VATJPN and the Anchorage ARTCC would like to present DATELINE DASH, Westbound 2016. Travel forward in time and cross the international dateline in this unique event. These routes are frequently flown by both cargo and passenger operators to help link Japan and Alaska to the rest of the world. 

Depart from either Anchorage (PANC) or Fairbanks (PAFA) and arrive Tokyo Narita(RJAA) or Tokyo Haneda (RJTT). The Narita airport is located outside of the city of Tokyo and is the primary location for cargo operations. Haneda is in the heart of Tokyo and primarily serves as a convenient airport for passenger operations. The distance covered is roughly 2900 nautical miles, which should equate to a six-hour flight, if utilizing a jet aircraft.

The event begins Saturday November 5th, 2016 at 2300 Zulu. Depart between 2300 and 0100 Zulu and ATC will be provided for the duration of your flight. In local time, this would be 1500 AKST, 1900 EST on Saturday the 5th in the US. These local times are based on daylight savings before the time change occurs, giving you an extra hour of sleep:). For those beginning on the western side of the dateline (Asia), the event begins Sunday the 6th at 0800 JST.

CPDLC Services via Hoppie may be available, depending on controller preference. If interested in using this service, please visit http://www.hoppie.nl/acars

ROUTES:

PAFA -> RJAA
         FAI J120 MCG NOSHO R220 NANAC Z24 GUPPY Y811 MELON

PAFA->RJTT
   FAI J120 MCG NOSHO R220 IXE Y88 DAIGO Y10 STONE


PANC-> RJAA
   ANC8 NODLE R220 NICHO R580 OATIS Y802 ARMOR Y810 KETAR Y811 MELON

PANC->RJTT
   ANC8 NODLE R220 NICHO R580 OATIS Y889 DAIGO Y10 STONE

Once again the Anchorage ARTCC would like to present our annual Bring Santa Home event. This year was a little rough for Santa because there was an unusually high number of kids who fit into the “Nice” category. After a much needed vacation and New-year celebration, he is ready to get back to work at North Pole, which happens to be located just outside Fairbanks. Join us at Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) on January 1st, 2017 from 2300-0300 Zulu (1400 Alaska, 1800 Eastern).


Please plan the below routes:

PANC-PAFA
       RV CAWIN LIBER2 (RNAV)
       ANC8 BGQ V438 FAI (Non RNAV or low altitude - 10,000 min)

PAFA-PANC
       PUYVO2 PUYVO KROTO3 (RNAV)
       MKNLY1 TKA TAGER8 (Non RNAV or low altitude - 10,000 min).

Other PAFA Arrivals: Please file RDFLG HRDNG2 or CAWIN LIBER2 STAR routes, if able.

The Anchorage ARTCC is proud to announce our upcoming LIVE event, Arctic Entry Live. We will gather at the Lakehood Seaplane Base, which is directly adjacent to the Anchorage International Airport (PANC) on Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of August 2017. The gathering will last two days, with live control on both of those days. Day one will consist of a Friday Night OPS event, while day two will be a cooperative event with one of our neighboring ARTCCs or FIRs.

This is not an exclusive event, we invite all members of VATUSA, VATCAN and VATSIM to join us. We will give all controllers in attendance the option of controlling within our airspace, up to their highest level of certification. We know Alaska is a long distance to travel just for a VATSIM event, so we have established the below website with information for various activities and adventures in the Anchorage area.

For detailed information, please visit the GENERAL INFORMATION link here: http://www.vzanartcc.net/forum/index.php?topic=664.0

For more info regarding the venue, hotel options and other activates, please visit the event forum at:
http://www.vzanartcc.net/forum/index.php?board=22.0

Anchorage ARTCC, Edmonton FIR and Reykjavik CTA invite you to join us for an arctic flight from Reykjavik(Keflavik) Iceland to either Anchorage or Edmonton. Iceland Air operates both of these routes, so come enjoy the polar beauty and the midnight sun in this unique event.

Because the length of the flight, we will be timing the event as follows: Plan on leaving Keflavik (BIKF) between 1700-1900 Zulu Saturday, July 30th and you should have ATC for the duration of the flight.

Reykjavik CTA - BIKF (1700-1900z) | BIRD (1700-2200z) | BICC (1900-2200z)
Edmonton FIR - CYEG (2300-0100z) | CZEG (2000-0200z)
Anchorage ARTCC - PANC (0000-0400z) | ZAN (2300-0400z)

Reykjavik local time is the same as Zulu.
Alaska time arrival coverage: Anchorage ARTCC - PANC (1600-2000 AKDT on Saturday, July 30th) ZAN (1500-2000 AKDT on Saturday, July 30th)

Routing

BIKF -> PANC
         GIMLI DCT 65N030W 68N040W 72N050W 76N060W 77N070W DCT SINVU M454 POTAT J167
         FYU ENN TAGER8

BIKF -> CYEG
         HEKLA DCT 67N043W CANEL NCAC YMM J517 YEG ABENY1

Charts

         Iceland - http://vatsim-scandinavia.org/pilots/charts/
         US - http://www.aircharts.org


Iceland pilot docs, maps and sceneries available here: http://vatsim-scandinavia.org/pilots/airports/iceland

Secede the Anchorage ARTCC to VATCAN's control, because let's face it, Alaska just sorta hangs off the side of Canadia anyway.... And since Alaska hangs off the side of Winnipeg, some of the NTU training will be done there, so it kinda stays in the family anyway. 

I'm a little skeptical of the date you made this monumental announcement. You used ZAN as a bargaining chip:) Remember what happened to Russia when they sold Alaska to the US for 2 cents an acre? In the long run, the US made out on that deal. Remember that Don.....lol

Come join the Anchorage ARTCC on Saturday March 19th for our Valdez fly-in event. Located about 90NM east of Anchorage International, Valdez (PAVD) is one of the most challenging airports in Alaska, so come test your IFR skills with us from 1800-2200 Zulu. It’s one way in, one way out, so don’t be surprised if a little holding is involved.

Valdez is a small town and was put on the map as the terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Here, oil is piped from the north slope of Alaska and loaded onto tanker ships, then transported out to various oil refineries. During the construction of the 800 mile pipeline, Valdez airport became a bustling destination necessitating a control tower. For this event, we will reopen the control tower to help things move smoothly.

All inbound IFR aircraft, plan on executing the full procedure (NO RADAR VECTORS) LDA/DME H or G approach. A published hold exists at the OLLEO intersection on both of these approaches, please be familiar because you may need to hold here for sequencing.

All outbound IFR aircraft, plan the JMAAL3.NAKED departure procedure.


Anchorage (PANC) Routings:

             PANC-PAVD       ANC8 NOEND OLLEO

             PAVD-PANC       JMAAL3 NAKED YESKA


For charts and more information visit: http://www.vzanartcc.net/forum/index.php?topic=623.0

Added an hour to the event, for your enjoyment.

It’s cold and dark up north in Alaska. Come burn some Jet A to warm things up with the Anchorage ARTCC crew on Wednesday, December 2. Anchorage International (PANC) will become the bright spot on the map from 2345-0245 Zulu (1845 EST, 1445 AKST). We will be fully staffed, so expect a fun evening with your compadres up north.