 and Above

Profile Selection

^{Figure 22 – Gander (Domestic) ACC Sectorisation FL290 and Above}

3.5.2 Gander (Domestic) Sectorisation below FL290

Profile Selection

^{Figure 23 – Gander (Domestic) ACC Sectorisation Below FL290}

3.5.3 All Gander Sectors

CZQX_CTR
132.100 MHz

CZQM_CTR
132.200 MHz

Last update: January 3, 2025