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Where can I find Nat tracks?
North Atlantic Tracks, officially titled the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS), is a structured set of transatlantic flight routes that stretch from the northeast of North America to western Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, within the North Atlantic airspace region.
What time are Nat tracks published?
2200 UTC
NAT Track Message Typically, the time of publication of the daytime (westbound) OTS is 2200 UTC and of the night-time (eastbound) OTS is 1400 UTC. The NAT Track Message gives full details of the co-ordinates of each track of the OTS as well as the flight levels that are expected to be in use on each of those tracks.
How many flights cross the Atlantic every day?
Before 2020, the North Atlantic was one of the busiest airspaces in the world. Every day more than 1,300 flights would cross the pond on their journey between North America and Europe.
Are there any tracks in the North Atlantic?
The following are active North Atlantic Tracks issued by Shanwick Center (EGGX) and Gander Center (CZQX). Any NOTAMs pertaining to these tracks (waypoint changes, procedures) will be found by searching the ARTCC NOTAMs under Shanwick Center (EGGX), Gander Center (CZQX), Boston Center (KZBW) and New York Center (KZNY).
When did they start using NAT Tracks in the North Atlantic?
After World War II, increasing commercial airline traffic across the North Atlantic led to difficulties for ATC in separating aircraft effectively, and so in 1961 the first occasional use of NAT Tracks was made.
When does the NAT Track OTS come out?
The agreed OTS is promulgated by means of the NAT Track Message via the AFTN to all interested addressees. A typical time of publication of the day-time OTS is 2200 UTC and of the night-time OTS is 1400 UTC. FAA, other agencies and aviation blogs relay the NAT-OTS notam on the web.
How many nautical miles are there between NAT Tracks?
RLAT reduces the standard distance between NAT tracks from 60 to 30 nautical miles (69 to 35 mi; 111 to 56 km ), or from one whole degree of latitude to a half degree. This allows more traffic to operate on the most efficient routes, reducing fuel cost. The first RLAT tracks were published in December 2015. The tracks reverse direction twice daily.