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ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z

Martyn Musick

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ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« on: March 30, 2021, 06:37:29 PM »


Come join Fort Worth as we staff up the Delta Airports below the DFW Class Bravo, and experience what it is like to fly under the busiest nonconsolidated TRACON in the United States.

Dhruv Kalra

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2021, 10:51:07 PM »
...the busiest nonconsolidated TRACON in the United States.
Chicago does more ops than D10, no? 😝

Mark Galbraith

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2021, 12:31:26 PM »
...the busiest nonconsolidated TRACON in the United States.
Chicago does more ops than D10, no? 😝

Chicago is a consolidated TRACON, covering both the KORD Class B and KMDW Class C.  There are no other Class C or B airports around KDFW, so it is a non-consolidated TRACON.

Alex Mollen

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2021, 09:52:20 AM »
Isn't Atlanta nonconsolidated? Or did Peachtree suddenly become a Class B?  ;D

Shane VanHoven

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2021, 11:47:49 AM »
...the busiest nonconsolidated TRACON in the United States.
Chicago does more ops than D10, no? 😝

Chicago is a consolidated TRACON, covering both the KORD Class B and KMDW Class C.  There are no other Class C or B airports around KDFW, so it is a non-consolidated TRACON.

I thought a consolidated TRACON was defined as a TRACON that was combined from multiple other facilities into one. Like SoCal, Norcal, Potomac, or New York.

Also DAL is a class B airport so I'm thoroughly confused by your logic.

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2021, 05:45:45 PM »
Isn't Atlanta nonconsolidated? Or did Peachtree suddenly become a Class B?  ;D

Atlanta Large TRACON is consolidated.  It absorbed Macon (MCN) Approach and Columbus (CSG) Approach.  They also own some airspace over AHN.

Clay Brock

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Re: ZFW Presents the "D10 Delta Staff up" 2300-0200z
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2021, 02:07:03 AM »
It is my understanding that a consolidated/large TRACON is characterized by having more than one "Area." In some cases, these "Areas" were previously an independent radar facility that eventually got absorbed/consolidated into the main TRACON. It has nothing to do with what class of airspace lies within the TRACON.

On another note, D10 does more ops (Barely) than C90.
https://prnt.sc/11wv8vs

Suck on that Chicago!