Shanwick Oceanic Control Area

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The Shanwick Oceanic Control Area is a major North Atlantic air traffic control region jointly managed by the UK and Ireland, responsible for organizing and separating transatlantic flights over a large expanse of oceanic airspace.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Atlantic air traffic control region
airspace region
oceanic control area
airTrafficControlProvidedBy Irish Aviation Authority NERFINISHED
NATS NERFINISHED
belongsToICAORegion EUR/NAT NERFINISHED
coordinatesWith Gander Oceanic Control Area NERFINISHED
New York Oceanic Control Area NERFINISHED
Reykjavik Oceanic Control Area NERFINISHED
Santa Maria Oceanic Control Area NERFINISHED
governedBy ICAO Annex 11 NERFINISHED
ICAO North Atlantic Regional Supplementary Procedures NERFINISHED
hasAirspaceClass Class A airspace
hasControllingState Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryATCUnit Shanwick Oceanic Control Centre GENERATED
hasPrimaryFunction organization of North Atlantic traffic flows
separation of transatlantic flights
hasRadioCallsign Shanwick Radio NERFINISHED
hasTrafficDirectionality predominantly eastbound at night
predominantly westbound during daytime
hasTypicalTraffic long-haul cargo flights
transatlantic airline flights
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
managedBy Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
nameDerivedFrom Prestwick NERFINISHED
Shannon NERFINISHED
partOf North Atlantic Organized Track System NERFINISHED
requiresEquipment HF radio capability
long-range navigation systems
transponder with altitude reporting
requiresFlightPlanType oceanic clearance
requiresPositionReporting periodic position reports
safetyOversightBy Irish Aviation Authority NERFINISHED
UK Civil Aviation Authority NERFINISHED
subjectTo North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual NERFINISHED
timeZoneReference UTC
usesCommunicationMethod CPDLC NERFINISHED
HF radio
SATCOM
usesNavigationStandard MNPS NERFINISHED
RNP4
usesProceduralControl non-radar separation
usesSeparationStandard reduced lateral separation
reduced longitudinal separation
usesTrafficManagementTool North Atlantic Track system NERFINISHED

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United Kingdom airspace contains Shanwick Oceanic Control Area