Exploring!Ezhou Huahu Airport will be put into use, only 89 kilometers from Tianhe Airport. How can Dual Airport flights not disturb each other?

Jimu News reporter Shi Qian

Correspondent Yang Sihan Zhonghong

Only 89 kilometers away from Wuhan Tianhe Airport, Ezhou Huahu Airport is about to be put into use. The airspace is only so large. After the opening of Huahu Airport's sailing, the aircraft has become more, which means that the airspace resources are becoming more and more complex, which undoubtedly brings new difficulty to the work of the controller.

How can the two major airport flights enter the field and do not disturb each other? In fact, the controller of the Civil Aviation Hubei Air Management Branch has been preparing for a long time. On July 8th, Jimu Journalists walked into the Wuhan terminal control center to explore how they prepared for the operation of Shuangshu Airport.

The scope of dual airport control scope is clear

On July 8th, Jimu Journalists saw at the Wuhan terminal control center that dozens of controlers stared at the dense green radar labels on the computer. Each radar standard represents a plane. The controller sends instructions from time to time to direct the aircraft to adjust the height, speed and direction.

On the computer screen, an irregular polygon represents the control area of ​​the Wuhan terminal control center with an area of ​​about 110,000 square kilometers. The closer controller provides control services for Tianhe Airport, Jingzhou Shashi Airport, Yueyang Sanhe Airport, and the forthcoming airport flights such as Ezhou Huahu Airport.

Air controller prepares for dual hub airport control operation

"This is the horizontal area of ​​Tianhe Airport." The controller pointed to the middle part of the computer and introduced to the reporter. In the southeast of Tianhe Airport, there is a small piece of irregular hexagonal, which is the control level of the controller of the Huohu Airport of Ezhou.

Large polygons are responsible for the Wuhan terminal control center. So how does the small hexagonal area divide responsibilities?

Xie Shengping, director of the Civil Air Management Bureau's control operation department of the Civil Aviation Hubei Air Management Branch, introduced that within the scope of Huahu Airport, Wuhan's approximative controller is responsible for directing the vertical range of 2,400 meters (excluding) to 6000 meters (inclusive), 2400 meters, 2400 meters The height of the following height will be transferred to the controller of the Huahu Airport of Ezhou. The aircraft within the range of 6000 meters (excluding) is handed over to the regional controller.

The airport distance brings greater challenges

Xie Shengping introduced that Wuhan Tianhe Airport is only 89 kilometers away from Ezhou Huahu Airport. The airspace is only so large, and the number of planes has increased after the opening of Huahu Airport, which means that the airspace resources are becoming more and more complex, which undoubtedly brings new difficulties to the work of the controller.

How can we make the airport flights between the two places enter the field in an orderly manner?

Xie Shengping introduced that there are currently two means to deploy the two places flights. One is based on the height difference between the two places. The Huahu Airport is set to a low height. There were no conflict between the two airports. The other is a horizontal plan. By planning two airports to leave the field, the horizontal distance between flights is guaranteed.

However, the distance between the two places also has some benefits. For example, the aircraft could not land near Tianhe Airport, and the plane could not land. Previously, it might need to go to the airport with a farther distance. However, after the opening of Ezhou Huahu Airport, flights that cannot be landed at Tianhe Airport can be descended to Huahu Airport, reducing the waiting time of passengers.

The challenges brought by the work of controller are not limited to this. After the opening of the Ezhou Huahu Airport, the controller must adapt to the state of the peak of the night flight as soon as possible.

Xie Shengping explained that Tianhe Airport is mainly passenger, and the peak transportation period is mainly during the day. Huahu Airport is positioned as a freight hub airport. The freight flights are characterized by loading and transportation during the day. The peak transportation period is concentrated at 11:00 at night to 4 am the next day. This means that the controller needs to better adapt to the night peak work.

Although the airports of the two places are running during the day and night. But if you encounter bad weather, what should I do if a large number of flights have accumulated in Huahu Airport until the next day? The controller of the terminal control center also needs to make overall plans to ensure a balanced flight flow.

Joint simulation training is prepared for sailing

Since June 2020, the Civil Aviation Hubei Air Management Branch has started training for the first batch of students in Huahu Airport in Ezhou. Xie Shengping said that the actual preparations began as early as 2018, and the airports of the two places kept in -depth contact.

The Civil Aviation Hubei Air Management Branch has completed the training of 28 air management students for Huahu Airport in Ezhou, of which 17 are regulators, 5 meteorological posts, and 6 communication navigation posts. Training courses include theoretical learning, simulation machine training, and order assessment. All trainees should receive skills training of close controllers and tower controllers at the same time, including aircraft air sorting, aircraft take -off and landing, ground taxiing, and special disposal.

Air controller prepares for dual hub airport control operation

At present, 28 management staff at Ezhou Huahu Airport have obtained a license and completed the qualification preparations of the air management personnel before sailing.

The Civil Aviation Hubei Air Management Branch also actively prepared for the opening of Huahu Airport. Xie Shengping introduced that the preparatory work includes dividing the procedures for the departure of the two places, determining the scope of their respective airspaces, safety assessment, military and civil aviation coordination, and signing of agreement between the two places, equipment adjustment, and so on.

In addition, the approach controllers of the two places need to receive joint simulators training, practice the order operation order of the dual -hub airport in advance, and make the final preparation for the opening of the Ezhou Huahu Airport.

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